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Omid Foundation USA FY2021 filing

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N Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)Since 2008InternationalEIN 90-0406873Revenue $277K in FY2021

On file with the IRSomidfoundation.com5817 Edson Ln Apt T3, 20852-2906 · N Bethesda, MDTax-exempt since Mar 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organization's mission is to promote education, poverty relief, distress, or suffering by providing therapy, education and training for disadvantaged young women and conducting research on their challenges and opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $175K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$277K
Spent
$485K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$277K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$277K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$274K
FY2026$297K
Expenses
$485K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$485K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$268K
FY2026$292K
Net assets
$250K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$250K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$260K
FY2026$265K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $456K Management & general 3% · $16K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Shifeh Veyssi
Director (former)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marjaneh Halati
Director/President/Board C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers disadvantaged young women through education and poverty relief.

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1 program · $456K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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For the year ending march 31, 2021, omid foundation (usa) provided $250,000 of grants to omid foundation (uk). The mission of omid foundation (uk) is similar to the mission of omid foundation (usa).

$456Kprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$135K
Blossom Hill Foundation INCFY2024$20K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$13K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$175K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Money outPt IX
$485K
Ln 25
Programscol B$456K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$458K$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$458K$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$300K$300K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$965$10K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$155K$4K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$485K$456K$16K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $297K$292K$5K$265K 990 PDF
FY2025 $274K$268K$5K$260K 990 PDF
FY2024 $334K$341K−$7K$255K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$383K$10K$262K 990 PDF
FY2022 $328K$326K$3K$252K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $277K$485K−$208K$250K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $276,820 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $440,784$276,820
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $256$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $441,040$276,820
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $325,000$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,605$184,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $367,605$484,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,435−$208,024
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,820 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$276,820
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$276,820
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$276,820
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $484,844 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $965 · Management $10,438 · Fundraising $4,655$16,058
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $1,040$1,040
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $155,029 · Management $4,001 · Fundraising $6,677$165,707
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,039$2,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,994 · Management $16,478 · Fundraising $12,372$484,844
Part X · Balance sheet $249,748 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $457,772$249,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $457,772$249,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $457,772$249,748
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $457,772$249,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,748 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,820
XI-2 Total expenses$484,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$208,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$457,772
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,748

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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