KARAM FOUNDATION NFP: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
KARAM FOUNDATION NFP (EIN 37-1548241)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201743189349302149
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-14T09:10:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN371548241EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1400 E ILLINOIS RD NO 220AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE FORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60045ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonOMAR SALEMPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPERSONPersonTitleTxt
Phone7817716141PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-10SignatureDt
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)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-10IPDt
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerOMAR SALEMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 E ILLINOIS RD NO 220AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE FORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60045ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,269,227GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.KARAMFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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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$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$3,214,516CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$970,232PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,072,080CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$352,373PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,142,436CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Grant$452,792GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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LINA SERGIE ATTAR
CEO/CO-FOUNDER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$65,000$0$0
OMAR SALEM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHAMAD OJJEH
TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF SMART AID10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYA KHATER
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR OF EVENTS2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAZAN WAFAI
BEARD MEMBER2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AYA SAMMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GHAZI JEIROUDI
BOARD MEMBER2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
OMAR HOSSINO
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Total$135,742TotalAmt
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Program Services$1,277,889ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$5,267FundraisingAmt

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Total$20,613TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$3,724ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$23,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$3,369ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$19,861ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$2,308TotalAmt
Management And General$2,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PROGRAM SUPPLIES$76,880$76,880
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION$29,175$29,175
MISCELLANEOUS$15,071$6,333$7,412$1,326
VENUE RENTALS$11,528$11,528

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Management And General$911ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$1,780,430ProgramServicesAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$540,946BOYAmt
EOY$1,370,663EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$400,107EOYAmt

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BOY$139,362BOYAmt
EOY$166,444EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$39,030EOYAmt
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BOY$3,577BOYAmt
EOY$83,012EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$683,885BOYAmt
EOY$2,059,256EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$29,707BOYAmt
EOY$45,482EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$289,160EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,707BOYAmt
EOY$334,642EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$647,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,203,947EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,768BOYAmt
EOY$520,667EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$654,178BOYAmt
EOY$1,724,614EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$683,885BOYAmt
EOY$2,059,256EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,142,436ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$72,000PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$646,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$928,278CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,206,389CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,198,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,231,599TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$646,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$928,278CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,206,389CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,198,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,231,599TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$75,220SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,156,379PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$205CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,381TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,238,980TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$70,652GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98680PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99760PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,384OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$792DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,592BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,805OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,385DepreciationAmt
Book Value$65,420BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$83,012TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,214,516TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,214,516RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,214,516TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,072,080TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,072,080ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,072,080TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARegionTxt
Offices2OfficesCnt
Employee15EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES, GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEDUCATION, HUMANITARIAN AIDSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,277,889RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees15SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee15TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,277,889SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,277,889TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (12 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASCHOOL OPERATIONS$266,950
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASCHOOL OPERATIONS$106,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASTUDENT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS$27,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICACLINIC OPERATIONS$13,500
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASCHOOL OPERATIONS$5,600
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASCHOOL OPERATIONS$10,300
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICASCHOOL OPERATIONS/ CONSTRUCTION$5,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAAMBULANCES/ OPERATIONS$91,594
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAASSISTANCE OF WIDOWS$14,800
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARENT ASSISTANCE$10,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAALEPPO EVACUATION$7,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICADENTAL SERVICES$4,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org10TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
MILK ASSISTANCEMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA3200$220,125MILK, BABY FORMULAFAIR MARKET VALUE
FOOD ASSISTANCEMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA25000$228,628MEAT, GRAINS, WATER, FOODFAIR MARKET VALUE
WINTER RELIEF ASSISTANCEMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA11500$159,860BLANKETS, HEATING FUEL, ETC.FAIR MARKET VALUE
SMART LIGHTS -LUMINAIDMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA2000$24,393LIGHTS/LAMPSBOOK VALUE
SUPPORT SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIESMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA237$57,147CASH
SCHOLARSHIPSMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA15$25,742CASH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

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 MOTHER'S DAYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$11,080GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,100CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$9,980GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,500RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,425FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,131EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2CHICAGO MOTHER'S DAYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$57,645GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$42,850CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$14,795GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,375RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$8,010FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$839EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,351OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$6,675GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,425CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,250GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$1,173RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$193FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$1,248EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$178OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$75,400GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$45,375CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$30,025GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$7,048RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$9,628FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,218EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,539OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$26,433DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$3,592NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN RELIEF COALITION
1875 CONNECTICUT AVE 10TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20009471273159501(C)3$55,742HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
RAHMA RELIEF FOUNDATION
31119 GREENFIELD ROADBEVERLY HILLSMI48025471304361501(C)3$80,000EMERGENCY RELIEF IN SYRIA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

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 (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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,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 C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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