2024-07-02T13:09:35-07:00 2023-12-31 824082608 Barry & Moore CPAs 2198 E Camelback Rd Ste 370 Phoenix AZ 85016 990 2023-01-01 010876916 Somali American United Council of Arizona SOMA 6025222100 2425 E Thomas Road Suite 11 Phoenix AZ 85016 DR MOHAMED ALI ABUKAR President 2024-07-02 true DR MOHAMED ALI ABUKAR 999009999 true Robert W Bailey P01441087 6022775463 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X DR MOHAMED ALI ABUKAR 2425 E Thomas Road Suite 11 Phoenix AZ 85016 670091 false X https://www.somaliunitedcouncil.org/ X 2008 AZ The mission and vision of the organization is to facilitate and improve communication channels and contribute to the well-being of the multiethnic refugee/immigrant community, helping them to achieve self-sufficiency and assisting them in becoming productive law-abiding citizens that can properly integrate for a great patriotism. The SAUC help newly arrived families adjust to their new lives, new location, new language and new culture. 13 13 0 5 0 602798 670091 0 0 0 602798 670091 29100 4696 0 336385 618002 0 0 138167 122870 503652 745568 99146 -75477 190341 112365 0 190341 112365 X The mission and vision of the organization is to facilitate and improve communication channels and contribute to the well-being of the multiethnic refugee/immigrant community, helping them to achieve self-sufficiency and assisting them in becoming productive law-abiding citizens that can properly integrate for a great patriotism. The SAUC help newly arrived families adjust to their new lives, new location, new language and new culture. false false 212291 303697 Program Development ADES 18-212371 that ended in September of 2023. In collaboration with the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) for Maricopa County, we supported over 600 multiethnic refugees in 2023. We welcomed 222 new refugees into our program during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. This program is primarily focused on educating and assisting refugees to integrate successfully into the United States. Many were enrolled in our Improved Method of Learning English class for Somali, Swahili, Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Amharic, etc; Naturalization Preparation class; Professional Sewing and Women Empowerment; and others. We helped over 100 refugees to become citizens of the United States in 2023. 130465 125630 Maricopa County Refugee Relocation Program. In collaboration with the Maricopa County Human Services Department, we have supported many multiethnic refugees and underserved communities through housing assistance; case management; support services and interpretation; naturalization and immigration services; Improved Method of Learning English; digital literacy; preschool and youth leadership; and women empowerment, including professional sewing and employment services. We average about 1,000 services per month. 101388 Maricopa Community Foundation Non Profit Assistance Grant - The program is to help Refugee Women, Youth to recover from the pandemic's continuing negative impact by establishing programs that lead them toward recovering and self-sufficiency, includes WEP, professional sewing, digital literacy, youth development and enrichment programs, preschool and other critically needed services, education and empowerment. The beauty of this program is that these Refugees are starting their own business producing dresses, pillowcases, quilts, and shirts that they have been able to sell to community members. After successfully completing the program, the women are provided with their own sewing machine, they become excited, and see this opportunity to start a Social Entrepreneurship or social-entrepreneurship business and bring an extra income to their homes. Refugees and Immigrants are the most impacted by the economic losses of the coronavirus pandemic; and the COVID-19 crisis affected all our lives,with refugees and immigrants the hardest hit. During the Pandemic's period, SAUC provided economic relief programs to the multiethnic refugees who qualified for rent and utility assistance through City of Phoenix, and provided other critically needed services for the Multiethnic refugee and under served community in Maricopa County.SAUC is committed to provide the best quality services to the multiethnic refugee community residing in Maricopa County; offering not only access to enriching and developmental activities, but also safe, positive, healthy andcaring environment. SAUC always strive to serve with kindness and humanity, and listen attentively to the need of the multi ethnic refugees and act upon those needs in a timely manner. To continuously increase the SAUCs employees capabilities for performing efficiently their duties we always plan, organize and conduct a professional on-job training and design proper staff development programs. SAUC feeltruly humbled and blessed, and would like to thank he Maricopa County leadership so very much, and everyone who are helping us in accomplishing our goals through the way, giving us the opportunity to work and collaborate together. 301424 1667 261393 745568 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false Mohamed Ali Abukar 6025222100 2425 E Thomas Road Suite 11 Phoenix AZ 85016 SHANNON REBER Treasurer 40.00 0.00 X 96171 0 0 DR MOHAMED ALI ABUKAR President 35.00 0.00 X 95900 0 0 ADAN SAMANTAR MEMBER 32.00 0.00 X 45611 0 0 Sadiki Ikyebwe Secretary 32.00 0.00 X 45485 0 0 YASMIN AHMED Treasurer 28.00 0.00 X 31600 0 0 Abdallah Yousef Secretary 0.00 0.00 X 29850 0 0 Ilyas N Sheikh Mohamed MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 26107 0 0 MUHIYADIN HASSAN MEMBER 32.00 0.00 X 25415 0 0 Mohamed Immaan MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 17300 0 0 Jack Salvatore Chairman 0.00 0.00 X 3000 0 0 MARYAM OGHBAPOURGARMSIRI MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 1000 0 0 Judy Bulsiewicz MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ABDIKARIN ADEN MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 417439 0 false false false 0 658029 12062 670091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 670091 1666 1666 3030 3030 0 0 0 0 618002 618002 0 0 0 0 4950 4950 4535 4535 0 0 0 0 0 37064 37064 696 696 0 28768 28768 1273 1273 0 0 0 0 1872 1872 13104 13104 TRANSPORTATION 10751 10751 COMMUNITY GATHERING 7557 7557 EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING 6826 6826 HOUSING ASSISTANCE 3157 3157 2317 2317 745568 745568 0 0 185598 109494 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9748 6941 4679 2807 0 0 0 0 1 1 190341 112365 0 0 X 190341 112365 190341 112365 190341 112365 -75477 -2499 X false false false X 198009 493402 429243 602798 702782 2426234 0 0 0 0 198009 493402 429243 602798 702782 2426234 0 0 2426234 0 0 0 0 198009 493402 429243 602798 702782 2426234 1.00000 0.00000 X 9748 6941 2807 2807 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: the purpose of the Women Empower Grant was to support women in acquiring sewing skills and to be able to design and create clothing for themselves and their families. during 2020, the focus was to learn how to make masks due to the pandemic. women that graduated from the program, received a sewing machine to continue producing items created by them and get ready to start their own businesses selling the items they created, taking steps towards self-sufficiency. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Maricopa Community Foundation Non Profit Assistance Grant - The program is to help Refugee Women, Youth to recover from the pandemic's continuing negative impact by establishing programs that lead them toward recovering and self-sufficiency, includes WEP, professional sewing, digital literacy, youth development and enrichment programs, preschool and other critically needed services, education and empowerment. The beauty of this program is that these Refugees are starting their own business producing dresses, pillowcases, quilts, and shirts that they have been able to sell to community members. After successfully completing the program, the women are provided with their own sewing machine, they become excited, and see this opportunity to start a Social Entrepreneurship or social-entrepreneurship business and bring an extra income to their homes. Refugees and Immigrants are the most impacted by the economic losses of the coronavirus pandemic; and the COVID-19 crisis affected all our lives,with refugees and immigrants the hardest hit. During the Pandemic's period, SAUC provided economic relief programs to the multiethnic refugees who qualified for rent and utility assistance through City of Phoenix, and provided other critically needed services for the Multiethnic refugee and under served community in Maricopa County.SAUC is committed to provide the best quality services to the multiethnic refugee community residing in Maricopa County; offering not only access to enriching and developmental activities, but also safe, positive, healthy andcaring environment. SAUC always strive to serve with kindness and humanity, and listen attentively to the need of the multi ethnic refugees and act upon those needs in a timely manner. To continuously increase the SAUCs employees capabilities for performing efficiently their duties we always plan, organize and conduct a professional on-job training and design proper staff development programs. SAUC feeltruly humbled and blessed, and would like to thank he Maricopa County leadership so very much, and everyone who are helping us in accomplishing our goals through the way, giving us the opportunity to work and collaborate together. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: International Rescue Committee SBA Navigator Pilot Program - Encouraging, recruiting and training the multiethnic refugee community for small business, assisting them also in the access of information and resources. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Welcome Fund - Go Fund Me - Providing services and educational programs for Newcomer Afghans. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: ASU Stem Pro Somali Family Grant - We are strongly and with confidence admit that the STEM program has enhanced the participants opportunities to become immensely powerful in a positive way and receptive to the new positive social change. This has resulted in a successful empowerment that is shown practically to have produced more effective and more productive citizens. The participants had lot of fun in learning the importance of STEM careers, which included Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Program Development ADES 18-212371 that ended in September of 2023. In collaboration with the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) for Maricopa County, we supported over 600 multiethnic refugees in 2023. We welcomed 222 new refugees into our program during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. This program is primarily focused on educating and assisting refugees to integrate successfully into the United States. Many were enrolled in our Improved Method of Learning English class for Somali, Swahili, Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Amharic, etc; Naturalization Preparation class; Professional Sewing and Women Empowerment; and others. We helped over 100 refugees to become citizens of the United States in 2023. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: ASA Supplemental Services CTR063495. In collaboration with the RRP, we have provided various services to Afghan clients who arrived in the United States in and after 2021. We welcomed 211 new eligible Afghan clients to our program in 2023, but continued to support the many returning clients. We provided services such as housing assistance; case management; support services and interpretation; digital literacy; preschool and youth leadership; and women empowerment, including professional sewing and employment services. Many Afghans enrolled in our core education classes, including our English class. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 13: Immigration Services CTR067737. In collaboration with RRP and our immigration lawyer, including USCIS and other support lawyers, we have helped over 1000 Afghan clients with all of their immigration needs. Our case managers received training on all of the necessary USCIS forms and followed a strict process to check and recheck all forms before being mailed, including sending to our immigration lawyer who checks the forms and signs off and sends any needed corrections if any. We held a town hall meeting on January 26, 2024 featuring those Afghan clients who have benefitted from our immigration services in and before 2023. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 14: MCPHD - CHNA Surveys. In collaboration with the Maricopa County Public Health Department, we were able to administer 211 Community Health Needs Assessment Surveys to clients in Maricopa County. All case managers from our center participated in conducting the surveys both in paper form and electronically. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form will be reviewed by organization's president, director of operations, and finance director. A copy of Form 990 will be presented to the organization's board of directors at a regularly scheduled meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Amended Explanation Form 990 is being amended to correct revenue and expenses that were misstated on the originally filed return. Total revenue on original return $702,782. total revenue on amended return $670,091. Total expenses on original return $778,259. Total expenses on amended return $745,568.This amended Form 990 accurately represents the financial position and activities for the tax year ended 2023, after the necessary corrections have been applied.