KARAM FOUNDATION NFP: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: KARAM FOUNDATION NFP (EIN 37-1548241)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-13
IRS object ID: 202023189349305322
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-13T11:21:11-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362170602	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WARADY & DAVIS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S	AddressLine1Txt
City	DEERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	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	PO BOX 230 NORTHGATE 742	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAKE FOREST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60045	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINA SERGIE ATTAR	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO/CO-FOUNDER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2245449411	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SUSAN GREGGO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00595460	PTIN
Phone	8472679600	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LINA SERGIE ATTAR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 230 NORTHGATE 742	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAKE FOREST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60045	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,214,557	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.KARAMFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SMART AID, AND SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	31	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,020,800	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,127,793	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$35,113	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,500	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$63,346	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$65,967	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,119,259	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,209,260	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,700,120	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,460,156	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$568,574	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$593,845	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$484,173	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,552,366	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,669,553	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,821,060	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,723,554	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$701,801	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,485,706	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,265,445	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,780,162	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$78,606	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$107,617	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,186,839	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,672,545	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SMART AID, AND SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,314,244	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,097,814	GrantAmt
Desc	THE SMART AID PROGRAM PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN AID AND RELIEF THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD STAPLES, WINTERZATION PACKAGES, AND GENERAL HUMANITARIAN AID AND RELIEF FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,450,958	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$355,724	GrantAmt
Desc	THE INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY INCLUDING ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPUTER LAB AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$37,907	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,618	GrantAmt
Revenue	$15,500	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN SYRIA THROUGH GRANTS TO ENTERPRENEURS AND PURCHASES OF THEIR PRODUCTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,803,109	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	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	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	TU	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	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	PO BOX 230 NORTHGATE 742	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAKE FOREST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60045	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 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/CO-FOUNDER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$97,176	$0	$0
OMAR SALEM
CHAIRMAN	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MOHAMAD OJJEH
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAYA KHATER
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY THROUGH 10/19	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAZAN WAFAI MASSARANI
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AYA SAMMAN
SECRETARY	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GHAZI JEIROUDI
BOARD MEMBER	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA NOLAN
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RASHA MANSOURI
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAMAK SHAHBEZI
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$97,176	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$5,127,793	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,127,793	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SCENTS OF SYRIA	Desc
Business	453220	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$15,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,500	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,500	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$86,709	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$4,736	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$81,973	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$81,973	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,409	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$561	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$848	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$848	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER REVENUE	900099	$2,259	$2,259
LOSS ON FIXED ASSET DI	900099	-$1,025	-$1,025
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHA	900099	-$18,088		-$18,088

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$16,854	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,209,260	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,734	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$64,733	ExclusionAmt

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,140	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,140	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,427,016	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,427,016	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,176	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,577	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,979	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$366,234	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,671	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$120,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$167,740	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,216	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,344	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,322	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,550	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,219	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,712	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,263	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,770	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,770	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$407,003	TotalAmt
Program Services	$196,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$181,902	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,305	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,376	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,744	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$562	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,112	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,366	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,059	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,066	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,961	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$509	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,016	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,798	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOREIGN PAYROLL	$544,824	$544,824
FOREIGN TEACHER STIPEND	$115,360	$115,360
BANK, CREDIT CARD AND T	$60,001		$26,260	$33,741
MEALS	$31,297	$27,472	$3,366	$459

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,965	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,921	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,723,554	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,803,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$436,272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$484,173	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,739,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,446,542	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,030,817	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,307	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,311	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$398,046	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$146,861	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$273,362	BOYAmt
EOY	$251,185	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,265,445	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,780,162	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,015	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,602	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,617	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	$1,530,889	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,960,206	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$655,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,712,339	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,186,839	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,672,545	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,265,445	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,780,162	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,485,706	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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	$1,206,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,198,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,847,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,020,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,127,793	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,401,026	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,206,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,198,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,847,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,020,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,127,793	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,401,026	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,657,366	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$14,743,660	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$50	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$205	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$102,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$2,676	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	-$16,854	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$83,011	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,484,037	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$371,708	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.89440	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.93820	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	$90,967	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$90,967	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$244,966	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$146,861	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$98,105	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$62,113	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$62,113	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$251,185	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$11,602	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$11,602	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,229,710	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$20,450	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$20,450	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,209,260	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,209,260	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,744,004	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$20,450	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$20,450	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,723,554	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,723,554	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION HAS ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE FOUNDATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	RegionTxt
Offices	3	OfficesCnt
Employee	47	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES, GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	EDUCATION, HUMANITARIAN AID	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$2,504,027	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	3	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	47	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	3	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	47	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$2,504,027	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,504,027	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO 15 PHC FACILITIES TO SERVE SYRIAN IDPS.	$70,000	WIRE TRANFER
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IN A SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN LEBANON AS PART OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN BSA AND SAWA	$6,535	WIRE TRANFER
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	FUNDING THE EMERGENCY AID PROJECT TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO RECENTLY DISPLACED AND EVACUATED IDPS INCLUDING FOOD, TENTS, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, ESTABLISHING AN ORPHANAGE CENTER AND LANGUAGE SCHOOLING.	$260,000	WIRE TRANFER
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	FUNDING THE PROSTHETICS LAB'S OPERATION AND SUPPLIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SYRIAN REFUGEES WITH FREE PROSTHETIC LIMBS	$235,000	WIRE TRANFER
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	FUNDED THE MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF 8 AMBULANCES PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING SERVICES TO SYRIAN IDPS	$40,000	WIRE TRANFER

