FRIENDS OF FAST: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
FRIENDS OF FAST (EIN 87-4632702)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202343199349211529
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T17:56:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN453928339PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASH ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1500 N CENTRAL AVE STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityGLENDALECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN874632702EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF FASTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3106201687PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1109 E HARVARD STREET 303AddressLine1Txt
CityGLENDALECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91205ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAVAK KAHVEJIANPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3106201687PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstAVAKPersonFirstNm
Person LastKAHVEJIANPersonLastNm
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SSN999009999SSN
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonVAGRAM SHALVARDZHYANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01243404PTIN
Phone8189456274PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$75,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$75,000ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$75,000TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$50,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$11,075FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$101PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$7,028OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$68,204TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$6,796ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$6,796EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FRIENDS OF FAST IS TO FOSTER SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT IN ARMENIA AND BEYOND, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO ARMENIA'S REALIZATION OF A DYNAMIC FUTURE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomADVANCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMFRIENDS OF FAST PROVIDED A GRANT TO AN ELIGIBLE THIRD PARTY WITHIN THE PRIMARY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ARMENIA. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, THIS THIRD PARTY RECRUITED AND INITIATED ALLIANCES WITH 8 INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (PIS) IN STEM FIELDS, WHO IN TURN LED RESEARCH GROUPS CONSISTING OF 60 RESEARCHERS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS VARIOUS FORMS OF SUPPORT TO THESE RESEARCH GROUPS, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF LAB MATERIALS, TRAVEL STIPENDS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPACITY-BUILDING. FURTHERMORE, IT FACILITATED THE PUBLICATION OF 7 RESEARCH PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS WITH HIGH IMPACT FACTORS, SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARMENIA'S SCIENTIFIC LANDSCAPE.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED: THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY BENEFITED 60 SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS, WHILE ALSO INDIRECTLY IMPACTING 487 PARTICIPANTS OF ACADEMIC COURSES AND WORKSHOPS, ENHANCING THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH STEM.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$50,000GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$45ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$45TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
AVAK KAHVEJIAN
DIRECTOR & CEO1.50$0$0$0
GARABED ANTRANIKIAN
DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
ARMEN MARTIROSYAN
DIRECTOR, TR. AND SEC.1.00$0$0$0
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Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ANAHIT BEGLUYANBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1500 N CENTRAL AVE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityGLENDALECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91202ZIPCd
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Phone8189456274PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year$75,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,000TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$75,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,000TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year$75,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: FOUNDATION FOR ARMENIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT GIVEN: 50,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: BANK FEES & SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 225. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 600. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE & APPS. AMOUNT: 6,203. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 7,028.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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