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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RAHMA WORLDWIDE AID AND DEVELOPMENT.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,813,171
Total expenses
$15,643,867
Contributions and grants received
$22,488,817
Grants paid
$10,356,979
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$324,354
Total assets, end of year
$10,948,961
Total liabilities, end of year
$42,069
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,906,892
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,489,121
Management and general expenses
$1,140,290
Fundraising expenses
$2,014,456
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,489,121

Program services were 79.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $6,370,754

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $16,118,063

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,359,472

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $324,354

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $324,354

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $324,354 · unrelated business $324,354

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

    $6,370,754

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $10,356,979 · program services $10,356,979

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,556 · program services $0 · management and general $106,556 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $666,143 · program services $0 · management and general $666,143 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $73,271 · program services $0 · management and general $73,271 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,996 · program services $0 · management and general $54,996 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $74,700 · program services $0 · management and general $74,700 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,200 · program services $0 · management and general $2,200 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $344,179 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $344,179

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,606 · program services $0 · management and general $24,606 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,490 · program services $0 · management and general $37,490 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $352,690 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $352,690

  • 20 · Interest

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

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $34,892 · program services $0 · management and general $34,892 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,981 · program services $0 · management and general $29,981 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: LOGISTICS

    total $202,672 · program services $202,672 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOREIGN OFFICE SALARIES

    total $656,871 · program services $656,871 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOREIGN OFFICE EXPENSES

    total $356,735 · program services $356,735 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,268,906 · program services $915,864 · management and general $35,455 · fundraising $1,317,587

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,499,488 · end of year $6,560,404

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $179,370 · end of year $142,715

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $354,553 · end of year $917,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,000 · end of year $6,000

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

    $3,718,932

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

    $396,090

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,018,692 · end of year $3,322,842

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $280,873 · end of year $42,069

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,239,642

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,737,588 · end of year $10,906,892

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

RAHMA DELIVERS EMERGENCY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO NEEDY COMMUNITIES, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, OR LOCATION. WE AIM TO EMPOWER AND DEVELOP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HARDSHIP GLOBALLY.

  • HEALTH AND NUTRITION: RAHMAS ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS EDUCATION/BEHAVIOR CHANGE, GENERAL HEALTH, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING, AND RESPONSE TO ACUTE MALNUTRITION. EDUCATION INITIATIVES ARE CONDUCTED IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS SYRIA, YEMEN, PALESTINE, LEBANON, TURKEY, KENYA, AND OTHERS ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. EMERGENCY RESPONSE: RAHMA FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE LIFESAVING NEEDS OF POPULATIONS IN CRISIS LOCATIONS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, FOOD SECURITY, TEMPORARY SHELTER, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO- EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO DISPLACEMENT IN NORTH SYRIA, AND IN NORTH SYRIA, AND YEMEN: PROVIDED FOOD, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND HEATING KITS TO FAMILIES DISPLACED FROM WAR. FOOD ITEMS INCLUDED FLOUR, RICE, DATES, OLIVES, JAM, OLIVE OIL, COOKING OIL, SUGAR AND OTHERS. EMERGENCY FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN YEMEN: DISTRIBUTED DRY FOOD PACKS AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO DISPLACED FAMILIES SUCH AS RICE, SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, TEA, BULGUR, LENTILS, CHICKPEAS, BEANS, COOKING OIL, OLIVE OIL, SALT. IN ADDITION PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN SAFE WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE ITEMS. ORPHANS SPONSORSHIP: RAHMAS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON MONTHLY SUPPORT TO ORPHANS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND CLOTHING. RAHMA SUPPORTED MORE THAN 5,000 ORPHANS IN 5 COUNTRIES. WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE: INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, HYGIENE PROMOTION, SANITATION, AND WATER SUPPLY. HEALTH AND NUTRITION: RAHMAS HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, ESSENTIAL NUTRITION, AND PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING INITIATIVES, AND MEDICAL AID ACROSS COUNTRIES SUCH AS SYRIA, YEMEN, GAZA, LEBANON, TURKEY, KENYA, AND OTHERS IN AFRICA. IN 2024, RAHMA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WITH MEDICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND NUTRITIONAL AID TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION AND DISEASE. RAHMAS EMERGENCY PROGRAMS DELIVER RAPID RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CRISES, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND CONFLICTS. INTERVENTIONS INCLUDED FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS, PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, AND TEMPORARY SHELTER ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED FAMILIES IN GAZA, YEMEN, AND NORTHERN SYRIA. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM ESSENTIAL RELIEF SUPPLIES, HYGIENE KITS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. RAHMAS ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ORPHANS TO MEET BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, EDUCATION, CLOTHING, AND HEALTHCARE. IN 2024, RAHMA SUPPORTED THOUSANDS OF ORPHANS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES, ENSURING CONSISTENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND WELLBEING SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES. RAHMAS WASH PROGRAMS PROMOTE ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE WATER WHILE IMPROVING SANITATION AND HYGIENE AWARENESS. PROJECTS INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF WATER WELLS, WATER TRUCKING IN DROUGHT-AFFECTED REGIONS, AND HYGIENE PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS THAT IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND REDUCE THE SPREAD OF WATERBORNE DISEASES IN YEMEN, KENYA, AND SYRIA. RAHMAS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFECTED BY CONFLICT AND POVERTY THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2024, RAHMA SUPPORTED SCHOOLS, TEACHER TRAINING, AND STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS ACROSS SYRIA, LEBANON, AND GAZA. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, REHABILITATED CLASSROOMS, AND LAUNCHED TUTORING INITIATIVES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS, INCLUDING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN GAZA. THESE EFFORTS HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME LEARNING GAPS, STAY IN SCHOOL, AND BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. RAHMAS MEDICAL MISSIONS BRING VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING SURGERIES AND MEDICAL CARE IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS. IN 2024, RAHMA ORGANIZED MULTIPLE MISSIONS TO GAZA, DELIVERING SURGERIES, CONSULTATIONS, AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS TO THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS. THESE MISSIONS ALSO PROVIDED TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING SESSIONS FOR LOCAL MEDICAL STAFF, STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND ENSURING SUSTAINABLE IMPACT. THE 2024 GAZA MEDICAL MISSION ALONE TREATED OVER 58,200 PATIENTS AND PERFORMED MORE THAN 13,500 SURGERIES, DELIVERING CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES VALUED AT OVER $3 MILLION.

    Expenses $12,489,121 · Revenue $22,488,817

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shadi Zaza

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $65,263
    From this org
    $65,263
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ahamd Al Halabi

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $41,293
    From this org
    $41,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bilal Basatneh

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Adib Chouiki

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Essam Tinawi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Hunayda Asbahi

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
2024
Filed
20 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349302824

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