Coptic Orthodox Charities INC FY2023 filing

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To assist, refugees, aslyees, abused spouses, immigrants & their families, and victims of human trafficking to achieve self sufficiency through a wide variety of programs such as refugee reception and placement, immigration services, social services, education, employment, essential translation & interpretation services, transportation, and referrals to affordable legal services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $558K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$377K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$907K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$840K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$202K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$907K
FY2023▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$630K
FY2021$543K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$840K
FY2023▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$626K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$202K
FY2023▲ +56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$26K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$380K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $830K Management & general 1% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$107,994Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amira F Salama’s $111K as President is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amira F Salama$110,752$107,994$65,603$82,433$57,643

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps refugees, immigrants, and trafficking victims find stability through services like housing, education, and job support.

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1 program · $830K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Refugee Reception and Placement Services

- provides newly arriving refugees with furnished housing, orientation services, food, clothing, social services, and assistance finding employment. The agency's important work ensures clients' progress towards self- sufficiency.

$830Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$558K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $1.2M federal money spent
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.576 · Direct$936K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.567 · Direct$247K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.598 · Direct$9K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $2.0M federal money spent
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.576 · Direct$2.0M
Services to Victims of a Severe Form of TraffickingDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.598 · Direct$9K

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$907K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$887K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$840K
Ln 25
Programscol B$830K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$202K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$887K
Government grantsLn 1e$737K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$907K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$441K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$441K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$136K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K
Net assetsLn 32$202K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$150K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K$441K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$144K$136K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$649K$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$520K$377K
Net assetsLn 32$129K$202K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$298K$298K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
InterestLn 20−$6K−$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$421K$421K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$840K$830K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 4, 2025 $2.2M$2.0M$171K$380K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 23, 2024 $907K$840K$67K$202K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2024 $670K$611K$59K$129K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $543K$443K$99K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2021 $630K$626K$4K−$26K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $907,360 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $646,945$887,490
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,540$15,260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,856$4,610
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $670,341$907,360
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $194,506$323,521
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,604$516,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $611,110$840,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,231$66,869
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $907,360 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$737,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$150,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$887,490
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,260$15,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,610$4,610
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,260 · Excluded from tax $4,610$907,360
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $840,491 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $298,440$298,440
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,250$2,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,831$22,831
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,076$10,076
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,444$15,444
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,858$1,858
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,074$14,074
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,800$17,800
IX-20 InterestPrograms −$5,851−$5,851
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,139$9,139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,623$2,623
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $420,523$420,523
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,284$31,284
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $830,415 · Management $10,076 · Fundraising $0$840,491
Part X · Balance sheet $579,077 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $505,024$440,631
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,170
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $144,075$136,275
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $649,099$579,077
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,939$7,463
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $354,095$225,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $158,999$144,815
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $520,033$377,278
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,066$201,799
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $649,099$579,077
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,799 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$907,360
XI-2 Total expenses$840,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,066
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,864
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,799

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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