2025-07-24T00:51:51Z 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 365070095 KANDAHAR TREASURE KAND 5712770218 20905 Cosworth Terrace STERLING VA 20165 Abigail Hofschneider Secretary 5712770218 2025-05-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.kandahartreasure.org X X 154220 X 121494 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32726 26400 6326 0 127820 82200 0 0 0 0 77 1027 83304 44516 1940 0 46456 1940 46456 0 0 0 0 1940 46456 0 0 1940 46456 The Corporation seeks to empower and uplift women in Afghanistan by preserving their artisanal crafts and raising public appreciation of cultural diversity and artistic expression, and to promote other charitable initiatives to enable self-sufficiency and reduce the marginalization of women within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3). The U.S. entity Kandahar Treasure operates from the U.S., drawing on Western resources, markets and donors to serve the needs of the Afghan business of the same name ("Kandahar Treasure") and the Afghan women it employs. This grant funded the program "Education Within Boundaries," in which 10 young Afghan women aged 14-22 were educated in textile design, leadership, business skills, and personal skills. The program enhanced their employability, instilled confidence in the women, and trained additional artisans for Kandahar Treasure in Afghanistan. 20000 X 20000 This grant was sent to assist the Afghan business, Kandahar Treasure, with operational expenses. This allows the business to employ over 190 women artisans in Afghanistan, benefiting a network of over 1000 Afghans. The women artisans are empowered as they earn income, leading to familial and societal change. 62200 X 62200 82200 Rangina Hamidi President 15.00 0 0 0 Stoorai Ayazi Treasurer 15.00 0 0 0 Abigail Hofschneider Secretary 15.00 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false SC Abigail Hofschneider 144 Dover Road Spartanburg SC 29301 8034462929 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE 0 NONE 0 true X 0 0 0 0 0 121494 121494 1940 32726 34666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1940 154220 156160 0 0 0 0 15156 15156 0 15156 15156 141004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1940 154220 156160 X 0.90290 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, Line 10 12/30/2024 -- Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan, c/o Raheen Law Group PC -- $50,000 13/31/2024 -- Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan, c/o Ehsan Rafiq -- $32,200 Because of the volatile and closed nature of the Afghan financial/banking environment, these funds were sent through intermediaries to reach the staff of Kandahar Treasure in Afghanistan. The U.S. Corporation receives photo and written evidence of the funds being received and secured by the intended parties in Afghanistan. The funds were then held by Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan to be used for the program service accomplishments listed below. Part I, Line 16 "Other Expenses" includes expenses internally classified as "management expenses" (i.e. bank charges, online platform subscriptions, etc), "special events," "tax" (i.e. sales tax), and "other." Part III The Corporation seeks to empower and uplift women in Afghanistan by preserving their artisanal crafts and raising public appreciation of cultural diversity and artistic expression, and to promote other charitable initiatives to enable self-sufficiency and reduce the marginalization of women within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3). The U.S. entity Kandahar Treasure operates from the U.S., drawing on Western resources, markets and donors to serve the needs of the Afghan business of the same name ("Kandahar Treasure") and the Afghan women it employs. Part III, Line 29 The Afghan enterprise Kandahar Treasure employs artisan women who hand-craft and embroider textiles using traditional techniques. This enterprise sells some items in Afghanistan, but makes most of its income by selling products to the U.S. nonprofit corporation Kandahar Treasure, who then sells the products (at cost) in the larger market of the U.S. and online. All sales revenue is sent back to the Afghan organization as cost of merchandise sold. We were only made aware of the errors on our filing on July 19, 2025. The previous violation letter(s) were sent to a former Registered Agent, who did not inform our organization of the need to amend our filing.