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Nonprofit · EIN 27-2637286

PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · FREMONT, CA 94536

Financials

$684K$305K2023$706K$258K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$706,082$258,041$448,041$3,860,302$0$3,860,302
December 31, 2023990$684,457$304,758$379,699$3,412,261$0$3,412,261
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$562,475
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$143,607
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$237,491
Other salaries and wages
$5,447
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,468
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$3,008
Travel
$435
Program services (functional)
$237,491
Management and general (functional)
$20,550

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,412,261
Total assets, end of year
$3,860,302
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$3,860,302
Land, buildings and equipment
$122,576
Gross receipts
$706,082
Employees
0
Volunteers
3
Year formed
2010
State of legal domicile
CA

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
Mirza MohammadOperating Manager and Supervisor in Afghanistan
Key employee
45$0$3,323
Masihullah MehryKey Employee in Afghanistan
Key employee
45$0$2,124
Rokhshana BenishPresiden / Founder
Officer
35$0$0
Durrana NejatVice President
Officer
8$0$0
Jasmine NejatSecretary
Officer
4$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Mirza MohammadOperating Manager and Supervisor in Afghanistan
Key employee
45$0$2,887
Masihullah MehryKey Employee in Afghanistan
Key employee
45$0$1,850
Rokhshana BenishPresiden / Founder
Officer
36$0$0
Durrana NejatVice President
Officer
6$0$0
Jasmine NejatSecretary
Officer
4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4119 TAMAYO ST, FREMONT, CA 94536-4626
In care of
% ROKHSHANA BENISH
Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
4119 Tamayo Street, Fremont CA 94536
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Rokhshana Benish, 4119 Tamayo Street, Fremont, CA 94536
Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
Rokhshana Benish, 4119 Tamayo Street, Fremont CA 94536
Signed the 990
Rokhshana Benish, President
Phone
(510) 792-2629

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-2637286 or by the name PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Panah is a CHARITABLE non-profit foundation with active 501c (3) status. This charity was formed in 2010 to help poor and homeless families by providing various humanitarian services. Panah Charity's mission is to provide aid via different programs to poverty-stricken families and individuals in Afghanistan. Short descriptions of Panah Charity's programs are as followings: Building homes for homeless families, building class rooms for homeless children, helping needy families to become self sufficient, building water wells, sponsoring very poor widows and orphans, providing humanitarian aid, saving children from child labor, helping very poor individuals with their medical expenses, . . . and more.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Panah Charity provided basic food supplies packages to 1200 poor and homeless families in Afghanistan throughout 2024. They were families with young children living below the poverty level & majority of children were orphans. Panah Charity provided flour, rice, cooking oil, tea, sugar, beans, & lentil. Distribution of 1200 food packages fed 7500 individuals for a month for a total cost of $78,008 US dollars. This includes supporting families in winter season as well. Total allocation cost of transportation to distribution sites, banners, and some small miscellaneous expenses included.
    Expenses $78,009 · revenue $78,008
  • Panah Charity provided monthly sponsorship to about 100 poor widows with young children and disabled individuals who can not work. With a minimal monthly support, the families had food for their children throughout the month. Total cost of monthly sponsorship program to widows was was $67,706 US dollars in 2024.
    Expenses $67,706 · revenue $67,706
  • Panah Charity provided warm clothing such as jackets and boots to homeless children living in camps in winter of 2024 for $8,563. Panah also supported homeless children when they needed medicine for a total cost of $1,841 Us Dollars. Also Panah provided fans in 15 classrooms in JowzJan Province for a total of $1786 US dollars to control the heat in very hot summer days. Under this program in total over 1500 homeless & poor kids received support from Panah charity foundation.
    Expenses $12,190 · revenue $12,190
  • Panah Charity provided meat & bread throughout the year and in Eid Qurban to hundreds of poor & homeless families throughout the country in 2024. Total expense of these type of humanitarian aid to families was $34,945 US Dollars.
    Expenses $34,949 · revenue $34,949
  • Panah Charity Foundation provided emergency relief programs in 2024 for the victims of flood in Baghlan & Ghurat Provinces. Total cost of emergency relief programs was $19,276 US dollars in 2024.
    Expenses $19,276 · revenue $19,276
  • Panah Charity Foundation in 2024 built 9 water wells in villages to create clean source of drinking water to poor families and children in those locations. Drought has caused lots of damages in villages and families are struggling finding clean source for drinking water. Total cost of this program was $10,203 US dollars.
    Expenses $10,203 · revenue $10,203
  • Panah Charity Foundation built homes for three widows with young children for total cost of $11,294 in Herat Province in 2024. These widows had lost their homes during the earthquake in 2023 and had become homeless. Also Panah Charity Foundation provided solar to an orphanage in Herat Province to provide electricity for orphans classrooms and bedrooms. The cost of this project was $3,734 US dollars.
    Expenses $15,158 · revenue $15,158

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
27-2637286
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
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,860,302
Income (IRS master file)
$706,082

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$706,082$258,041$3,860,302XML
990December 2023$684,457$304,758$3,412,261XML
990December 2022$830,178$320,564$3,045,344IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2010
Officer: Rokhshana Benish
December 31, 2010≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 27-2637286).

Questions about PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION is 27-2637286.
Is PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION 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 PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION 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 PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION 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 PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Rokhshana Benish.
Who are the officers and directors of PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does PANAH CHARITY FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $706,082, expenses of $258,041 and total assets of $3,860,302 at year end.

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