2026-08-08T16:19:34-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 991131672 KAREEMS MISSION KARE 7173791964 5585 Barbara Drive Mechanicsburg PA 17050 Hagir Elsheikh Founder/President 7173791964 2026-08-08 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.kareemsmission.org X X 11550 X 11550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11550 0 0 0 152068 50380 0 6360 208808 -197258 -433555 0 -630813 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 433555 630813 -433555 -630813 To empower individuals with autism and their families through comprehensive, compassionate, and accessible support services that promote independence, creativity, and community inclusion. Autism Support Community Center & Family Support: "During 2025, Kareem's Mission operated its Autism Support Community Center at Central Penn College in Enola, providing family navigation, caregiver support, Parent Café and parent education, sensory-aware spaces, youth and teen programming, quiet/calming environments, and community-based resources for autistic individuals and their families. Services were designed to reduce isolation, improve access to support, and create a welcoming community-centered environment." 0 95000 Sensory, Creative, Educational & Inclusive Programming "Kareem's Mission provided sensory and creative programming including art, music, movement, recreation, storytelling, media activities, awareness programming, and inclusive community events. The organization used sensory-friendly and developmentally appropriate environments to promote regulation, creativity, confidence, communication, belonging, and community participation for autistic children, youth, and families. 0 65000 Community Education, Advocacy, Media & Workforce Development "During 2025, Kareem's Mission expanded autism awareness, caregiver education, advocacy, public outreach, school and community collaboration, media-based education, and workforce-readiness initiatives. Activities included educational resources, KMission media content, community presentations, relationship building with schools and service providers, and pathways designed to strengthen family support, inclusion, employment readiness, and autism-informed communities. 0 48808 208808 Hagir Elsheikh Founder / President 60 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 630813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA Hagir Elsheikh 5585 Barbara Drive Mechanicsburg PA 17050 7173791964 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 0 11550 11550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11550 11550 11550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Hagir Elsheikh Founder/President Founder loan/advance to fund startup and charitable operations of Kareem's Mission X 433555 630813 0 1 1 630813 Schedule L, Part II The outstanding loan payable to Hagir Elsheikh, Founder/President, originated as founder advances used to fund the startup and charitable operations of Kareem's Mission. The original principal amount was $433,555, as reported on the organization's 2024 Form 990. During 2025, the founder continued to advance funds and pay expenses on behalf of the organization. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2025 was $630,813. The advances supported program operations, occupancy, contractor services, supplies, equipment, furnishings, outreach activities, and other expenditures in furtherance of the organization's exempt purposes. The loan is not in default, was approved by the governing body, and is subject to a written agreement. No excess benefit transaction is being reported in connection with this loan. Form 990-EZ, Header, Line G Form 990-EZ, Line G - Accounting Method: Beginning with the 2025 tax year, Kareem's Mission reports its financial activity using the cash receipts and disbursements method. The organization's accounting records for 2025 were maintained primarily based on amounts actually received and amounts actually paid. The prior-year Form 990 identified the accrual method. The organization changed its reporting method for 2025 to conform the return more closely to its underlying books and records and actual accounting practices. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Program supplies, sensory and educational materials, toys and adaptive equipment, center furnishings and decor, arts and activity supplies, awards and recognition materials, food and event supplies, small equipment, community outreach and awareness supplies, and other operating expenses incurred in furtherance of the organization's autism support programs. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Beginning balance reconciliation: Kareem's Mission's 2024 Form 990 reported founder advances of $433,555 as loans payable to the founder and also reflected an equivalent year-end cash balance. Upon reconciliation of the organization's underlying books and records in preparing the 2025 return, the organization determined that the founder advances had been used for startup and operating expenditures paid or advanced on behalf of Kareem's Mission and did not represent cash held by the organization at the beginning of 2025. The founder advances remain repayable to the founder and are reported as liabilities, not contributions or revenue. No additional adjustment is reported on Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 for 2025; this disclosure is provided to explain the reconciliation of the beginning financial position. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Founder loan payable to Hagir Elsheikh, Founder/President. The organization began 2025 with $433,555 of founder advances previously reported as a loan payable. During 2025, the founder continued to personally fund Kareem's Mission's charitable operations and paid expenses on behalf of the organization, including contractor services, occupancy and maintenance costs, program supplies, sensory and educational materials, furnishings, equipment, outreach activities, and other operating expenses. After applying the organization's 2025 contributions toward operating costs, additional founder-funded expenses of approximately $197,258 increased the outstanding founder loan balance to $630,813 as of December 31, 2025. These advances are repayable to the founder and are reported as liabilities, not contributions or revenue. Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 33 During 2025, Kareem's Mission expanded from its initial organizational development and program-planning phase into direct community-based autism support services. The organization operated the Kareem's Mission Autism Support Community Center and provided family support, caregiver education, sensory and creative programming, community outreach, autism awareness and inclusion initiatives, educational resources, media-based advocacy, and related support activities for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. These activities further the organization's exempt charitable and educational purposes. Kareem's Mission respectfully requests reasonable-cause relief for the late filing of its 2025 Form 990-EZ. The organization is a recently established nonprofit that experienced substantial growth during 2025 as it transitioned from organizational development into direct autism support, family assistance, community education, advocacy, and operation of its autism support community center. During the filing period, the organization was reconciling its prior-year founder loan, classifying significant startup and program expenditures, transitioning its accounting records to reflect its actual cash-based bookkeeping practices, and compiling documentation necessary to accurately report contributions, contractor payments, occupancy costs, program expenses, assets, liabilities, and related-party loan disclosures. The delay resulted from the organization's good-faith effort to prepare a complete and accurate return rather than from willful neglect. Once the filing requirements and financial records were reconciled, the organization acted diligently to complete and electronically file the return. Kareem's Mission has also strengthened its recordkeeping and annual filing procedures to help ensure timely future filings. The organization respectfully requests abatement of any late-filing penalty based on reasonable cause.