2023-01-26T10:26:16-07:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 020539734 WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN INC WOME 9295195994 PO Box 670999 Flushing NY 11367 Najia Nasim Executive Director 9295195994 2023-01-23 1 11 1 AAL2 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z X Najia Nasim PO Box 670999 Flushing NY 11367 20950749 0 X www.womenforafghanwomen.org X 2002 NY Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of life: political, social, cultural and economics. WAW relentlessly advocates for women`s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to attitudes and bring about change. 8 8 26 0 0 0 9726545 20903604 0 0 0 175 0 46970 9726545 20950749 0 232207 0 0 6038341 7290360 56000 32100 330508 3564914 3461259 9659255 11015926 67290 9934823 2628147 13525549 961000 2019331 1667147 11506218 Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of life: political, social, cultural and economics. WAW relentlessly advocates for women`s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to attitudes and bring about change. 0 0 8288537 0 0 Guidance/Support Centers and Shelters - Women for Afghan Women (WAW) provided family oriented guidance at its family guidance centers in Afghanistan, provided safe places to stay, learn and associate with others for women at its women shelters; provided pro bono counseling, mediation and legal advice. Moreover, at its Children Support Centers WAW housed hundreds of kids who would have otherwise been living with their mothers in prisons without any access to appropriate nutrition, health services or education opportunities. WAW also provided women rights and human rights training programs of Afghan men, women and children in masjids, police stations, community centers, schools and government officers. 792067 0 0 Community Center and Advocacy - a community center located in the heart of the Afghan community in Queens, New York provides a number of pro bono programs and crisis services to Afghan immigrants and refugee women, families and children including immigration and employment support, domestic violence counseling and boys and girls leadership programs. 0 0 0 9080604 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 26 1 0 1 AF 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X Najia Nasim 6132528654 PO Box 670999 Flushing NY 11367 Ahmmad Yama Nasir Financial Controller 40 0 X 104482 0 36015 Naheed Samadi Bahram US Country Director 40 0 X 103312 0 36013 Kevin Schumacher Deputy Executive Director 40 0 X 129150 0 270 Najia Nasim Executive Director 40 0 X 28480 0 81959 Sunita Viswanath Chairwoman 30 0 X X 0 0 0 Meg Barnette Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 Leslie Genier Cunningham Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 Liselott Liungman Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 Teresa Merkle Treasurer 15 0 X X 0 0 0 Belquis Ahmadi Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 Masuda Sultan Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 Annie Pforxheimer Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 365424 0 154257 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3908733 16994871 242669 20903604 0 175 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Repair and Maintenance 811000 30414 30414 0 0 Exchange Gain 900099 15008 15008 0 0 Other revenue 900099 1548 1548 0 0 0 0 0 0 46970 20950749 47145 0 0 42251 42251 189956 189956 0 0 0 0 250936 27610 179151 44175 0 0 0 0 6450988 5322538 993897 134553 0 0 0 0 515986 407526 66898 41562 72450 20449 38645 13356 32644 9516 19049 4079 0 0 0 0 17280 3279 9285 4716 0 0 0 0 32100 32100 0 0 0 0 1950 370 1048 532 0 0 0 0 441599 325622 69164 46813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 874601 777798 89657 7146 888227 852640 34654 933 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 752 0 752 0 0 0 0 0 58781 981 57257 543 0 0 0 0 Food, Clothing and Medical expenses 603041 583964 19077 0 Program supplies and equipment - other 155743 134225 21518 0 Education and training 117754 117754 0 0 Personal hygiene 54209 53348 861 0 214678 210777 3901 0 11015926 9080604 1604814 330508 750934 9790007 861 1560892 1612852 24752 1645186 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24569 21477 437052 161564 267000 275488 0 20638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159040 2628147 13525549 134671 1487981 0 0 0 486840 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 826329 44510 961000 2019331 X 1583181 5587125 83966 5919093 1667147 11506218 2628147 13525549 9934823 -848 0 0 -94904 0 X X 0 0 1 0 X 7595361 8540786 8252551 9726545 20903604 55018847 7595361 8540786 8252551 9726545 20903604 55018847 55018847 48 994 13 175 1230 46970 46970 55067047 55067047 0.99912 0.9999 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Repair and Maintenance - $30,414 Exchange Gain - $15,008 Other Revenue - $1,548 Total Part II, line 10 - $46,970 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 2525 0 0 0 2525 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237568 125906 111662 0 199484 35658 163826 275488 0 Credit card payments payable 3142 403B Contribution payable 4090 PPP Loan 15571 Payable to Subgrantees/Consultants 21707 44510 South Asia 42 1164 Program Services Women rights, shelters 9585827 42 1164 9585827 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 column (f) - accounting method :accrual basis X X 1 Beth Lauren Baum 339 93rd st ap 1 Brooklyn NY 11209 Advising and assisting an organization to perform fundraising functions for itself. 