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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOMALI BANTU ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,499,394
Total expenses
$2,543,252
Contributions and grants received
$2,485,577
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$13,817
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$257,666
Total liabilities, end of year
$160,752
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$96,914
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,128,429
Management and general expenses
$414,823
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,128,429

Program services were 83.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,980,623

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $504,954

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Services

    total $5,390 · related or exempt $5,390

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Immigration Services

    total $8,427 · related or exempt $8,427

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,255 · program services $97,004 · management and general $24,251

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,158,948 · program services $1,101,001 · management and general $57,947

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,456 · program services $24,024 · management and general $3,432

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $97,781 · program services $85,558 · management and general $12,223

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,188 · management and general $36,188

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,798 · management and general $48,798

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,012 · program services $4,012

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $73,452 · program services $55,089 · management and general $18,363

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,823 · program services $10,694 · management and general $7,129

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $172,740 · program services $129,555 · management and general $43,185

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,608 · program services $17,647 · management and general $1,961

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,059 · management and general $7,059

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,620 · program services $22,965 · management and general $7,655

  • 24a · Other expenses: Direct Client Support

    total $290,200 · program services $290,200

  • 24b · Other expenses: Outside Services

    total $183,311 · program services $183,311

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $38,255 · program services $15,302 · management and general $22,953

  • 24d · Other expenses: Telecommunication

    total $50,753 · program services $38,057 · management and general $12,696

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $164,993 · program services $54,010 · management and general $110,983

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $26,349 · end of year $202,278

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $285,507 · end of year $31,612

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

    $63,996

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

    $47,420

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $110,532 · end of year $16,576

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,200 · end of year $7,200

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $149,660 · end of year $9,949

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $56,153

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $97,207 · end of year $36,432

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $57,297 · end of year $58,218

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $125,424 · end of year $96,914

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SBAOA provides education, cultural, & life skills training programs in an effort to promote self-sufficiency within & among individuals & families comprising not only the Somali Bantu community, but all refugees, immigrants & low-income families & individuals in need of service.

  • The Afghan Communities Support Program is a two-year initiative to increase organizational capacity, improve case management and expand education and outreach to support Afghan newcomers in California. We served 319 individuals over two years.

    Expenses $509,688

  • The Individual Development Accounts (IDA)Program helps refeguees and other Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)eligible population save toward an asset that will help increase financial independence. The program helps refugees understand what assets are, how the U.S. Financial system works, and how to manage their money. We served 125 individuals over four years.

    Expenses $373,158

  • The Clearpath Afghan program provides Afghan refugee population critical services to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society. We served 319 individuals over two years.

    Expenses $201,659

  • Other programs including: RFCCMED-WE DREAM, ESAVN, ELL IET, and Youth Mentoring.

    Expenses $1,043,924

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Said Abiyow

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $121,255
    From this org
    $121,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Patricia L Moore

    CAO

    Total calculated
    $73,052
    From this org
    $73,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mohamed Ali

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Omar Abdi

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garrett Cullen

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
3 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511549349300146

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