BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 143, NEW CANAAN, CT 06840-0143

In care of

% SHIVA SARRAM

Mailing address (990-N for 2010)

33 Soundview Lane, New Canaan CT 068402732

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Shiva Sarram President

Principal officer (990-N for 2010)

Shiva Sarram, 33 Soundview Lane, New Canaan CT 068402732

Signed the 990

Shiva Sarram, President

Phone

(203) 912-9155

Website

www.blossomhill-foundation.org

Return prepared by

Adam P Cohen CPA LLC

Mission

Blossom Hill Foundation funds innovative ideas to help children affected by conflict in the Middle East.

Program accomplishments

• Between July - December 2024, Blossom Hill Foundation sponsored 13 programs implemented by 16 fellows:1 -Sports for All and Fearless Girls in Jordan: This program brings refugee children and youth from all parts of the world together with Jordanians to play soccer and basketball. Through their love of sports, this program is working to integrate them and promote inclusion. So far, 96 children have participated in football, Taekwondo and table tennis. 2 - Girls SOAR in Syria: Using a UN-approved curriculum, this program seeks to empower 60 Syrian girls internally displaced in the northwest part of the country. Through various consecutive modules, girls learn their rights, build leadership skills, and gain self-confidence. The goal of the program is to get them back/keep them in school or attend vocational training and to prevent early marriage. 3 - Literacy and Tailoring program in Afghanistan: This program aims to empower internally displaced girls in Kabul, Afghanistan to become literate and earn a livelihood through tailoring.. The program's goal is to bring positive change and alleviate poverty in their lives. A total of 192 girls have enrolled in the program. Girls who completed the program are already earning income of an average $110/month; many are just starting their own businesses. 4 - Blossom Hill Pads in Afghanistan: To address period poverty, which prevents many Afghan girls from attending school and other activities, this program employs Afghan women to create reusable environmentally-friendly pads that are distributed to marginalized girls in the country. The program will benefit 10,000 girls.5 - Makan Initiative in the West Bank: This program provides critical group and individual therapy to children in 6 refugee camps in Bethlehem and Hebron with children, caregivers and CBOs. Individual play therapy counseling: 70 children in 6 camps, Sensitization and group counseling: 200 children, Structured ventilation and recreational activities: 6/36 conducted, Individual/group caregiver counseling: 60 reached, Training CBOs on mental health and PSS techniques 80 organizations trained.6 - Healthy Children Program in Afghanistan: This program provides health care services in hygiene and preventable illnesses (malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea) in two clinics serving the most marginalized populations near Kabul. They expect to reach 950 children and 55 trainees. 7 - Coding for Girls in Afghanistan - The first, one and only coding school for girls in Afghanistan provides courses in graphic design and coding for 400 girls in Herat, Afghanistan. The girls are able to earn well above the minimum $150 average monthly salary in Afghanistan, thereby avoiding early marriage and earning a livelihood. 8 - Montessori Early Childhood Center in Jordan: This is an Early Childhood Center to support early academic and behavioral needs of young refugees and other vulnerable children through alternative education activities inspired by Montessori methods. The Blossom Hill Early Education Center enrolled 60 children ages 3-5 in Azraq, Jordan.9 - College Coaching Youth Empowerment for Syrian and Iraqi youth: This program is designed to prepare refugee high school students for higher education in the United States. It provides TOEFL and SAT preparation classes, as well as one-on-one mentoring through the college application process. A total of 636 students enrolled in this program.10 - Science United Project in Greece: This program provides a science curriculum with science kits that transcend language barriers. The program delivered 2500 kits to 480 students and completed training sessions for 30 teachers. 11 - Mobile Info Team in Greece: By using technology, including FB, this program provides vital information, clarification, and assistance in the most relevant languages (Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu, Sorani and French) for refugees seeking asylum and family reunification. It also handles individual cases through their lawyers. MIT has 35 families reunified, 4,000 asylum seekers, 500,000 on FB. 12 - Sleeping Bags for refugees: Prototyped sleeping bags in Greece and Afghanistan; chose to conduct pilot in Afghanistan based on feasibility of prod. and dist., the lowest cost, and the opportunity for greatest impact. 30 bags were done by December and the goal is 200. 13 - REFUGYM Community Centre, Sama: The center provides services from for 1000 refugees adults and children 300 children (200 girls and 100 boys) current program offers English.German and Arabic lessons; asylum support; sports for women; open gym sessions; women only days; activities for childrenTotal $288,095
  Expenses $288,095 · grants $288,095
