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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SAMS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$61,395,982
Total expenses
$66,558,050
Contributions and grants received
$61,045,783
Grants paid
$34,505,160
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$513,233
Other revenue
-$163,034
Total assets, end of year
$33,741,947
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,662,502
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$28,079,445
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$63,482,479
Management and general expenses
$1,685,414
Fundraising expenses
$1,390,157
Program service expenses (Part III)
$63,482,479

Program services were 95.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,929,828

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $11,296,262

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $47,819,693

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,381,391

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $513,233 · excluded $513,233

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $49,823

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,929,828

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $239,685

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$189,862 · excluded -$189,862

  • 11a · Other revenue: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN

    total $26,828 · excluded $26,828

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,828

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $145,462 · program services $145,462

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $34,359,698 · program services $34,359,698

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $464,584 · program services $321,968 · management and general $142,616

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $22,265,441 · program services $21,268,313 · management and general $755,093 · fundraising $242,035

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,707 · program services $19,429 · management and general $8,546 · fundraising $3,732

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,615,048 · program services $1,440,553 · management and general $151,315 · fundraising $23,180

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $154,417 · program services $94,071 · management and general $42,014 · fundraising $18,332

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $206,220 · program services $182,978 · management and general $21,299 · fundraising $1,943

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,015 · program services $8,821 · management and general $194

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $38,629 · management and general $38,629

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,047,664 · program services $736,028 · management and general $207,088 · fundraising $104,548

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $262,513 · program services $25,114 · fundraising $237,399

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,947,900 · program services $1,456,559 · management and general $73,850 · fundraising $417,491

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $216,204 · program services $60,843 · management and general $92,967 · fundraising $62,394

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,280,091 · program services $2,236,022 · management and general $41,264 · fundraising $2,805

  • 17 · Travel

    total $773,334 · program services $740,125 · management and general $29,617 · fundraising $3,592

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $348,977 · program services $89,103 · management and general $14,625 · fundraising $245,249

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,166 · program services $3,166

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,098 · program services $62,646 · management and general $3,717 · fundraising $735

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $320,882 · program services $290,298 · management and general $3,862 · fundraising $26,722

  • 24b · Other expenses: ALLOCATED EXPENSES

    total $0 · program services -$58,718 · management and general $58,718

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $24,789,301 · end of year $7,418,417

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,910,672 · end of year $6,185,873

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $143,203 · end of year $120,077

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $375,469 · end of year $756,767

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

    $2,292,476

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

    $231,157

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,018,058 · end of year $2,061,319

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,879,443 · end of year $17,148,559

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $88,522 · end of year $50,935

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,069,618 · end of year $3,376,323

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,560,005 · end of year $2,286,179

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,144,463 · end of year $27,363,659

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,430,582 · end of year $715,786

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE ARE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING LIFE-SAVING SERVICES, REVITALIZING HEALTH SYSTEMS DURING CRISIS AND PROMOTING MEDICAL EDUCATION VIA A NETWORK OF HUMANITARIANS IN SYRIA, THE US, AND BEYOND.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MEDICAL RELIEF ORGANIZATION WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES OF CRISIS IN SYRIA & BEYOND. THE SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY (SAMS) FOUNDATION IS A GLOBAL MEDICAL RELIEF ORGANIZATION THAT IS WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES OF CRISIS RELIEF IN SYRIA, IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, AND BEYOND TO SAVE LIVES AND ALLEVIATE SUFFERING. SAMS PROUDLY PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT TO EVERY PATIENT IN NEED.

  • MEDICAL RELIEF PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION ORGANIZES AND FACILITATES MEDICAL MISSIONS TO ALLOW PHYSICIANS, SAMS MEMBERS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TRAVEL TO THE REGION TO SUPPORT ONGOING MEDICAL RELIEF PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO SYRIANS LIVING IN REFUGEE CAMPS AND IN URBAN AREAS ACROSS JORDAN, LEBANON, IRAQ, TURKEY, AND GREECE. AS WELL AS PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICE TO GAZA.THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SPECIALIZED CARE IN SEVEN COUNTRIES, WITH MAJOR OPERATIONS IN SYRIA, TURKEY, LEBANON, AND JORDAN. IN 2024, SAMS PROVIDED OVER 4.4 MILLION MEDICAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN ACUTE NEED, WITH AN AVERAGE COST OF $14.30 PER SERVICE.

    Expenses $63,482,479 · Grants $34,505,160

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Basel Termanini

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Ammar Ghanem

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related

  • Dr Samer Alkhudari

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related

  • Dr Abdulfatah Elshaar

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Amjad Rass

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related

  • Dr Mufaddal Hamadeh

    SOCIETY PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related

  • Eng Ismaail Aajoukah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Jihad Alharash

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Wareef Kabbani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Lillie

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,923
    From this org
    $182,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,414
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,909
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,600
    Deferred
    $5,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44
    Filer's total
    $187,923

  • Safaa Aladham

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $142,616
    From this org
    $140,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,474
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

  • Dr Randa Loutfi

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $139,415
    From this org
    $139,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

  • Abbie Taylor

    SR. PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $120,146
    From this org
    $119,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $655
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shanaz Sulejmanovic

    MEDICAL EDUCATION MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $110,689
    From this org
    $110,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10
    Hours/week
    40

  • Susan Jaradat

    FUNDRAISING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $108,182
    From this org
    $103,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,650
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bassam Shabab

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $109,187
    From this org
    $103,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,109
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202531929349300443

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