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← CHILDREN OF PERSIA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CHILDREN OF PERSIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$119,612
Total expenses
$186,373
Contributions and grants received
$119,612
Grants paid
$146,818
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$204,755
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$204,755
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$171,163
Management and general expenses
$15,210
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$171,163

Program services were 91.8% 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

    $119,612

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,818 · program services $5,818

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $141,000 · program services $141,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,534 · management and general $10,534

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,686 · program services $9,686

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,267 · management and general $1,267

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $743 · management and general $743

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16 · management and general $16

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,926 · management and general $1,926

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERSIAN CALANDAR PRINT/

    total $12,812 · program services $12,812

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXP.

    total $1,847 · program services $1,847

  • 24c · Other expenses: LICENSES, PERMITS & FEE

    total $724 · management and general $724

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $271,476 · end of year $204,731

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

    $880

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $856

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $40 · end of year $24

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $271,516 · end of year $204,755

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO HELP NEEDY IRANIAN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIRRELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN BY PROVIDING MEDICAL HELP,EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES.

  • SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: PROVIDING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED IN THE U.S. AND IRAN. SOCIAL SERVICES HELP INCLUDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR MEDICATION AND PROCEDURES, FOOD FOR INDIVUAL FAMILIES OR COMMUNITY-WIDE, AND OTHER NEEDS AS THEY ARISE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TOWARD DAILY LIVING EXPENSES FOUR FAMILIES IN 2025, MONTHLY BREAKFAST TO A WOMEN'S SHELTER, ASSISTANCE IN FURNISHINGS AND PANTRY FOOD ITEMS TO REFUGEE FAMILIES IN THE USA UNDER ITS 'FAMILIES-IN-CRISIS' PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO ABOUT 350-400 FAMILES AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS AND CENTERS IN IRAN PROVIDING VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN NEED (PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE F FOR DETAIL). COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH COMMON GOALS. IN 2025, SEVERAL SMALL EVENTS FOR IN PERSON AND ONLINE ATTENDANCE WERE HELD AND THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS WHICH HELPED RAISE FUNDS AND WELL AS AWARENESS FOR THE ORGANIZATION, ALONG WITH THE DONATIONS FOR ITS ANNUAL CALENDAR PUBLICATION. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT ALSO CONTINUED WITH PROVIDING FOOD AND HOUSING EXPENSES TO FAMILIES IN NEED.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS AND CAUSES. IN 2025 THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED FOOD AND EMERGENCY CARE PACKAGES TO FAMILIES IN TEHRAN AND SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN PROVINCE.

    Expenses $110,644 · Grants $68,950

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND LITERACY PROGRAM: THE SERVICES INCLUDE MENTORING, TUTORING AND ASSISTANCE WITH NEWLY ARRIVED STUDENTS IN TRANSITION TO THE U.S. SCHOOLS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT FOR VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AS WELL AS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS, AND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE UPKEEP AND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE OF OUR EXISTING SUPPORTED SCHOOLS IN IRAN IN 2025 (PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE F FOR DETAIL). IT ALSO PROVIDED DAILY FOOD FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AS WELL AS BACK TO SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES AND TEACHER SUPPORT MATERIALS AS NEEDED . PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARAS COMMUNITY CENTER FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE DUE TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. WORK RESUME AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN THE USA. HOWEVER, NO SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED IN 2025 DUE TO FOCUS ON OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW OF ITS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OVERALL. FOR SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BY THE ORGANIZATION, PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOOTNOTE.

    Expenses $36,174 · Grants $29,545

  • CALANDER AND OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $24,345 · Grants $21,115

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katayoon Shaya

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Shiva Davoodpour

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Laya Kahnamoui

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Guita Irani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mahnaz Motevalli- Oliner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kambiz Fakhrai

    DIRECTOR

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
21 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622669349300037

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