KARAM FOUNDATION NFP: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: KARAM FOUNDATION NFP (EIN 37-1548241)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-14
IRS object ID: 202313189349313236
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-14T15:55:48-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	812950760	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAX LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10018	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	371548241	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KARAM FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	KARA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2245449411	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2045 W GRAND AVE STE B PMB 88293	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606121577	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINA SERGIE ATTAR	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO & FOUNDER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2245449411	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	LINA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SERGIE ATTAR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MIKE SCHALL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02024184	PTIN
Phone	2122682804	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-13	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	LINA SERGIE ATTAR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2045 W GRAND AVE STE B PMB 88293	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606121577	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,426,246	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	KARAMFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	KARAM FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES. WE SEEK TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN AID.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,832,539	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,395,218	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,499	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$15,999	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,840,038	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,411,217	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$634,475	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$632,420	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,157,493	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,206,767	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$333,513	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$757,046	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$944,698	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,549,014	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,783,885	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$291,024	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$372,668	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,231,584	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,151,416	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$24,854	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$66,166	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,206,730	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,085,250	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	KARAM FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES. WE SEEK TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN AID.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,145,548	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$632,420	GrantAmt
Revenue	$15,495	RevenueAmt
Desc	BUILDING LEADERS: OUR PROGRAMS EMPOWERING REFUGEE YOUTH AND PARENTS TO CREATE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO LEADERSHIP. FROM INNOVATIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR REFUGEE TEENS TO AWARENESS PROGRAMS FOR MOTHERS AND FATHERS, OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ALL-ENCOMPASSING SUPPORT. WE RESPOND TO THE BARRIERS THAT SYRIAN REFUGEES FACE BY RELIEVING BURDENS NOW, AS WELL AS ALLOWING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES: INVESTING IN THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF REFUGEE SYRIAN FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD ALLOWS THEM TO THRIVE AND BECOME PROACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FROM TARGETED SUPPORT TO NEWLY-SETTLED REFUGEES TO EMERGENCY RELIEF IN (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O) TIMES OF CRISIS, WE ENSURE THAT NO FAMILIES ARE RENDERED VICTIMS TO THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,145,548	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LINA SERGIE ATTAR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2245449411	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2045 W GRAND AVE STE B PMB 88293	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606121577	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LINA SERGIE ATTAR
CEO & FOUNDER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$117,802	$0	$0
RASHA MANSOURI
BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAMAK SHAHBAZI
VICE CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAZAN MASSARANI
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AYA SAMMAN
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANA MUSTAFA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN O'FARRELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHARAD SAMY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OMAR SALEM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA NOLAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH RAHMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$117,802	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NUVU LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CAMBRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02139	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	STUDENT COURSES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$111,817	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,395,218	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,599	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,395,218	TotalContributionsAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$30,524	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$15,029	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,495	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,495	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$504	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$504	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$504	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,411,217	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,495	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$504	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,367	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,367	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,105	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$523,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$523,948	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,424	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,901	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$851,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$567,977	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$191,823	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,188	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,381	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,957	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,843	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,687	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,026	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,130	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$337,051	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,255	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,190	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,223	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104,049	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,107	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,006	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,195	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$733	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,078	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$71,986	$68,895	$975	$2,116
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$54,665	$10,288	$20,637	$23,740
BANK AND TRANSACTION FE	$38,250	$29,393	$8,829	$28

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,783,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,145,548	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$304,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$333,513	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,609,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,417,771	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$158,363	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,438,759	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,436,959	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,333	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,373	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,305	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$491,328	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$371,643	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$119,685	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,231,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,151,416	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,329	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,837	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,837	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,166	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,179,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,667,994	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,026,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,417,256	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,206,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,085,250	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,231,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,151,416	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$372,668	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$251,188	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,020,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,127,793	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,326,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,832,539	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,395,218	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,702,790	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,020,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,127,793	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,326,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,832,539	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,395,218	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,702,790	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,422,919	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,279,871	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-$2,676	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	-$16,854	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,882	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,711,672	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$30,524	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79460	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.81010	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$95,688	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$74,071	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,617	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$320,767	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$236,974	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$83,793	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$74,873	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$60,598	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,275	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$119,685	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$2,837	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,837	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,662,405	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$251,188	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$251,188	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,411,217	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,411,217	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,783,885	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,783,885	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,783,885	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	KARAM FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM RELATED GRANTS AND SUPPORT	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$523,948	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$523,948	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$523,948	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	PROGRAM RELATED	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$168,520	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	RegionTxt
Recipient	50	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$355,428	CashGrantAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	THE GRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL NAD PROJECT REPORTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO KARAM AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
PAPER AIRPLANES
6 LAWRENCE DR APT 106	PRINCETON	NJ	08540	814278267	501(C)(3)	$74,623	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
FINDING REFUGE
7555 SHOLER AVE	BRIDGEVIEW	IL	60455	842009994	501(C)(3)	$11,244	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE GRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL AND PROJECT REPORTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO KARAM AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	AYA SAMMAN (BOARD MEMBER) AND LINA SERGIE ATTAR (CEO/FOUNDER) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO INDIVIDUAL COMMITTIES. ALL DECISIONS ARE MADE AT THE BOARD LEVEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE IRS FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. THE CEO, BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS OR LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY WITH ALL RELATIONSHIPS AND ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH KARAM'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER DOING AN EVALUATION, COMPARABILITY DATA STUDY, DELIBERATION AND THE BOARD DECISION WAS DOCUMENTED. THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 154,437. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30,261. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 184,698. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 182,614. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 69,840. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,255. TOTAL EXPENSES 259,709.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	FOREIGH CURRENCY TRANSLATION 251,188.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.