YAZDA

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)

5900 BALCONES DR 23510, AUSTIN, TX 78731-4257

In care of

% HAIDER ELIAS

Mailing address (990-N for 2014)

PO Box 771448, Houston TX 77215

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Hadi Pir, 300 North, 27th Street Suit C, Lincoln, NE 68503

Principal officer (990-N for 2014)

Haider Elias, PO Box 771448, Houston TX 77215

Signed the 990

Hadi Pir, Vice President

Phone

(832) 298-9584

Website

www.yazda.org

Mission

To support the Yazidi Community after the genocidal campaign in August 2014 . The goal is to help thousands of displaced families and individuals that have been uprooted from their homeland. Yazda provides humanitarian aid, psych, and social assistance and medical clinic.

Program accomplishments

• Code: TJRUSG23 - This a project to continue with the existing work for the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL) which represents a landmark step toward justice and reparations for survivors of ISIL atrocities. The law aims to deliver material, psychological, and symbolic support to survivors, yet its implementation remains slow. Yazda's ongoing project seeks to empower survivors by facilitating access to their rights under the YSL and promoting survivor-centered transitional justice in Iraq. This project focuses on enabling ISIL survivors-especially women and children-to access reparations under the Yazidi Survivors Law. It combines legal aid, psychosocial support, and advocacy for justice and reintegration.
  Expenses $497,402 · grants $471,791 · revenue $525,282
• (Code: SVM23) -Yazda began offering essential health services in Sinjar in early 2015. Due to the widespread devastation of infrastructure, a Mobile Medical Unit was established for operations. Since April 2018, the project has been funded by the Dutch donor SV. This Sinjar-based mobile medical unit provides basic healthcare to 14 villages on the mountain's north side. The team sees patients for a variety of primary health concerns, including chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension. They offer roughly 1,300-2,000 consultations monthly to a community of 7,000-10,000 people, operating five days a week in the villages of Adeeka, Tairaf, Aldeenah, Kharbah, Qane, Bayeev, Naqsay, Bakrah, Kormale, Zerwa, Bakhilif, Shorka, Gurmiz, and Karse. The majority of these villages are remote, and many households lack cars or any means of transportation. he project received additional funding in August 2023. Project Details (SVM22): Delivers the complete range of primary healthcare services, integrating non-communicable and mental healthcare. Aims to identify and manage the most prevalent NCD and MH conditions as close to patients as possible, even in hard-to-reach and insecure environments with limited skilled resources and supplies. Builds long-term sustainability and replicability of the model by providing initial training and ongoing clinical supervision for staff. Maximizes task-shifting and task-sharing among technical staff. Project Details (SVM23): Continues delivering the full spectrum of primary healthcare activities it has provided since 2020: general consultations, SRH consultations (including ANC, FP, and awareness sessions on mother and child health topics). Emphasizes that these core activities are essential for guaranteeing access to primary healthcare. Integrates NCD-MH components seamlessly within primary healthcare services, not as a separate program. Project Goal: Reduce illness and death rates in the target population by providing and increasing access to primary healthcare, Non-Communicable Disease care, and Mental Health support.
  Expenses $240,812 · grants $228,413 · revenue $249,159
• (Code: IOM23) Return of Displaced in Nineveh - Yazda joined forces with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the return and reintegration of displaced people in Nineveh Plains and West Nineveh. This USAID-funded project utilizes a multi-pronged approach for a sustainable return, encompassing: * Livelihood and Economic Independence: Helping returnees establish themselves financially. * Access to Services: Ensuring returnees have the resources they need. * Social Cohesion: Fostering a sense of community among returnees. * Psychosocial Support (PSS): Providing mental health services to those who have experienced trauma. * Diaspora Engagement: Connecting returnees with Yazidi communities abroad. * Administrative Support: Assisting returnees with navigating bureaucracy. To oversee these activities, Yazda opens a new office in Sinune, focusing on large collective villages north of Sinjar and Sinjar City itself. Mental Health Services: Two Psychosocial Support Therapists are hired in Sinune to begin case management and provide support sessions in 2021. Livelihood Support: Thirteen locations are chosen for livelihood support, including nine villages on the north side (Khanasor, Sinune, Dugre, Duhola, Borek, Gubhal, Zorava, Hardan) and three on the south side (Sinjar City, Sulagh, Wardiya, Bashiqa, Bahzani). Yazda aims to establish 90 small businesses within two years and offer vocational training to select communities. Education Support: Recognizing the importance of education, Yazda assesses vulnerable schools and allocates monthly stipends for teachers and school supplies to eight schools since December 2018. Community Engagement: Yazda collaborates with six youth groups whose goals align with the project's objectives. These groups receive funding for training and capacity building in exchange for support with information gathering, community outreach, and promoting safe return through advocacy and social media. Yazidi Survivor Network A separate initiative, the Yazidi Survivor Network (YSN), funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, empowers survivors of the ISIS Genocide. YSN provides a platform for survivors to share their experiences, advocate for justice and human rights, and fight for essential programs and services.
  Expenses $218,641 · grants $207,380 · revenue $228,413
• (Code: NBL24) - Project Description: Nobody's Listening is a groundbreaking Virtual Reality experience and immersive exhibition programme by Yazda, a Yazidi charity, and Upstream, a VR company, that commemorates the atrocities by ISIS against the Yazidi community in the summer of 2014 in northern Iraq. Using cutting-edge Virtual Reality technology, photography and art, the exhibition explores the consequences of the ISIS atrocities, including sexual violence. Above all, Nobody's Listening pays tribute to the courage, determination and agency of the survivors, and gives them a space where they can be heard.
  Expenses $34,313 · grants $32,710 · revenue $40,500
• (Code: JIY22) - Funding received for the Community and Mental Health program for children. Fund was received at the end of the previous financial year and has been used to support the project objectives in this calendar year.
  Expenses $29,431 · grants $27,915 · revenue $31,591

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

47-1722806

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

2015

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)

Assets (IRS master file)

$357,688

Income (IRS master file)

$1,161,398

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 47-1722806).

Questions about YAZDA

What is the EIN of YAZDA?

The employer identification number (EIN) of YAZDA is 47-1722806.

Is YAZDA tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.

Are donations to YAZDA tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does YAZDA 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 YAZDA 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 YAZDA 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 YAZDA?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Hadi Pir.

Who are the officers and directors of YAZDA?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does YAZDA have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,161,398, expenses of $1,074,945 and total assets of $357,688 at year end.

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