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Nonprofit · EIN 91-1481782

SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER

Also known as Salaam CUltural Museum

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98103

Financials

$599K$566K2023$715K$540K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$714,540$540,462$174,078$371,013-$33,059$404,072
December 31, 2023990$599,080$565,566$33,514$184,975-$45,019$229,994
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$710,536
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$4,004

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$21,812
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,812
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$349,875
Management and general (functional)
$190,587

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$184,975
Total assets, end of year
$371,013
Total liabilities, end of year
-$33,059
Net assets, end of year
$404,072
Gross receipts
$714,540
Employees
1
Volunteers
25
Year formed
1990
State of legal domicile
WA

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 / weekCompensation
Rita ZawaidehPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Scott DavisSecretary
Officer
5$0
Elizabeth AbuhayderVice President
Officer
5$0
Dr Eiad SayehOfficer
Officer
5$0
Dr Jere BacharachVice President
Officer
10$0
Laila QudsiOfficer
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rita ZawaidehPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Scott DavisSecretary
Officer
5$0
Elizabeth AbuhayderVice President
Officer
5$0
Dr Eiad SayehOfficer
Officer
5$0
Dr Jere BacharachVice President
Officer
10$0
Laila QudsiOfficer
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3806 WHITMAN AVE N, SEATTLE, WA 98103-8724
In care of
% RITA ZAWAIDEH
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RITA ZAWAIDEH, 3806 WHITMAN AVE N, SEATTLE, WA 98103
Signed the 990
Rita Zawaideh, President
Phone
(206) 545-7307
990-N for 2012 filed under this EIN
Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Rita Zawaideh, 3806 Whitman Ave N, Seattle WA 98103. Mailing address: 3806 Whitman Ave N, Seattle WA 98103. Website: www.salaamculturalmusem.org
Return prepared by
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Mission

Salamm cultural meuseum mission is to gather and publish information on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and to promote understanding of the people, cultures, languages, religions, and lands of this region.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Medical Mission; In 2016 SCM conducted one mission to Jordan and then moved our operations to Greece. An assessment team was sent to the island of Lesbos in late August of 2015 to see what services SCM could provide. The team consisted of several past members of our missions, including doctors, first responders, humanitarians, and logistics personnel. From the beginning of October 2015 SCM maintained a continuous presence on the island of Lesbos to aid the refugees making the dangerous crossing from Turkey to Greece. Our expenditures for this operation included the cost of sending the initial assessment team, then the expenses to maintain one coordinator on the ground at all times transportation, lodging, food a van for the team to get around in, fuel, medical and humanitarian supplies, food for the refugees, medications, etc. We also had expenses of excess baggage to transport as much as we could to excess baggage to transport as much as we could to of excess baggage to transport as much as we could to the teams with incoming volunteers. Nonmedical team members provided psychosocial relief to various locations for women and children
    Expenses $75,701
  • Humanitarian Aid Shipments SCM sent several containers to Jordan in 2018 containing humanitarian supplies donated to SCM by our supporters. Items included medical equipment, school supplies, clothing, new blankets and handmade quilts, toys, and other miscellaneous items needed in the camps or at clinics we are in contact with. Additional items were sent to Jordan and Greece in the suitcases of volunteers traveling to those countries. SCM helped pay for some of the excess baggage fees for those carrying SCM supplies. These supplies included medications and other urgently needed items that would not endure transoceanic shipping in a container.
    Expenses $207,903
  • Food Drive; In 2016 SCM continued its food aid program, doing several distributions in Jordan and also partnering with another organization in Lebanon to provide Over 10,000 tons of flour were purchased and distributed to community bakeries to make bread for the needy food aid there and at the border region to Syrian refugees. The World Food Program has seen severe cuts to its programs and this has resulted in a significant reduction in the food aid the UN is able to provide to refugees. SCM will continue to work to supplement the needs of the refugees through distributions of packages of food and partnering with other organizations to maximize our reach in getting food to the most vulnerable refugees. We also provided some food on a limited basis to refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos through the end of the year.
    Expenses $6,000
  • Other Humaniterian projects; undertaken in 2018 include partnering with IHR in Lebanon to provide a school building at a refugee camp there, emergency medical procedure funding for refugees in need of emergency/urgent lifesaving treatments, coordinating donations of medications from our partner Direct Relief to clinics and hospitals in Jordan, supporting educational programs at Zaatari refugee camp, and promoting awareness of the refugee crisis through social media, our website, and presentations.SCM also provide help & support to Syrian refugees residing in state of Washington.
    Expenses $60,271

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
91-1481782
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1990
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$371,013
Income (IRS master file)
$714,540

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$714,540$540,462$371,013XML
990December 2023$599,080$565,566$184,975XML
990December 2022$426,210$295,241$165,585IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2012
Officer: Rita Zawaideh
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2012≤ $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 91-1481782).

Questions about SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER

What is the EIN of SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER is 91-1481782.
Is SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER 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 SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER 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 SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER 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 SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RITA ZAWAIDEH.
Who are the officers and directors of SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SALAAM CULTURAL CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $714,540, expenses of $540,462 and total assets of $371,013 at year end.

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