PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION (EIN 27-2637286)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-06
IRS object ID
201523119349300302
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2015-11-06T04:00:50-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN272637286EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPANABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5107922629PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14119 Tamayo StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityFremontCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94536ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRokhshana BenishPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5107922629PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-05SignatureDt
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerRokhshana BenishPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line14119 Tamayo StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityFremontCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94536ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$275,420GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresspanahcharity.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPanah is a CHARITABLE non-profit foundation helping poor and needy families mostly in Afghanistan. Currently nine million people are living below the poverty level in Afghanistan. Panah Charity's main mission is to help the needy families to become self-sufficient and stand on their own feet. Panah is creating job opportunities for needy women and men and providing them the small tools they need to work. Panah also provides humanitarian aid to starving families and children such as food supplies, heating supplies during the winter season, and clothing to children. Panah also places makeshift tents for homeless families of young children. This foundation also creates water wells in very dry and poor villages in Afghanistan to provide clean drinking water to needy people and children.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Other Expenses$20,497CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$216,777CYTotalExpensesAmt
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MissionPanah is a CHARITABLE non-profit foundation with active 501c (3) status. This charity was formed in 2010 to help poor and homeless families. Since 2010 Panah Charity has been helping the war-torn country of Afghanistan. Panah Charity's mission in Afghanistan is to help poor families to find work and stand on their own feet via Panah Charity's self-sufficiency programs. Panah Charity also builds water wells in poor and very dry villages in Afghanistan and delivers basic food supplies and heating supplies to the families of young children in order for them to survive.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$37,382ExpenseAmt
Revenue$38,500RevenueAmt
DescPanah Charity provided heating supplies to displaced and homeless families during the freezing winter season of 2014 in Afghanistan. These families are living below the poverty level in Afghanistan and in each family there are at least 7-8 family members including young children. Winter is a deadly season for poor young children in Afghanistan. In winter 2014 Panah Charity was able to deliver heating supplies to 1,935 poor families and this helped over 13,545 individuals. Total expense of $37,382 for winter expense includes $5,700 that was used for purchasing warm clothing for children and blankets for widows.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

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Expense$88,528ExpenseAmt
Revenue$90,000RevenueAmt
DescPanah Charity provided basic food supplies to 1364 poor and homeless families in Afghanistan in 2014. These are families with young children living below the poverty level. Panah Charity provided flour, rice, cooking oil, tea, sugar, onion, and potato. This humanitarian aid provided food to 9,548 individuals enough for a whole month. Also, Panah Charity in Eid celebration provided sheep meat to thousands of poor people who can't afford to eat meat on a regular basis. The total cost of serving meat to families and children was $14,208 that is included in the total.Desc

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Expense$5,600ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,600RevenueAmt
DescIn 2014 Panah Charity built 5 water wells in 5 different villages and locations where poor and homeless families are living. In those locations children had to walk miles to bring drinking water from other water wells and this was very difficult particularly during the summer and winter seasons. By building these water wells Panah Charity helped needy families and also saved children from transportation of water in buckets from miles away.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$7,500$7,500Panah Charity helped 12 families by creating job opportunities for them and make them become self-sufficient. Panah Charity provided all the tools the families needed to work and earn money. This is a popular program of Panah Charity in Afghanistan.
$35,050$35,000Panah Charity supported the residence of Badakhshan Province during deadly earthquake. Over 200 people lost their life and thousands of people lost their home. Panah provided food supplies, warm clothing, cooking supplies, pots and pans, tents, and some other small items to help them survive.
$14,500$14,500Panah Charity provided monthly sponsorship to some poor widows with young children and disabled individuals who could not work. With a minimal monthly support, the families were able to buy food for their children and survive.
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Total Program Service Expenses$188,560TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonRokhshana BenishPersonNm
Phone5107922629PhoneNum

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CityFremontCityNm
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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Rokhshana Benish
Presiden / Founder40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Durrana Rahimi
Vice President5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jasmine Nejat
Secretary5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shamsullah Mehry
Agent in Afghanistan40$0$0$1,000Yes (X)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$188,560TotalAmt
Program Services$188,560ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$6,720TotalAmt
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Total$1,000TotalAmt
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Total$5,650TotalAmt
Management And General$5,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$11,272TotalAmt
Management And General$11,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,575TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$2,000TotalAmt
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Total$216,777TotalAmt
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BOY$184,598BOYAmt
EOY$243,241EOYAmt

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EOY$243,241EOYAmt

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EOY$243,241EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$58,180CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$235,063CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$287,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$275,420CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$902,732TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$287,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$275,420CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$902,732TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$902,732PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$902,732TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AsiaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedPanah Charity Foundation has a branch and maintains an office in Kabul, Afghanistan. The permission to open up the branch was obtained from US Department of States in Washington DC and the branch is also registered in Afghanistan. From that branch office Panah Charity is helping homeless families who are living below the poverty level by providing them basic food supplies, heating supplies in the winter season, clean drinking water by building water wells, providing monthly assistant to widows with young children, creating self sufficiency programs, providing tents, . . . etc. The President of Panah Charity monitors the fund that the charity transfers to Afghanistan for program services very carefully and maintains all documentations and video of each and every program.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$188,560RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$188,560TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2The President of the organization and the Vice President of the organization are related to each other and they both don't receive any compensation from the charity.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe President discusses form 990 in the meetings with the officers in US and agent of the charity in Afghanistan.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe organization performs according to the policies and regulations of 501c(3) of non profit organization. The founder who is also the president of the organization is coming with an extensive finance and management background and she monitors the operation and performance of the organization every step through in US and in the branch office in Afghanistan. She obtains and carefully reviews all records, bills, invoices, and other supporting documents from the branch office in Afghanistan to assure accuracy of the financial statements. The branch office also maintains video recordings from all activities of this charity and copies of the videos available in US home office as well.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organization can provide to the public upon request.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationPanah Charity Foundation has obtained an extension up to 11/15/15 for filling the return.ExplanationTxt

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