2018-10-23T11:26:43-05:00 2017-12-31 362170602 WARADY & DAVIS LLP 1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S DEERFIELD IL 60015 990 2017-01-01 362976266 ASSYRIAN UNIVERSAL ALLIANCE FOUNDATION ASSY 7732749262 4343 W TOUHY AVE LINCOLNWOOD IL 60712 TIGLAT ISSABEY PRESIDENT 7732749262 2018-10-19 1 SUSAN GREGGO P00595460 8472679600 69.8.122.20 2018-10-19 10:51:48 CD P 4A6EE91FE6917974A449FD47ABB14E7BC9D58E5C D26453E03A9A2654CFC8050E2A8B4F32DCCC464E 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z TIGLAT ISSABEY 4343 W TOUHY AVE LINCOLNWOOD IL 60712 30453196 0 X WWW.AUAF.US X 1978 IL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO HELP ASSYRIAN REFUGEES AND ELDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. 8 8 1572 9 0 0 13635 19791 24162944 23588155 828625 528933 27429 235 25032633 24137114 207081 247747 0 0 21097883 20437686 0 0 0 1351724 2066903 22656688 22752336 2375945 1384778 31394966 34545977 946009 2182180 30448957 32363797 X HELP ASSYRIAN REFUGEES WITH IMMIGRATION STATUS, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND PUBLIC AID, AS WELL AS ASSIST ASSYRIAN AND NON-ASSYRIAN ELDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO WORKS TO PRESERVE ASSYRIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY. 0 0 20627955 473 23576264 COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM (CCP): A PROGRAM PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING (IDOA) WHICH ASSISTS THE ELDERLY, DISABLED, AND SICK PEOPLE AT HOME. UNDER THIS PROGRAM THE ELDERLY ARE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME WITH FAMILY AND RECEIVE A HELPING HAND TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED SERVICES. THIS WAY THEY WILL NOT BE SEPARATED FROM FAMILY AND LOVED ONES, AND BE HAPPY WITHOUT BEING A FINANCIAL BURDEN. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION SERVICES OVER 1400 CLIENTS FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS. THESE ELDERLY CLIENTS ARE BEING HELPED BY TRAINED CAREGIVERS EMPLOYED BY THE FOUNDATION. 713723 77601 12126 CULTURAL EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED AN ASHURBANIPAL LIBRARY WHICH COLLECTS BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS IN THE ASSYRIAN LANGUAGE OR ABOUT ASSYRIAN HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ASSYRIAN. THIS LIBRARY IS ALSO AN ARCHIVE CENTER TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE THE DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES ABOUT ASSYRIAN PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THE ASHURBANIPAL LIBRARY ALSO FUNDS PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS ABOUT ASSYRIAN HISTORY AND LIFESTYLE IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES AND ELSEWHERE, AND HELPED TO PRODUCE A SET OF CDS/MP3'S AND A BOOK OF NOTES OF THE RELIGIOUS LITURGY USED BY THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED MUSIC AND ART LESSONS TO ITS CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. A RADIO PROGRAM PRODUCED BY THE FOUNDATION REACHES NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO, BUT IS BROADCAST VIA THE INTERNET. 156000 156000 REFUGEE AND INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: THE FOUNDATION REACHES OUT TO ASSYRIANS IN THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING LOCAL YOUTH PROGRAMS WITH GIFTS OF CLOTHES, FOOD, SCHOOL MATERIALS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER NEEDED ITEMS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HELPS ASSYRIAN REFUGEES WHO ARE STAYING IN REFUGEE CAMPS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING CASH SUBSIDIES. 13673 13673 SCHOLARSHIPS: THE FOUNDATION OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSYRIAN STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR HIGHEST EDUCATION. 13673 13673 21511351 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1572 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 IL X LARRY DAKOF 7732749262 4343 W TOUHY AVE LINCOLNWOOD IL 60712 TIGLAT ISSABEY PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ED YONAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL MENDO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIGLAD ASHORIAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BADALPOUR BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 EDMOND EBRAHIMI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GULIANA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN BADAWI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BIRWARI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 7/17 50.00 X 96383 0 5203 LARRY DAKOF CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 50.00 X 29425 0 0 125808 0 5203 0 0 0 0 NIXON PEABODY 70 W MADISON SUITE 3500 CHICAGO IL 60602 LEGAL 117369 1 19791 19791 COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM 624100 23576264 23576264 LIBRARY SALES TO PUBLIC 451211 8831 8831 MUSIC PROGRAM FEES 711130 3060 3060 23588155 303425 303425 6541590 6316082 225508 225508 225508 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 235 235 235 24137114 23588390 0 528933 210000 210000 5499 5499 32248 32248 131013 65507 65506 17708793 17646181 62612 963460 954171 9289 1634420 1624349 10071 194769 194769 63997 63997 55806 55806 370819 306304 64515 16295 16295 112010 103324 8686 19985 11136 8849 27010 25086 1924 4837 2772 2065 11379 137 11242 321587 249021 72566 41278 10315 30963 CCP SETTLEMENT LOSS 500000 500000 MUSIC INSTRUCTORS 138909 138909 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 59438 40513 18925 LIBRARY/MUSEUM PURCHASE 59052 59052 69732 26827 42905 22752336 21511351 1240985 0 5512383 10618409 1691740 1585600 9037048 5810930 32221 35234 185 3733 4976636 911179 3766142 4065457 9421235 10733138 1559480 1352810 85657 29657 288875 311009 31394966 34545977 867928 1682180 78081 0 0 500000 946009 2182180 X 29590393 31387532 558564 676265 300000 300000 30448957 32363797 31394966 34545977 X 1384778 565062 -35000 