2024-08-30T07:37:36-05:00 2023-12-31 260794367 UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INC 8601 ROBERT FULTON DRIVE SUITE 210 COLUMBIA MD 21046 990 2023-01-01 541637257 COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION COPT 7036418910 PO BOX 2881 MERRIFIELD VA 22116 NERMIEN RIAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7036418910 2024-08-30 1 0 YI SHRESTHA P00837980 4107205220 2024-08-30 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z NERMIEN RIAD PO BOX 2881 MERRIFIELD VA 22116 20465139 0 X WWW.COPTICORPHANS.ORG X 1992 VA COPTIC ORPHANS IMPROVES THE LIVES OF ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)CHILDREN IN EGYPT BY PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS, EDUCATION, AND MENTORING SO THAT THEY MAY REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 17 16 34 825 0 0 18377314 19627592 0 0 597716 889081 0 -81944 18975030 20434729 10126503 10328549 0 0 3952409 4897417 0 0 2296028 1784416 2320944 15863328 17546910 3111702 2887819 44906495 56420461 2295851 3774274 42610644 52646187 X COPTIC ORPHANS IMPROVES THE LIVES OF ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN EGYPT BY PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS, EDUCATION, AND MENTORING SO THAT THEY MAY REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 0 0 13386260 9472145 CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: NOT ALONE - SERVES OVER 15,564 ORPHANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 60+ DIOCESES IN EGYPT. EACH CHILD IN NOT ALONE, THROUGH A MENTORING AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF COPTIC ORPHANS' 825 CHURCH-BASED VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES, OR "REPS," RECEIVES THE PROTECTION, SUPPORT, AND CONFIDENCE THAT WAS LOST WHEN THEIR FATHER DIED OR ABANDONED THEM. THE EMPHASIS OF THE NOT ALONE PROGRAM IS NOT ON CHARITY, BUT RATHER ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHILDREN AND THOSE AROUND THEM. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE RESOURCES TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, AS WELL AS THE COURAGE TO BECOME CHANGE-MAKERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. COPTIC ORPHANS ADDRESSES BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS SO THAT NOT ALONE CHILDREN CAN DEAL SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES THEY FACE. BECAUSE COPTIC ORPHANS FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AS THE PRIMARY TOOL TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, WELL-ADJUSTED ADULTS, NOT ALONE PRIORITIZES GIVING THEM LITERACY AND OTHER SKILLS THAT HELP THEM SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP THEIR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS SO THAT THEY CAN OVERCOME THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TRANSFORM FUTURE GENERATIONS. EACH OF THE REPS IS NOMINATED BY THEIR BISHOP IN THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH. THE REPS WORK WITH FATHERLESS FAMILIES IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN EGYPT, FROM THE SLUMS OF CAIRO TO REMOTE RURAL VILLAGES. EACH REP HAS RELATIONSHIPS WITH 15-25 CHILDREN, AND SERVES EACH BY:VISITING THE CHILD ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THEIR HOME TO ASSESS AND PROVIDE FOR BASIC NEEDS AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING PROBLEMS ROOTED IN THE HOME LIFE OF THE CHILD.CONNECTING THE CHILD AND THEIR MOTHER AND SIBLINGS TO ASSISTANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS ACADEMIC TUTORING AND MENTORING FOR SPECIAL TALENTS OR NEEDS.EDUCATING AND ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS CIVIL RIGHTS SUCH AS BIRTH CERTIFICATES, GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED WIDOWS' PENSIONS, LAND RIGHTS, AND GOVERNMENT IDS.GATHERING CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS IN SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS THAT BUILD SKILLS IN LITERACY, LEADERSHIP, COMPUTERS, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, CULTURAL APPRECIATION, JOB READINESS, AND INCOME GENERATION, AS WELL AS COVERING CRITICAL TOPICS IN EFFECTIVE PARENTING, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND PREVENTING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP - THE FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP IS IS A COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE DESIGNED FOR NOT ALONE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC, PERSONAL, LEADERSHIP, AND VOLUNTEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT AIMS TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL, MORAL, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF THEIR CHOICE, TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND TO INSTILL VALUES OF VOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THEIR POTENTIAL TO LEAD CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 1024153 856404 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - THE VALUABLE GIRL PROJECT IS A MULTI-FACETED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT TARGETS MARGINALIZED GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS IN EGYPT. VALUABLE GIRL'S MAIN GOAL IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS ON THE INTRAPERSONAL, INTERACTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL LEVELS BY INVESTING IN THEIR POTENTIALS AND EMPOWERING THEM TO MAXIMIZE THEIR INFLUENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN GIRLS (AGES 7-22) IN A