Nonprofit · EIN 47-4547136
THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10022
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $601,210 | $576,778 | $24,432 | $211,106 | $7,676 | $203,430 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $615,657 | $566,410 | $49,247 | $179,522 | $524 | $178,998 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $594,760
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $6,450
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $183,260
- Other salaries and wages
- $230,734
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $265,232
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,188
- Accounting fees
- $26,617
- Program services (functional)
- $534,406
- Management and general (functional)
- $41,942
- Fundraising (functional)
- $430
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $179,522
- Total assets, end of year
- $211,106
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,676
- Net assets, end of year
- $203,430
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $166,384
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $37,046
- Gross receipts
- $601,210
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXIS SHERESHEWSKY | EXECURITVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $0 |
| DEMETRI BLAISDELL | CHIEF OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY MURANO | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN BERNHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARTINE STILWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JOE MOOSA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JERRY SHERESHEWSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Shereshewsky | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $0 |
| Demetri Blaisdell | Chief of Business Affairs Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jerry Shereshewsky | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mary Murano | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Bernhard | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Joe Moosa | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Martine Stilwell | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 319 E 50TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10022-7935
- In care of
- % ALEXIS SHERESHEWSKY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALEXIS SHERESHEWSKY, SAME AS ABOVE, NEW YORK, NY 10022
- Signed the 990
- ALEXIS SHERESHEWSKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (914) 420-7985
- Website
- theazraqfund.org
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO RESTORE DIGNITY AND ENRICH LIVES OF SYRIAN REFUGEES AND OTHER VULNERABLE FAMILIES LIVING IN THE RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY OF AZRAQ, JORDAN BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND CRITICAL HUMANITARIAN AID.
Program accomplishments
- THE AZRAQ EDUCATION CENTER: FOUNDED IN 2014, THE AZRAQ EDUCATION CENTER IS AN ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDING REMEDIAL EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE JORDANIANS IN SOUTH AZRAQ, JORDAN. THE AZRAQ CENTER HOSTS 350+ STUDENTS STARTING AT LEVEL PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12. WE OFFER DAILY INSTRUCTION IN ARABIC, ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, IT, ART, MUSIC AND MORE FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN AZRAQ. OUR PROGRAM AIMS TO BENEFIT THE WIDER COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULAR OUTREACH, AWARENESS SESSIONS, HUMANITARIAN AID DISTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED MORE THAN 20 JOBS FOR MEMBERS OF THE AZRAQ COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CENTER. SEE PART III, LN 4A STATEMENTExpenses $476,382 · grants $140,951
- ABDUL HAMEED EDUCATION: IN 2024, AECF WAS AWARDED A RESTRICTED GRANT FROM THE ABDUL HAMEED SHOMAN FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH AND GROW OUR LIBRARY PROGRAM. EXPENSES INLCUDED ENLARGING THE LIBRARY SPACE, ADDING NEW BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT, AND HOSTING AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THE GRANT SUPPORTED FIEDL TRIPS FOR STUDENTS AND STIPENDS FOR PARENTS TO VOLUNTEER FOR READ-ALOUD PROGRAMS AND OTHER READING-FOCUSED INITIATIVES. TWO DEDICATED STAFFS WERE ALSO TRAINED AS LIBRARIANS.Expenses $25,252 · grants $9,537
- SYRIAN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT: IN 2024, AECF SIGNED A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SYE TO ADAPT THEIR SIGNATURE COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS IN AZRAQ. THIS INCLUDED TRANSLATING CURRICULUM INTO ARABIC AND SUPPORTING THE AZRAQ STAFF TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR A GROUP OF COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS TO STRATEGIZE AND PREPARE FOR THE RIGOROOUS COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS.Expenses $10,000 · grants $10,000
- HUMANITARIAN AID DISTRIBUTES FOOD AID TO VULNERABLE JORDANIAN AND SYRIAN FAMILIES IN THE AZRAQ COMMUNITY. EMERGENCY MEDICAL RELIEF IS PROVIDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.Expenses $22,772 · grants $22,772
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
- 47-4547136
- 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)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $211,106
- Income (IRS master file)
- $601,210
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $601,210 | $576,778 | $211,106 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $615,657 | $566,410 | $179,522 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $426,941 | $515,079 | $140,362 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 47-4547136).
Questions about THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC
- What is the EIN of THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC is 47-4547136.
- Is THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND 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 THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND 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 THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND 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 THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALEXIS SHERESHEWSKY.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE AZRAQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $601,210, expenses of $576,778 and total assets of $211,106 at year end.
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