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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HEAL PALESTINE INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 20 November 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$20,223,260 changed to $20,307,268
Total expenses
$8,161,664 changed to $8,166,276
Contributions and grants received
$19,895,272 changed to $19,979,279
Investment income
$0 changed to $1
Total assets, end of year
$12,405,736 changed to $12,506,983
Total liabilities, end of year
$344,140 changed to $365,991
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,061,596 changed to $12,140,992
Program services expenses
$7,199,322 changed to $7,162,793
Management and general expenses
$729,423 changed to $429,810
Fundraising expenses
$232,919 changed to $573,673
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,199,322 changed to $7,162,793

Totals

Total revenue
$20,307,268
Total expenses
$8,166,276
Contributions and grants received
$19,979,279
Grants paid
$1,343,166
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1
Other revenue
$327,988
Total assets, end of year
$12,506,983
Total liabilities, end of year
$365,991
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,140,992
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,162,793
Management and general expenses
$429,810
Fundraising expenses
$573,673
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,162,793

Program services were 87.7% 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

    $19,979,279

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1 · excluded $1

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $604,146

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $293,401

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $310,745

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $153,404

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $136,161

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $17,243 · unrelated business $17,243

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,814 · program services $3,814

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,339,352 · program services $1,339,352

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,000 · program services $75,000 · management and general $37,500 · fundraising $37,500

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $295,545 · program services $175,403 · management and general $103,199 · fundraising $16,943

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,145 · program services $3,776 · management and general $2,097 · fundraising $1,272

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,794 · program services $22 · management and general $66,772

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $35,230 · program services $20,949 · management and general $9,868 · fundraising $4,413

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $314,767 · program services $308,100 · management and general $6,667

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,242 · program services $4,902 · management and general $13,340

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,608 · management and general $6,608

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $256,506 · program services $203,380 · management and general $36,129 · fundraising $16,997

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $127,419 · program services $60 · management and general $14,627 · fundraising $112,732

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,883 · program services $13,188 · management and general $6,457 · fundraising $238

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $35,095 · program services $312 · management and general $27,509 · fundraising $7,274

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $81 · program services $81

  • 17 · Travel

    total $58,942 · program services $45,644 · management and general $9,552 · fundraising $3,746

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,568 · management and general $4,568

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $66 · management and general $66

  • 24a · Other expenses: HUMANITARIAN AID PROGRAM

    total $2,419,047 · program services $2,419,047

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM

    total $1,002,447 · program services $1,002,447

  • 24c · Other expenses: GLOBAL HEALING PROGRAM

    total $658,940 · program services $658,940

  • 24d · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $339,743 · fundraising $339,743

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,006,042 · program services $888,376 · management and general $84,851 · fundraising $32,815

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $11,952,430

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $16,313

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $535,267

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,973

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $2,973

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $362,580

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $3,411

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $11,047,067

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $1,093,925

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HEAL PALESTINE IS A U.S. 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN PALESTINE THROUGH PROGRAMS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION HUMNITARIAN AID, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, EXPANDS EDUCATIONS OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDES ESSENTIAL RELIEF FOR FAMILIEIS FACING HARDSHIP, AND OFFERS YOUTH-FOCUSED INITIATIVES THAT BUILD SKILLS, RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS ADVANCE HEALS MISSION TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HEAL Palestine is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to provide humanitarian relief, medical care, educational support, and leadership development for children and youth affected by war and poverty in Palestine. The organizations programs address urgent health needs through medical missions, rehabilitation, and patient care; improve access to education through scholarships, school rehabilitation, and learning initiatives; deliver food, shelter, and psychosocial assistance to displaced families; and cultivate youth leadership and community engagement opportunities. Through these integrated efforts, HEAL Palestine works to promote health, education, aid, and leadershipthe four pillars of its missiontoward the overall well-being and long-term recovery of Palestinian children and their communities.

  • PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND EXPENSES TOTAL $3,082,359 - IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAD SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS EDUCATION PROGRAM, ITS MEDICAL MISSIONS PROGRAM, ITS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, SUPPORTING NEUROSURGEONS IN GAZA, AND ITS GRANT SUPPORTING THE KUWAITI FIELD HOSPITAL. UNDER THE EDUCATION PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS PROVIDING SAFE LEARNING SPACES AND SUPPORTED PARTNERS AND INITIATIVES ADDRESSING THE EDUCATIONAL DISRUPTIONS FOR GAZAN CHILDREN IN GAZA AND EGYPT. THROUGH ITS MEDICAL MISSIONS PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED DOCTORS TRAVEL TO THE REGION TO TREAT PATIENTS AND TRAIN LOCAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THROUGH ITS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY FOR TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN IN GAZA AND THOSE DISPLACED IN EGYPT. THROUGH ITS HEAL PALESTINE-KUWAIT SPECIALTY FIELD HOSPITAL IN KHAN YOUNIS, HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WERE TREATED.

    Expenses $3,082,359

  • Humanitarian Aid Program - Expenses Total $2,419,047 - In 2024, the Organization operated an extensive humanitarian aid program in Gaza to address the urgent needs arising from widespread disruption to basic services and living conditions. Program funds were used to provide direct assistance in the form of food, shelter, clothing, hygiene items, medicine, and psychosocial support, for children and their families. The Organization supported multiple community food kitchens that prepared and distributed cooked meals daily to displaced families living in overcrowded shelters and temporary encampments. The program also provided emergency shelter support, including tents, bedding, and basic household supplies, to families who had lost their homes. In addition, The Organization conducted large scale distributions of clothing, hygiene kits, and essential medications, helping ensure that vulnerable children received the basic necessities required for their health, safety and dignity. Recognizing the severe emotional toll of displacement and violence on children, the Organization also organized social, recreational, and structured psychosocial activities that offered safe spaces for play, learning, and emotional recovery.Through these combined efforts, the Organization delivered humanitarian assistance to over 500,000 children and families in 2024, including populations with limited access to basic services and constrained humanitarian access. All activities were conducted for charitable purposes and focused exclusively on meeting immediate humanitarian and child-focused needs.

    Expenses $2,419,047

  • PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSPrescription Program - EXPENSES TOTAL $1,002,447 - In 2024, the Organization provided essential medications to patients throughout Gaza during a period of significant disruption to local pharmaceutical supply chains and access to medical treatment. Program funds supported the operation of a community pharmacy, the procurement of medications for HEAL Palestines field hospital, and the distribution of medicines through partner health care providers. Through these activities, more than 90,000 patients received treatment for injuries, chronic conditions, infections, and other urgent medical needs at a time when local availability of medications was severely constrained. The program helped ensure continuity of care and improved access to necessary treatments for vulnerable populations.

    Expenses $1,002,447

  • GLOBAL HEALING PROGRAM - EXPENSES TOTAL $658,940 - THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATES QUALITY MEDICAL TREATMENT ABROAD FOR INJURED AND SICK CHILDREN FROM GAZA WHERE THE TREATMENT IS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE ABROAD THE CHILDREN AND THEIR ACOCOMPANYING FAMILY MEMBERS RECIEVE COMPREHENSIVE CARE INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND EDICATIONAL SUPPORT. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TREAT THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL NEED WHILE GIVING THEM HOPE FOR BETTER FUTURES.

    Expenses $658,940

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steve Sosebee

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $175,836
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,836
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,836
    Filer's total
    $175,836
  • Naseem Tuffaha

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tania Nasir

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Dr Zeena Salman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mohanned Awad

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dr Greg Stocks

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Ali Alireza

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202640719349301414

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