• Between January - July 2024, Blossom Hill Foundation provided operating grants to 6 organizations:1 - Healthy Children Program in Afghanistan: This program provides health care services in hygiene and preventable illnesses (malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea) in two clinics serving the most marginalized populations near Kabul. They expect to reach 2,500 children and 105 trainees. 2 - Mobile Info Team in Greece: By using technology, including FB, this program provides vital information, clarification, and assistance in the most relevant languages (Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu, Sorani and French) for refugees seeking asylum and family reunification. It also handles individual cases through their lawyers. MIT has an average of 774 beneficiaries per month, and 98,318 on FB. 3 - Girls SOAR in Syria: Using a UN-approved curriculum, this program seeks to empower 75 Syrian girls internally displaced in the northwest part of the country. Through various consecutive modules, girls learn their rights, build leadership skills, and gain self-confidence. The goal of the program is to get them back/keep them in school or attend vocational training and to prevent early marriage. 4 - Coding for Girls in Afghanistan - The first, one and only coding school for girls in Afghanistan provides courses in graphic design and coding for 400 - 500 girls in Herat, Afghanistan. The girls are able to earn well above the minimum $150 average monthly salary in Afghanistan, thereby avoiding early marriage and earning a livelihood. 5 - Sports for All and Fearless Girls in Jordan: This program brings refugee children and youth from all parts of the world together with Jordanians to play soccer and basketball. Through their love of sports, this program is working to integrate them and promote inclusion. So far, 42 children have participated in football and 48 in Taekwondo.6 - Science United Project in Greece: This program provides a science curriculum with science kits that transcend language barriers. The program delivered 2500 kits to 300 students and completed training sessions for 40 teachers. Total $ 80,000During 2024, Blossom Hill Foundation supported 3 programs with Emergency relief financial aid:Following the devastating earthquakes that impacted Turkey and Syria and the war in Gaza,, Blossom Hill responded by providing critical needs through 3 emergency programs. 1. The International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA):Psychosocial and educational activities for displaced children in Gaza o Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) was provided to displaced children in 3 Blossom Hill Shelters reaching 95 children, ages 5-14 o Recreational and non-formal educational activities including a magician who performed a show for children and their families and distribution of back to school supplies. o Awareness through fun activities such as handwashing to educate children on proper hygiene and that only a small amount of water is sufficient to not waste resources in areas with poor access to water; distribute soap bars for each child. o Some children need long-term individual counseling and were treated by specialists.2. Omprakach Foundation: Psychosocial program implemented by Humanity Crew for Arab children living in Israel to cope with the fallout from the war. o Over 120 educators and community workers were trained, empowering them to better support trauma-affected children and adolescents. o Individual and group sessions were conducted for 90 children and youth, fostering resilience and promoting psychological well-being within the targeted schools. o Participants reported feeling supported, empowered, and equipped with increased ability to assist youth affected by disasters or significant psychological stress.3. Turkish Philanthropy:Following the devastating earthquakes of 2023, the "Art-Based Trauma-Informed Psychosocial Support Training Program" was established in response to the significant challenges faced by young hearts in the region. The upheaval caused by the disaster deeply impacted the emotional and psychological well-being of the children, necessitating robust and sensitively designed interventions to support and strengthen them during this critical period. o A total of 255 children have participated in the program, with a distribution of 54% girls and 46% boys. The majority of these children required psychosocial support to cope with the complex trauma experienced before, during, and after the earthquakes, with age ranges between 6-12 years. o 10 mental health and psychosocial support professionals from various parts of Hatay were trained to be the implementers to deliver these sessions, working directly with children in Defne, Samandag, Antakya, and Serinyol regions of Hatay, to strengthen the children's emotional and social skills. o The implementation of the program was structured into 8 sessions, lasting approximately 2-2.5 hours each. These sessions were scheduled to accommodate the daily routines of the children to ensure their regular attendance. Throughout the program, the participation of children was monitored, and measures were taken to maintain continuity.Total $35,000
  Expenses $115,000 · grants $115,000
• Program services, which are not allocated to grants.
  Expenses $75,600

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.

IRS record

EIN

26-4094865

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2011

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A70)

Assets (IRS master file)

$355,592

Income (IRS master file)

$592,543

Filing history

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 26-4094865).

Questions about BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC is 26-4094865.

Is BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.

Are donations to BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC 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 BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC 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 BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC 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 BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Shiva Sarram President.

Who are the officers and directors of BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $540,668, expenses of $549,556 and total assets of $355,592 at year end.

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