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Nonprofit · EIN 20-2714426

UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$32.4M$25M2023$51.5M$48.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$51,495,126$48,936,214$2,558,912$11,191,043$394,593$10,796,450
December 31, 2023990$32,433,934$24,991,921$7,442,013$8,933,646$722,631$8,211,015
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$51,400,864
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$90,924
Other revenue
$3,338

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$44,366,598
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$629,215
Other salaries and wages
$749,386
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,378,601
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$308,025
Accounting fees
$166,300
Occupancy
$37,545
Travel
$20,973
Depreciation
$775
Program services (functional)
$46,608,827
Management and general (functional)
$847,768
Fundraising (functional)
$1,479,619

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,933,646
Total assets, end of year
$11,191,043
Total liabilities, end of year
$394,593
Net assets, end of year
$10,796,450
Publicly traded securities
$17,027
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,796,450
Gross receipts
$51,631,056
Employees
12
Volunteers
18
Year formed
2005
State of legal domicile
DE

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARA KRONENFELDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$203,261$12,781
HANI ALMADHOUNDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$163,475$25,332
LAILA MOKHIBERDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$137,079$8,502
JASON TERRYDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$125,400$9,050
SALIM ABBOUDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RAJAIE BATNIJIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMBASSADOR RYAN CROCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FARAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERIEN DABISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAMI ELGHANDOURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NADIA SAAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARYAM JAMSHIDIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMBASSADOR TED KATTOUFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISSAR SARROUHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMBASSADOR PHILIP WILCOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
2 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RANIA BATRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TASNEEM MANJRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARA KRONENFELDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$163,119$17,981
HANI ALMADHOUNDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$133,138$33,482
LAILA MOKHIBERDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$119,334$12,520
JASON TERRYDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$108,343$9,238
GHASSAN SALAMEHCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
AMBASSADOR PHILIP C WILCOX JRCHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELIAS ABURDENETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KAREN ABUZAYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMBASSADOR MAURA CONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMBASSADOR RYAN CROCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FARAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARA FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMBASSADOR RICHARD MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IMAD QASIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NADIA SAAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR SHIBLEY TELHAMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 18697, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-8697
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARA KRONENFELD, PO BOX 18697, Washington, DC 20036
Signed the 990
MARA KRONENFELD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 223-3767
Return prepared by
RICH AND BANDER LLP

Mission

THE UNRWA USA MISSION IS TO LIFT UP THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF PALESTINE REFUGEES, SECURE AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR RESOURCES ESSENTIAL TO THEIR WELL-BEING, AND ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR THEM.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • GRANT PROGRAM - UNRWA USA PRIORITIZES OUR PROGRAM FUNDING THROUGH FOUR TECHNICAL PILLARS: 1)EDUCATION + TRAINING, 2)HEALTH (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH), 3)PROTECTION, AND 4)EMERGENCY RESPONSE. EDUCATION FUNDING SUPPORTED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OVER 100 STUDENTS AND SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OVER 89,000 CONFLICT-AFFECTED CHILDREN. HEALTH FUNDING SUPPORTED THE FURNISHING AND RE-OPENING OF A WAR-DAMAGED HEALTH CLINIC IN SYRIA. PROTECTION FUNDS PROVIDED SHELTER REPAIR AND TEMPORARY HOUSING TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED REFUGEES IN SYRIA AND THE WEST BANK, AS WELL AS NON-FOOD ITEMS IN GAZA. EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUNDS SUPPORTED FOOD PARCELS FOR OVER 237,000 PEOPLE IN GAZA, AS WELL AS CASH ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES IN EXTREME POVERTY IN LEBANON, JORDAN, AND SYRIA.
    Expenses $44,366,598 · grants $44,366,700
  • OTHER PROGRAMS - BUILDING AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF PALESTINE REFUGEES AND THE ESSENTIAL FOOD, HEALTH, HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND PROTECTION SERVICES THAT UNRWA PROVIDES TO THIS POPULATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BUILDING ACTIVITIES.
    Expenses $2,242,229

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-2714426
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
2006
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,191,043
Income (IRS master file)
$51,631,056

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$51,495,126$48,936,214$11,191,043IRS
990December 2023$32,433,934$24,991,921$8,933,646XML
990December 2022$5,476,838$5,659,339$1,366,678IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 20-2714426).

Questions about UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC

What is the EIN of UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC is 20-2714426.
Is UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
Are donations to UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE 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 UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE 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 UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE 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 UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARA KRONENFELD.
Who are the officers and directors of UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $203,261 (MARA KRONENFELD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $51,495,126, expenses of $48,936,214 and total assets of $11,191,043 at year end.

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