BIG SISTER-LITTLE SISTER MENTORSHIP ARRANGEMENT THAT PROMOTES PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE, STRENGTHENS GIRLS' UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RIGHTS, AND IMPROVES ACADEMIC RETENTION RATES, ALONG WITH OTHER POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR PARTICIPANTS. THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY EMPOWERS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, RAISE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, RAISE AWARENESS ON GENDER-BASEDVIOLENCE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, REDUCE THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION AND BREAK THE BARRIERS OF SECTARIANISM.SINCE ITS INCEPTION 20 YEARS AGO, THE PROJECT HAS OPERATED IN 184 SITES ACROSS EGYPT AND EMPOWERED MORE THAN 15,000 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. IN THE CURRENT CYCLE (2021-2023), THE PROJECT OPERATES IN 20 LOCATIONS IN FOUR GOVERNORATES, NAMELY CAIRO, MINYA, ASYUT AND QENA TARGETING 2,000 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF 80 ON-SITE STAFF MEMBERS FROM 20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS (CDAS).21 PROGRAM - IT IS A FULLY PAID TRIP BY COPTIC ORPHANS THAT AIMS TO GIVE COPTIC YOUNG ADULTS IN THE DIASPORA THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN EGYPT WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE AND COPTIC IDENTITY. WHILE IN EGYPT, FELLOWS OF THE 21 PROGRAM SERVE COPTIC ORPHANS CHILDREN, VISIT CHURCHES AND CULTURAL SITES, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR TIES WITH THEIR ROOTS AND HERITAGE. PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA. IN 2023, 100 FELLOWS SERVED ROUGHLY 2,000 CHILDREN IN EGYPT IN TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS FROM JUNE 8 TO JULY 3 AND FROM JULY 13 TO AUGUST 7.SERVE TO LEARN - IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS THE TIES OF COPTIC DIASPORA VOLUNTEERS (SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION EGYPTIANS) WITH THEIR HOMELAND, EGYPT, THROUGH SERVING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN OVER A SPAN OF THREE WEEKS. THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO PROVIDE YOUTH THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND ENABLES THEM NOT ONLY TO WITNESS THE CHALLENGES UNDERSERVED CHILDREN FACE, BUT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY CONTRIBUTING, ALBEIT SHORT-TERM, TO THEIR EDUCATION. BY LIVING IN THEIR VILLAGES, TEACHING IN CLASSROOMS, VISITING THEIR HOMES, AND ENGAGING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, THE VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF A NOT ALONE CHILD. THE IMMERSIVE NATURE OF THE EXPERIENCE LETS VOLUNTEERS SEE A CHILD FROM MULTIPLE VANTAGES TO GIVE THEM A DEEPER AND MORE INSIGHTFUL UNDERSTANDING OF EACH CHILD BEYOND THE VENEER OF POVERTY. UPON THEIR RETURN, THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO ADVOCATE AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE CAUSE OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN EGYPT. SERVE TO LEARN VOLUNTEERS AND ALUMNI THEN BECOME THE DRIVING FORCE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. IN 2023, THE SERVE TO LEARN PROGRAM BROUGHT 21 VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ROUGHLY 500 CHILDREN IN EGYPT FROM JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 11. 14410413 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 8 0 1 34 1 0 1 AS CA EG UK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 VA NY CA OH SC NC MA CO IL MD KS NJ WI MN NV CT PA OK WA NM KY HI TN GA MI FL MI WV RI AK NH MS X X HANY NESSIM 7036418910 PO BOX 2881 MERRIFIELD VA 22116 NERMIEN RIAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 161500 0 1200 PETER ABADIR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONA AZER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MORGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMGAD BASSILI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HANI SHAROBIM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NAKHLA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADEL BOULOS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEN MARCOS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA FARAG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BASEM MORRIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MENA MIKHAIL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIOLA MARZOUK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERIF HELMY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SOLIMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FR ANDREW ALEXANDER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAOUF YOUSSEF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA BENJAMIN DIRECTOR OF LEGAL 40.00 X 112351 0 7055 HODA GAMAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 122512 0 7055 RANIA PETRO DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112315 0 1200 508678 0 16510 4 0 1 0 0 19627592 60820 19627592 897821 897821 21670 30410 -8740 -8740 -8740 OTHER INCOME 900099 1047 1047 LOSS FROM DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSET 900099 -82991 -82991 -81944 20434729 0 0 807137 10328549 10328549 525188 258258 98213 168717 3858027 2357334 452148 1048545 63822 29876 10396 23550 155022 71250 24226 59546 295358 191272 32296 71790 21670 21670 207064 96616 34270 76178 492876 275572 67425 149879 40994 26455 4511 10028 805340 560097 76094 169149 129541 89555 12407 27579 59900 59900 41171 25517 4857 10797 EVENT EXPENSES 299958 40162 1956 257840 CREDIT CARD FEES 222430 222430 17546910 14410413 840469 2296028 6298669 5344644 790358 2670774 57048 18060 308766 46729 1835223 376961 1581136 1458262 33913369 43585143 1957149 3296849 44906495 56420461 460925 402865 1834926 3371409 2295851 3774274 X 41597335 51348949 1013309 1297238 42610644 52646187 44906495 56420461 X 2887819 7451457 -303733 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12350616 15242990 17716333 18377314 19627592 83314845 12350616 15242990 17716333 18377314 19627592 83314845 83314845 500252 591178 492909 602614 897821 3084774 881 35602 79289 1047 116819 86516438 0.96300 0.96480 X 571272 36430 139244 3736 743210 691212 28784 -147372 1352 571272 540379 67965 82868 691212 366693 45746 87837 540379 95180 241670 29843 366693 1.00000 0 0 1343036 1343036 173725 144773 28952 170775 126461 44314 147687 105727 41960 1458262 SECURITY DEPOSIT 131618 GIFT-IN-KIND INVENTORY 46501 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS, NET 3118730 3296849 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 3371409 3371409 X 27560783 7451457 -303733 7147724 20413059 21670 21670 20434729 17525240 0 17525240 21670 21670 17546910 PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EDUCATION IN COMBINATION WITH THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO COPTIC ORPHANS AND TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE PRINCIPAL. PART X, LINE 2: THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY COPTIC ORPHANS FOR ANY YEARS OPEN UNDER THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ARE THAT COPTIC ORPHANS CONTINUES TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND THAT THEY HAVE PROPERLY REPORTED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME THAT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES. COPTIC ORPHANS BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE REPORTING DATE. NONE OF COPTIC ORPHANS' INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN TRANSLATION LOSS -303,733. 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - EGYPT 1 123 PROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS ALL PROGRAMS AS DESCRIBED IN FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-4C. 10450481 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 1 12 FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS 791212 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 8 FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS 536533 3 143 0 0 3 143 11778226 0 11778226 HOUSING/MEDICAL SUPPORT, DONOR DIRECTED GIFTS, GRANT AWARDS, SUBSIDIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, AND FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 15564 9472145 CASH AND CHECKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2000 856404 CASH AND CHECKS 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: FUND MONITORING IS DONE THROUGH TECHNICAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: A) QUARTERLY TECHNICAL REPORTS: COPTIC ORPHANS USES ITS FUNDS TO DEVELOP CHILDREN IN EGYPT THROUGH PROGRAMS EXECUTED BY PRE-SELECTED VOLUNTEERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. COPTIC ORPHANS AREA MANAGERS VISIT FAMILIES RECEIVING DONATIONS CHANNELED THROUGH DESIGNATED VOLUNTEERS AND ISSUE A TECHNICAL REPORT DESCRIBING THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH VOLUNTEER REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THEIR SERVICE AND VERIFYING FROM EACH FAMILY THE AMOUNT SPENT BY THE VOLUNTEER ON THE CHILDREN. B) QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS: QUARTERLY SETTLEMENT IS DONE THROUGH THE COPTIC ORPHANS ACCOUNTANT TO MONITOR THE CASH IN HAND WITH EACH VOLUNTEER AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN REGARDING ANY OUTSTANDING BALANCES. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EXPENDITURES INCLUDE SALARIES AND WAGES, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT-RELATED COSTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE REGION, RENT AND OTHER COSTS RELATED TO OFFICE OPERATIONS WITHIN THE REGION, GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS LOCATED WITHIN THE REGION, BANK FEES AND OTHER CHARGES RELATED TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS, AND OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NERMIEN RIAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 161500 0 0 0 0 0 1200 0 0 0 162700 0 0 0 X 3 60820 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS SENT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BY EMAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD IS BRIEFED AND REVIEWS POLICIES AND BUDGET TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY REVIEWING PERFORMANCE AND UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPTIC ORPHANS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN CURRENCY VALUATION -303,733. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. COPTIC ORPHANS CANADA PO BOX 52033 LAVAL QC CA H7P5S1 FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS CA COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION COPTIC ORPHANS AUSTRALIA PO BOX 469 BELMORE NSW AS 2192 FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS AS COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION COPTIC ORPHANS UK 5 KEW ROAD RICHMOND UK TW92PR FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS UK COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION