KARAM FOUNDATION NFP: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
KARAM FOUNDATION NFP (EIN 37-1548241)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-11
IRS object ID
201913159349303841
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-11T16:25:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN362170602PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WARADY & DAVIS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300SAddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371548241EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KARAM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlKARABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2245449411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 230 NORTHGATE 742AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE FORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60045ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINA SERGIE ATTARPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/CO-FOUNDERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2245449411PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUSAN GREGGOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00595460PTIN
Phone8472679600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.8.122.20IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-11IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerLINA SERGIE ATTARPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityLAKE FORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60045ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,140,941GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.KARAMFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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
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PY Investment Income$2,286PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$3,119,259CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,047,552PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,552,366CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,797,255PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,821,060CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,164,026PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$701,801CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$78,606TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTHE 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
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Grant$505,305GrantAmt
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Grant$7,232GrantAmt
Revenue$35,113RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINA SERGIE ATTARBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2245449411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 230 NORTHGATE 742AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE FORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60045ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LINA SERGIE ATTAR
CEO/CO-FOUNDER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$96,979$0$0
OMAR SALEM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHAMAD OJJEH
TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF SMAR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYA KHATER
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY THROUGH 8/182.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAZAN WAFAI MASSARANI
BOARD MEMBER2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AYA SAMMAN
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GHAZI JEIROUDI
BOARD MEMBER2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA NOLAN
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RASHA MANSOURI
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Noncash Contributions$17,091NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,020,800TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSCENTS OF SYRIADesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,113TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$74,875FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$17,040FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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Exclusion$57,835ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$12,829GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$4,642CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$8,187ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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Other Revenue Total-$2,676OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$60,632ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$49,500TotalAmt
Program Services$49,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,233TotalAmt
Program Services$68,233ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$1,582,387TotalAmt
Program Services$1,582,387ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$107,271ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$117,502FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$16,013TotalAmt
Management And General$16,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$45,487TotalAmt
Management And General$45,487ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$159,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,693FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$12,963ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,429FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$47,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,893FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,936TotalAmt
Program Services$1,363ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$139,467TotalAmt
Program Services$106,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,962FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$125,694TotalAmt
Program Services$72,949ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,996FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$2,750TotalAmt
Fundraising$2,750FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,190TotalAmt
Program Services$46,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
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FOREIGN TEACHER STIPEND$271,540$271,540
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$66,459$66,459
MEALS$38,088$24,938$2,348$10,802

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$38,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,369FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$3,821,060TotalAmt
Program Services$3,094,357ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$521,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$205,006FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$787,531BOYAmt
EOY$1,739,754EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,551,031BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$433,730BOYAmt
EOY$189,906EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,950BOYAmt
EOY$25,402EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,412BOYAmt
EOY$26,126EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$352,132LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$78,770LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,700BOYAmt
EOY$273,362EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,167BOYAmt
EOY$10,895EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,017,521BOYAmt
EOY$2,265,445EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$78,881BOYAmt
EOY$71,622EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$6,984EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,881BOYAmt
EOY$78,606EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,025,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,530,889EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,965BOYAmt
EOY$655,950EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,888,640BOYAmt
EOY$2,186,839EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,017,521BOYAmt
EOY$2,265,445EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$701,801ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$928,278CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,206,389CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,198,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,847,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,020,800CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,201,511TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,206,389CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,198,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,847,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,020,800CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,201,511TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$653,830SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,547,681PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,126CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$205CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$102,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$2,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$106,991TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,308,502TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$268,090GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96860PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,072OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$80,072BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$211,480OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$78,770DepreciationAmt
Book Value$132,710BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,580OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$60,580BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$273,362TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$6,984Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,984TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,137,254TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$17,995DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$17,995RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,119,259RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,119,259TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,839,055TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$17,995DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$17,995ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,821,060ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,821,060TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,RegionTxt
Offices3OfficesCnt
Employee46EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES, GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEDUCATION, HUMANITARIAN AIDSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,582,387RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices3SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees46SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office3TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,582,387SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,582,387TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,NATIONAL PROJECT PROSTHETIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION$375,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AS PART OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAWA AND BSA.$9,271
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,WINTER SUPPORT FOR IDPS$15,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASUPPORTING EMERGENCY RESPONDERS$189,112
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN SAFE ACCESS TO EDUCATION DESPITE THE WAR.$49,500
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,TO HELP LOCALS ESTABLISH THEIR BUSINESS AND BECOME SELF SUSTAINING$7,232
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN SAFE ACCESS TO EDUCATION DESPITE THE WAR.$1,193

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FOOD DISTRIBUTIONMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,19107$182,435MEAT, GRAINS, WATER, FOODFAIR MARKET VALUE
WINTER RELIEF ASSISTANCEMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,8643$69,600HEATING SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOLSFAIR MARKET VALUE
EMERGENCY AIDMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,7987$123,030FOOD, BASIC NECESSECITIES, SHELTER SUPPLIES INCLUDING BLANKETS AND MATTRESSESFAIR MARKET VALUE
SUPPORT SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIESMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,426$3,558MONTHLY STIPENDS FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GROCERY CARDS, MEDICAL EXPENSES, ETC.FAIR MARKET VALUE$161,152CASH
SCHOLARSHIPSMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,63FULL-TUITION, PARTIAL-TUTITION, AND GAP FUNDING FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.$351,587
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORTMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,1800$44,717PROVIDED KARAM HOUSE WITH TRANSPORTATION FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR STUDENT EDUCATION PROJECTS.FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BOSTON EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$18,075GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$18,075GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Event2CHELSEA PUBLIC EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$16,050GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$16,050GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total7OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$40,750GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$17,300CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$23,450GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$16,207FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$833OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$74,875GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$17,300CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$57,575GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$16,207FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$833OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$17,040DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$40,535NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STUDENTS ORGANIZE FOR SYRIABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18260 FRONTGATE LNAddressLine1Txt
CityINDIANAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46256ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN813410686RecipientEIN
Non Cash Assistance$49,500NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceUNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS / TUITION WAIVERSNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN (BOOKS NOT BOMBS), WHICH RESULTED IN UNIVERSITIES OPENING UP SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION WAIVERS FOR REFUGEE STUDENTSPurposeOfGrantTxt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
JUMPSTART - ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS165$57,233EMERGENCY RENT PAYMENTS, PAYMENTS TOWARDS CARS FOR REFUGEES, DISABILITY SERVICES, BUS TRANSPORTATION CARDS, INSURANCE PAYMENTS, UTILITIY PAYMENTS, GROCERY CARDS.
UNIVERSITY AND SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS13$11,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2AYA SAMMAN (BOARD MEMBER) AND LINA SERGIE ATTAR (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE WAS NO COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT IN BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE IRS FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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 15ACOMPENSATION 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 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR

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