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10560 12231 2845 13635 19791 59062 25844612 26983018 23817920 24162944 23588155 124396649 25855172 26995249 23820765 24176579 23607946 124455711 5000 5000 0 5000 5000 124450711 408257 148414 278105 267218 303425 1405419 14860 12036 12331 39227 423117 160450 290436 267218 303425 1444646 111 2662 27429 235 30437 26278289 27155810 24113863 24471226 23911606 125930794 0.98820 0.99020 0.01150 0.00960 X X X X X 0 858564 117701 976265 802544 56020 858564 814782 -12238 802544 767524 47258 814782 666536 100988 767524 0.30730 0.69270 0 0 109000 109000 4175551 499450 3676101 262422 127001 135421 429663 284728 144935 4065457 ACCRUED CCP SETTLEMENT LOSS 500000 500000 X 24702176 565062 565062 24137114 0 24137114 22752336 0 22752336 0 22752336 PART III, LINE 1A: THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTION IS MADE UP OF LIBRARY BOOKS, CULTURAL MUSEUM PIECES, ART, AND OTHER OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR DISPLAY, EDUCATION AND OTHER PURPOSES. COLLECTION ITEMS GREATER THAN $1,000 WHICH ARE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASE ARE RECORDED AT COST AND REPORTED AS LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. COLLECTION ITEMS WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE FOUNDATION'S INCEPTION WERE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION OR REVENUES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PART III, LINE 4: THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED AN ASHURBANIPAL LIBRARY WHICH COLLECTS BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS IN THE ASSYRIAN LANGUAGE OR ABOUT ASSYRIAN HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ASSYRIAN. THIS LIBRARY IS ALSO AN ARCHIVE CENTER TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES ABOUT ASSYRIAN PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THE ASHURBANIPAL LIBRARY ALSO PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND DVDS ABOUT ASSYRIAN HISTORY AND LIFESTYLE IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES AND ELSEWHERE, AND A SET OF CDS/MP3S AND A BOOK OF NOTES OF THE RELIGIOUS LITURGY USED BY THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS A MUSEUM COLLECTION COMPRISED OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ARTIFACTS WHICH PROMOTE THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO PRESERVE ASSYRIAN CULTURE. PART X, LINE 2: THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE FOUNDATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE FOUNDATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS. 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANT TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION GRANTS ARE TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP AND MOVIE PRODUCTION RELATED TO ASSYRIAN CULTURE. 32248 0 0 0 0 0 0 32248 0 32248 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SAGAR MOVIE PRODUCTION OF ASSYRIAN CULTURE 18248 WIRE TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 5 9000 CHECK PAYABLE TO GISHRU BRIDGE TO ASSYRIA EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP (TUITION TO CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY) EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 5000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: PROPOSALS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL FOREIGN GRANTS. THE PROPOSALS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD REGULARLY ON THE STATUS OF EACH PROJECT BY SUBMITTING RECEIPTS, PROJECT STATUS REPORTS, PICTURES, AND VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING PROPER USE OF THE FUNDS. 1 ASSYRIAN AID SOCIETY 350 BERKLEY PARK BLVD KENSINGTON CA 94707 943147517 501(C)(3) 120000 TO SUPPORT ASSYRIAN SCHOOL IN DOHUK & ERBIL PROVINCES ASSYRIAN AID SOCIETY 350 BERKLEY PARK BLVD KENSINGTON CA 94707 943147517 501(C)(3) 35000 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSYRIAN-RELATED OPERATIONS. AMERICAN RED CROSS PO BOX 37837 BOONE IA 50037 530196605 501(C)(3) 20000 HURRICANE HARVEY, IRMA, MARIA ASSYRIAN ATHLETIC CLUB 3035 W DEVON AVE 105 CHICAGO IL 60659 364339707 501(C)(3) 10000 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSYRIAN-RELATED OPERATIONS. IGROUP PRODUCTIONS 9252 NORTH WOODLAND DRIVE NILES IL 60714 813385856 25000 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE "THE ASSYRIAN JOURNEY" 4 1 NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AMANDA SELFO 1 5499 PART I, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT ENSURES THAT GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED BY CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRANTEE. SUZY ASHURIAN MOTHER OF BOARD MEMBER, TIGLAD ASHORIAN. 27710 COMPENSATION PAID FOR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 LARRY DAKOF IS COMPENSATED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WHO PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES OVER DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5 IN 2017, THE FOUNDATION DISCOVERED EMPLOYEE COLLUSION TO MANIPULATE THE PAYROLL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN UNSUPPORTED EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS AND UNAUTHORIZED OVERTIME. THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE IMPROPRIETY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SCHEME WAS LIMITED TO 2017 AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B CORPORATE COUNSEL WILL REVIEW FORM 990 AND PROVIDE FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THESE STATEMENTS ARE RETAINED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND COMMUNICATED WITH MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: 2016 ACCRUED LOSSES -35,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT SELECTION AND REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. CURRENTLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ASSUMES THIS RESPONSIBILITY WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FULL BOARD.