Sjac EIN 81-3014704

Sjac

EIN  81-3014704 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 2016
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Verified accurate 8/26/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides resources and support for individuals facing challenges.
Leadership
Mohammad Al Abdallah · Executive Director · $140K
Money in and out
$3.3M revenue, $3.2M expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency

Provides resources and support for individuals facing challenges. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $3.3M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, and $489K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$3.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$489K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $92K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +41% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2025▼ -13%
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -14%
Total assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +44%
Total liabilities
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +53%
Total revenue
$3.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$489K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$92K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Documentation and Transitional Justice

Under this program, sjac documents severe human rights violations that occurred during the syrian conflict. Sjac leads activities to lay the foundation for future meaningful transitional justice processes for syria, including programming on criminal accountability, truth-telling, institutional reform, reparations, and memorialization, as…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Investigations and Case Building

Sjac investigates core international crimes committed in syria by all parties to the conflict, publishes findings, and supports accountability processes.

$825Kprogram expense
03

Missing Persons

Under this program, sjac documents and investigates missing persons, mass graves, and detention centers, for the purposes of identification.

$767Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSjac
EINHdr · item D81-3014704
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jsyriaaccountability.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$139,801Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Director
$126,139Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Officer
$102,612Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mohammad Al Abdallah’s $140K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $1–10M international 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mohammed Al Abdallah$150,135$138,795$128,430
Mohammad Al Abdallah$139,801$121,864$112,186
Roger Phillips$132,538$124,791$114,244
Roger Philips$126,139
Roger L Philips$110,204
Hannah Grigg$102,612$107,154

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$3.3M
Investment income$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program services91%$3.0M
Management & general9%$282K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$489K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses/yr $3.2M
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.0M · Total expenses $3.2M
91%
Management & General
Management & general $282K · Total expenses $3.2M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $3.2M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $81K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.3M · Total revenue $3.3M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $3.1M · Total revenue $3.3M
94%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $3.3M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $3.3M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $3.2M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.3M · Prior year $3.8M
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.5M · FY2025 $3.3M
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $489K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.3M · Expenses $3.2M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $489K · Total assets $2.0M
25%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mohammad Al Abdallah · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $140K · Total expenses $3.2M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $949K · Total expenses $3.2M
29%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 9%
Revenue growth -13%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$68K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $682K · 2020–2024
Superbloom DesignCA · FY2024$16,500
Voices Project USA INCNY · FY2023$145,977
Superbloom DesignCA · FY2023$5,500
Voices Project USA INCNY · FY2022$149,469
Cesar File Group INCTX · FY2022$12,500
Voices Project USA INCNY · FY2021$307,258
Voices Project USA INCNY · FY2020$45,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$3.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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