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (12 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SCHOLARSHIPS	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	138	$273,122	FULL-TUITION, PARTIAL-TUTITION, AND GAP FUNDING FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.	FAIR MARKET VALUE
SUPPORT SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	516		MONTHLY STIPENDS FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES		$262,050	CASH
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORT	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	1467	$121,603	PROVIDED NON-FORMAL EDUCATION CENTER REFUGEE YOUTH AND UNIVERSITY PREP STUDENTS WITH SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THEIR EDUCATION PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES	FAIR MARKET VALUE
REFUGEE CHILDREN PLAYGROUND	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	500	$166	GAMES AND FOOD FOR GRAND OPENING OF PLAYGROUND KARAM BUILT	FAIR MARKET VALUE
IDP REFUGEE SCHOOL SUPPORT	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	3408	$65,437	SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GRADUATION, ACTIVITIES MATERIALS,EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ETC FOR K-12 SYRIAN IDP SCHOOLS	FAIR MARKET VALUE
SUPPORT SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	516	$52,858	OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES INCLUDING: SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GROCERY CARDS, MEDICAL EXPENSES, HOME RELOCATION SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, ETC.	FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOOD DISTRIBUTION	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	10783	$15,985	MEAT, GRAINS, WATER, FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING RAMADAN AND EID	FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOOD SUPPORT AT NON-FORMAL EDUCATION CENTER	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	1467	$701	SNACKS,DRINKS, AND LIGHT MEALS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES AT OUR NON-FORMAL EDUCATION CENTER	FAIR MARKET VALUE
TRANSPORTATION FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	516	$2,191	TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES.	FAIR MARKET VALUE
TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM SCHOOL FOR SYRIAN IDP CHILDREN	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	600	$6,557	TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO AND FROM HOME FOR SYRIAN IDP K-12 STUDENTS TO ACCESS THEIR SCHOOL	FAIR MARKET VALUE
TRANSPORTATION FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE YOUTH	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	1467	$13,969	TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE YOUTH TO ACCESS NON-FORMAL EDUCATION CENTERS ON WEEKENDS, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL.	FAIR MARKET VALUE
TRANSPORTATION FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	10	$843	TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE UNIVERSITY STUDENTES TO RELOCATE TO THEIR UNIVERSITY	FAIR MARKET VALUE

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 (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	KARAM FOUNDATION MONITORS ITS GRANTS THROUGH PROJECT REPORTS AND FINANCIAL RECEIPTS/REPORTS.
PART I, LINE 3:	THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED FOLLOWED GAAP. THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE REGION IS THE TOTAL OF OUR EXPENDITURES ON SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES THROUGH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SYRIAN REFUGEES AND EMERGENCY AID DIRECTLY TO INDIVDIUALS AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS. OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AID TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE SYRIAN CRISIS, THEREFORE OUR EFFORTS AND EXPENDITURES ARE CONCENTRATED SOLEY IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION, WHICH WAS MOST AFFECTED BY THE SYRIAN CRISIS. THE EXPENDITURES WERE USED FOR PROGRAM SERVICES, SUPPLIES, AND OPERATIONS IN TURKEY AND SYRIA.
PART III, COL (C):	THE FUNDS WERE MONITORED THROUGH WIRE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, AND FINANCIAL RECEIPTS FOR ALL ITEMS AND SUPPLIES PURCHASED FOR BENEFICARIES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BOSTON EVENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$38,797	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$38,797	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$767	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	PARLOR EVENT	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$17,198	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$17,198	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$1,422	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	7	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$30,714	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$30,349	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$365	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$2,547	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$86,709	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$86,344	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$365	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$4,736	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$4,736	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$4,371	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
JUMPSTART - ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS	589	$32,488	EMERGENCY RENT PAYMENTS, PAYMENTS TOWARDS CARS FOR REFUGEES, DISABILITY SERVICES, BUS TRANSPORTATION CARDS, INSURANCE PAYMENTS, UTILITIY PAYMENTS, GROCERY CARDS.
UNIVERSITY AND SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS	4	$652	SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS.

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 US AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	AYA SAMMAN (BOARD MEMBER) AND LINA SERGIE ATTAR (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE WAS NO COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT IN BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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 REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. THE CEO, BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFLIATIONS OR LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATIONS 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	CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 152,967. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,535. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,045. TOTAL EXPENSES 167,547. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 43,145. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,454. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 179,857. TOTAL EXPENSES 239,456.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR