2024-03-16T07:33:28-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 541747032 ARMENIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC ARME 7034162555 1300 CRYSTAL DRIVE 1504 ARLINGTON VA 222023234 SEVAG BALIAN PRESIDENT 7034162555 2024-03-16 1 SEVAG BALIAN 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SEVAG BALIAN 1300 CRYSTAL DRIVE 1504 ARLINGTON VA 222023234 127645 0 X WWW.HEALTHIERNATION.ORG X 1995 VA SEE PART III, LINE 1. 9 9 0 10 0 0 46787 109354 0 0 28519 18291 0 0 75306 127645 0 0 0 0 16600 0 0 0 5836 38448 662268 55048 662268 20258 -534623 3699147 3372171 25581 0 3673566 3372171 X TO PROMOTE CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ARMENIA, AND TO SPONSOR HUMANITARIAN HEALTH PROJECTS FOR THE PEOPLE OF ARMENIA. AACA IS THE FOUNDER AND MAIN SPONSOR OF THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN WELLNESS CENTER (AAWC) SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1997. 0 0 623843 AAWC IS A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY PREVENTIVE MEDICAL SERVICES TO WOMEN/MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ARMENIA. AAWC FOCUSES ON EARLY AND ACCURATE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER, TWO OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF CANCER DEATHS AMONG WOMEN IN ARMENIA, ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. IN 2023, AAWC INSTALLED NEW CT SCAN EQUIPMENT AND ESTABLISHED A GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT.PRESENTLY, AAWC OPERATES THE FOLLOWING TEN DEPARTMENTS: 1. BREAST SCREENING & DIAGNOSIS, ESTABLISHED IN 19972. GYNECOLOGY, ESTABLISHED IN 20013. PATHOLOGY LAB FOR CYTOLOGY & HISTOLOGY, ESTABLISHED IN 20014. FAMILY MEDICINE & ENDOCRINOLOGY, ESTABLISHED IN 20035. PHARMACY, ESTABLISHED IN 20106. UROLOGY, INCLUDING PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING, ESTABLISHED IN 20117. DENTAL HEALTH: TWO DENTAL CLINICS & A DENTAL LAB, ESTABLISHED IN 20138. AMBULATORY (OUTPATIENT) SURGERY, ESTABLISHED IN 20139. DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING: CT-SCANNER, DIGITAL X-RAY, ESTABLISHED IN 2015 OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING (ON DEXA UNIT), ESTABLISHED IN 200610. ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT, ESTABLISHED IN 2016.IN ADDITION, AAWC ORGANIZES MEDICAL OUTREACH MISSIONS IN ALL 11 DISTRICTS OF ARMENIA TO PROVIDE FREE-OF-CHARGE MEDICAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE IN THEIR REMOTE COMMUNITIES AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TRAVEL TO AAWC LOCATED IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF YEREVAN, ARMENIA. FROM 1997 THROUGH 2017, A TOTAL OF 353 OUTREACH MEDICAL MISSIONS WERE ORGANIZED IN ALL 11 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS OF ARMENIA, AND A TOTAL OF 28,014 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 22,036 PATIENTS, ALL FREE OF CHARGE.AAWC ALSO OVERSEES ITS SATELLITE CLINIC IN GAVAR, LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF GEGHARKUNIK ON THE SHORE OF LAKE SEVAN (THE SECOND HIGHEST LAKE IN THE WORLD). THE SATELLITE CLINIC ORGANIZES FREE ANNUAL HEALTH FAIRS, PROVIDES PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND EDUCATES THE POPULATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. TO DATE, THE GAVAR SATELLITE CLINIC ADMINISTERED 20,999 HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO 15,777 PATIENTS.DAILY, BETWEEN 160 AND 200 PATIENTS VISIT AAWC IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF YEREVAN. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS CONTINUES TO GROW. FROM 1997 TO 2017, 417,498 PATIENTS REGISTERED AT AAWC RECEIVED 530,254 SERVICES. IN 2017 ONLY, 45,003 PATIENTS SOUGHT 54,803 MEDICAL SERVICES AT AAWC. THE FEES CHARGED FOR MEDICAL SERVICES AT AAWC REMAIN AFFORDABLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION. 623843 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X RITA BALIAN 7034162555 1300 CRYSTAL DRIVE 1504 ARLINGTON VA 222023234 X RITA BALIAN PRESIDENT & CHAIR 70.00 X X 0 0 0 SEVAG BALIAN VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIE BALIAN SECRETARY 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ARAM S BALIAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DORIS GEORGE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 LOUISA BAGHDASARIAN BOARD MEMBER 0.70 X 0 0 0 ANAHID GHAZARIAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SANDRA GOSHGARIAN BOARD MEMBER 0.70 X 0 0 0 ANAHID KALAYJIAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4000 105354 109354 18291 18291 127645 0 0 18291 1761 1761 3700 3700 7121 7121 5372 5372 2549 2549 13438 13438 WELLNESS CENTER OPERATI 622082 622082 FUNDRAISING FEES 5836 5836 CREDIT CARD FEES 234 234 MISCELLANEOUS 175 175 662268 623843 32589 5836 69228 94614 928124 585929 2701795 2541628 0 150000 3699147 3372171 25581 0 25581 0 X 3526955 3195866 146611 176305 3673566 3372171 3699147 3372171 -534623 207649 25579 0 X 0 0 0 X 1097554 1178009 205103 46787 109354 2636807 1097554 1178009 205103 46787 109354 2636807 1156828 1479979 40131 21067 13273 28519 18291 121281 958 8044 9002 2767090 0.53490 0.46630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES STAFF MEMBER ASSISTING WITH FUNDRAISING AND THE WELLNESS CENTER 622082 0 1 0 0 0 1 622082 0 622082 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 RITA BALIAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, WHO IS A VOLUNTEER, AND MARIE BALIAN, TREASURER, WHO IS ALSO A VOLUNTEER, ARE SISTERS-IN-LAW. SEVAG BALIAN IS RITA BALIAN'S SON AND ARAM S. BALIAN IS RITA BALIAN'S GRANDSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF AACA AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT. PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS, THE 990 DRAFT WAS ALSO SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF AACA FOR REVIEW AND THEN TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AACA THAT HAS ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN, OR RELATIONSHIP WITH, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WHICH PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO ANY TRANSACTION WITH THE AACA, GIVES NOTICE OF SUCH TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE AACA'S BOARD, AND RECUSES HIM/HERSELF FROM DISCUSSING OR VOTING ON THE PARTICULAR TRANSACTION IN WHICH HE/SHE HAS AN INTEREST. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES DURING THE COURSE OF A MEETING AND IT IS NOT PRACTICAL FOR THE DIRECTOR TO GIVE NOTICE TO THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD AS SOON AS PRACTICAL THEREAFTER, AND THE BOARD DECIDES WHAT ACTION IS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.