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← THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$615,657
Total expenses
$566,410
Contributions and grants received
$615,657
Grants paid
$192,482
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$179,522
Total liabilities, end of year
$524
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$178,998
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$538,832
Management and general expenses
$25,824
Fundraising expenses
$1,754
Program service expenses (Part III)
$538,832

Program services were 95.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $615,657

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $192,482 · program services $192,482

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $210,191 · program services $210,191 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $46,304 · program services $46,304 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,986 · program services $8,986 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,036 · program services $2,279 · management and general $25,479 · fundraising $278

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $625 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $625

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,069 · program services $969 · management and general $0 · fundraising $100

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,090 · program services $1,654 · management and general $0 · fundraising $436

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $22,890 · program services $22,736 · management and general $154 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $53,192 · program services $53,192 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $545 · program services $39 · management and general $191 · fundraising $315

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $140,362 · end of year $173,222

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $6,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,611 · end of year $524

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $99,972 · end of year $155,967

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,779 · end of year $23,031

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Our mission is to restore dignity and enrich the lives of Syrian refugees and other vulnerable families living in the rural and underserved community of Azraq, Jordan by providing innovative education opportunities and critical humanitarian aid.

  • The Azraq Education Center: Founded in 2014, The Azraq Education Center is an academic enhancement program providing remedial education and enrichment opportunities for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians in South Azraq, Jordan. The Azraq Center hosts 350+ students starting at level Pre-K through grade 12. We offer daily instruction in Arabic, English, Math, Science, IT, Art, Music, and more for some of the most vulnerable children in Azraq. Our program aims to benefit the wider community through regular outreach, awareness sessions, humanitarian aid distributions, and other activities. We are proud to have created more than 20 jobs for members of the Azraq community through the center. 98% of these jobs were filled by women. Expenses for the center include local salaries (teachers, school cook, bus driver, and school administrator) (see Part IX line 7), a lunch program, transportation to pick up and drop off students, and program supplies including IT equipment, school supplies and other actibvities.

    Expenses $490,835

  • Montessori: In collaboration with the Blossom Hill Foundation, AECF operated a Montessori- inspired Early Education Center for 60 choldren ages 3-5. In 2022, AECF invested in intensive Montessori Training by two internationally-certified trainers. Teachers focused on Montessori Methodology and use of Montessori-specific tools in a peer-to-peer environment, in an effort to enhance students core skills in reading, writing, basic math, and life skills.

    Expenses $40,073

  • Syrian youth Empowerment: Teen focused programing within the Azraq Center. It includes STEM Programs, Tawiji (Jordanian Secondary Education Certificate), and English immersion as well as general community engagement outreach.

    Expenses $7,924

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexis Shereshewsky

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Demetri Blaisdell

    Chief of Business Affairs

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jerry Shereshewsky

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mary Murano

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ken Bernhard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joe Moosa

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Martine Stilwell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349310721

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