Nonprofit · EIN 11-2494808
UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $120,665,815 | $116,785,066 | $3,880,749 | $15,954,503 | $5,077,432 | $10,877,071 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $108,226,271 | $106,157,825 | $2,068,446 | $8,544,815 | $1,668,136 | $6,876,679 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $120,228,165
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $386,698
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $166,096
- Other revenue
- $50,952
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $107,323,605
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $223,577
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,160,580
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,616,913
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,061
- Accounting fees
- $60,722
- Occupancy
- $110,629
- Travel
- $60,476
- Depreciation
- $29,180
- Program services (functional)
- $114,961,043
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,108,965
- Fundraising (functional)
- $715,058
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,544,815
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,954,503
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,077,432
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,877,071
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $616,539
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,143,106
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,877,071
- Gross receipts
- $121,145,271
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALEEM ZARU | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $193,065 | $30,512 |
| JACQUELINE MARIE MELILLO | SR. DIRECTOR INSTITUTIONAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,325 | $14,639 |
| JENNIFER LINDA IBRAHIM | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,479 | $13,417 |
| ISAM SALAH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SALEM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK T HADEED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALMA EL-YASSIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN FRANCIS BARHOUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EYAD H ABED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAWAD I ALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALEEM ZARU | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $177,792 | $28,752 |
| JACQUELINE MARIE MELILLO | SR. DIRECTOR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,390 | $12,879 |
| ISAM SALAH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SALEM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK T HADEED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALMA EL-YASSIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN FRANCIS BARHOUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EYAD H ABED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAWAD I ALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW STE 104, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-6300
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SALEEM F ZARU, 1330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW 104, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- SALEEM F ZARU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 659-5007
- Website
- WWW.HELPUPA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PRAGER METIS CPAS
Mission
UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL, INC. (UPA) IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL, TAX EXEMPT CHARITY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO IMPOVERISHED PALESTINIANS RESIDING IN THE WEST BANK, JORDAN, GAZA STRIP AND IN LEBANESE REFUGEE CAMPS. FOUNDED IN 1978, UPA HAS SUPPORTED WIDE-RANGING HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS THAT CATERED TO NEEDY PALESTINIANS WITHIN THESE REGIONS. ITS PROGRAMS FALL INTO FOUR MAIN AREAS: HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION & UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, CHILD SPONSORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- HEALTH AND WELFARE - ALL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR HEALTH PROJECTS INCLUDING MOBILE CLINICS, PRIMARY CARE CLINICS AS WELL AS SERVICES INCLUDING EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL VISITS, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND TRAUMA COUNSELING FOR PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA AND REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES. EXPENSES INCURRED ALSO INCLUDE PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT HANDICAPPED, ORPHANED, OR EXTREMELY DEPRIVED CHILDREN THROUGH PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY UPA'S PARTNERS.Expenses $114,448,730 · grants $107,323,605
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - ALL EXPENSES INCURRED TO REBUILD AND REHABILITATE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURES AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS, AND TO IMPLEMENT MICRO-ENTERPRISE, MICRO-FINANCE AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT STIMULATE EMPLOYMENT.Expenses $139,638
- OUTREACH AND PUBLIC INFORMATION - ALL EXPENSES INCURRED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PLALESTINIAN HISTORY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE.Expenses $335,060
- EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS, WORK STUDY OPPORTUNITIES, AND FELLOWSHIPS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDED TO NEEDY PALESTINIAN STUDENTS WHO ARE LIVING IN OR INTEND TO RETURN TO PALESTINE.Expenses $37,615
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-2494808
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,954,503
- Income (IRS master file)
- $121,145,271
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $120,665,815 | $116,785,066 | $15,954,503 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $108,226,271 | $106,157,825 | $8,544,815 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $83,572,485 | $84,117,448 | $5,278,170 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-2494808).
Questions about UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC
- What is the EIN of UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC is 11-2494808.
- Is UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SALEEM F ZARU.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,065 (SALEEM ZARU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $120,665,815, expenses of $116,785,066 and total assets of $15,954,503 at year end.
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