0 0 32100 -32100 0 32100 -32100 NY 1 Jacob A Riis Neighborhood 10-25 41st Ave Queens NY 11101 111729398 501(c) (3) 42251 0 Citizenship Instruction Program 1 0 Cash Assistance 16 17200 0 0 Stipends 14 900 Airbnb 24 0 171183 other Temporary Housing Uber 19 0 673 other Transportation Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 see Part IV Schedule I, Part III A quarterly reporting review is done to monitor the use of grant funds for grants provided to domestic organizations. For other assistance to domestic individuals, the following procedure in place: Case Managers who work directly with the clients assess their need and maintain a file with all required documentation and ensure that funds are appropriately used. The Finance department reviews all requests and verifies documentation. X 4 21486 Fair Market Velue X Airbnb 35 171183 Cost X Uber 19 50000 Cost 0 0 0 Schedule M, Part I, Line 9 column (b) - # of contributions Schedule M, Part I, Lines 25-28 column (b) - #of items received Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The board of directors delegate the authority to review and approve the prepared form 990 to the Director of Finance and other members of the management. Once approved, a complete copy of the Form 990 is provided to each member of the Finance Committee and then submitted to IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization enforces the conflict of interest policy by monitoring known relationships, questionaries that are signed by board members on an annual basis, and noting any changes in disclosed information. Any conflict is reviewed by the board before a decision is made as to whether to approve the transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The board of directors evaluate senior officer`s performance and determine a reasonable compensation. While the Executive Director`s pay is more directly determined by the board, the board also weighs in on other compensatory issues, including payment of bonuses, approval of pension plans and other benefits. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization`s annual reports, auditors reports and annual returns are available on the organization`s website. All other governing documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 3b Women for Afghan Women will undergo te required audits for Fiscal Year 2021 in the year 2023. Please note that over the past two years, Women for Afghan Women (WAW) has been dealing with a series of extraordinary medical and security emergencies resulting from the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban militia. As the largest women's rights organizations in Afghanistan with over 1,100 staff members and 34 facilities in that country, the pandemic and the ensuing political crisis in Afghanistan had a devastating impact on the organization. In 2020 and 2021, the organization faced the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic (which resulted in several deaths among staff and massive disruption in Afghanistan, a country with very little telecommunication, technology and medical infrastructure), and the security threats posed by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (which resulted in the widespread evacuation of our staff and facilities inside and outside Afghanistan, the mandatory center closed, and the looting of our assets and facilities by armed militias). These massive interruptions had overwhelmed our small and understaffed team at our US HQ, who were forced to shift all their focus on saving the lives of staff and clients in Afghanistan, and thus we were unable to finalize all the accounting transactions for year 2021 in time to meet the November 15, 2022 deadline. The financial statement audit for the organization for year 2021 has yet to begin and financial statement audit for the organization for year 2020 concluded in Mid-December 2022. These circumstances made it extremely difficult for the organization to prepare and e-file form 990 for the tax period of December 31, 2021, by November 15, 2022. In addition, WAW sent a letter dated September 30, 2022 to the Internal Revenue Service requesting a six-month extension to e-file form 990 for the tax period of December 31, 2021.