Nonprofit · EIN 03-0502955
AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $550,290 | $768,317 | -$218,027 | $849,521 | $291,060 | $558,461 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $506,832 | $635,031 | -$128,199 | $796,057 | $19,569 | $776,488 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $816,516 | $663,497 | $153,019 | $950,504 | $45,817 | $904,687 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $454,584
- Program service revenue
- $82,360
- Investment income
- $12,476
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $870
- Other revenue
- $870
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $49,314
- Other salaries and wages
- $202,638
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $288,697
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $19,814
- Accounting fees
- $34,924
- Occupancy
- $46,234
- Travel
- $28,860
- Depreciation
- $4,573
- Program services (functional)
- $586,962
- Management and general (functional)
- $151,191
- Fundraising (functional)
- $30,164
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $796,057
- Total assets, end of year
- $849,521
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $291,060
- Net assets, end of year
- $558,461
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,176
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $38,486
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $519,975
- Gross receipts
- $550,290
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohannad M Ghwanmeh | Former Executive Director Former | 40 | $34,314 |
| LISA VOLTA-ZALLOUM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $15,000 |
| LISA DENBERRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| REGINA MORGAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| IKRAM MASMOUDI Jr | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXA FIRAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EMILY NEUMEIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BETSY MESARD Sr | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAMIA BARAKAT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRIA KHALIL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTYN J MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ibrahim M Bakri | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Irene Pelech Zwarych | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOHANNAD GHAWANMEH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former | 40 | $73,150 |
| LISA VOLTA-ZALLOUM | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| BETSY MESARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAMIA BARAKAT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRIA KHALIL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTYN J MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EMILY NEUMEIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IKRAM MASMOUDI | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN GHAZVINIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXA FIRAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA DENBERRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| REGINA MORGAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOHANNAD GHAWANMEH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022 & 20 Former | 40 | $76,000 |
| JOHN GHAZVINIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK DATO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXA FIRAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA VOLTA-ZALLOUM | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| BETSY MESARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EMILY NEUMEIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| OMAR HARB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GEORGETTE HAMATY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MEHRNOOSH ARYANPOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IKRAM MASMOUDI | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA DENBERRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| REGINA MORGAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3645 LANCASTER AVENUE 1, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104-2681
- In care of
- % LISA VOLTA-ZALLOUM
- Signed the 990
- LISA VOLTA-ZALLOUM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (267) 809-3668
- Website
- www.albustanseeds.org
- Return prepared by
- Nancy J Nicoletti CPA
Mission
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture offers artistic and educational programming that enriches understanding and celebrates diversity, while supporting the pursuit and affirmation of Arab American cultural identity and playing a constructive civic role within broader American Society.
Program accomplishments
- ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS: PRESENTATIONS OF RENOWNED ARAB LITERARY, VISUAL, AND PERFORMING ARTISTS TO STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Expenses $310,421
- ARAB CULTURAL ARTS/ARTS INSTRUCTION: OFFERING IN AND AFTER SCHOOL ARTS CLASSES IN A VARIETY OF ARTISTIC MEDIA FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR LIVES AND HERITAGE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOMPANYING CURRICULUM MATERIAL FOR EDUCATORS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES MUSIC INSTRUCTION, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND INTERACTIVE ONLINE PROGRAMS.Expenses $206,370
- AL-BUSTAN CAMP: AN ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, HELD FOR THREE WEEKS EVERY JULY SINCE 2002, WITH AN INTEGRATED LANGUAGE, ARTS, AND NATURE STUDY CURRICULUM ORGANIZED AROUND ARAB CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL THEMES.Expenses $70,171
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0502955
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $849,521
- Income (IRS master file)
- $550,290
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $550,290 | $768,317 | $849,521 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $506,832 | $635,031 | $796,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $816,516 | $663,497 | $950,504 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 03-0502955).
Questions about AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE
- What is the EIN of AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE is 03-0502955.
- Is AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE 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 AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE 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 AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $34,314 (Mohannad M Ghwanmeh, Former Executive Director).
- How much revenue does AL-BUSTAN SEEDS OF CULTURE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $550,290, expenses of $768,317 and total assets of $849,521 at year end.
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