COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

3060 WILLIAMS DR STE 404, FAIRFAX, VA 22031-4673

In care of

% COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATIO

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

NERMIEN RIAD, PO BOX 2881, MERRIFIELD, VA 22116

Signed the 990

NERMIEN RIAD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(703) 641-8910

Website

WWW.COPTICORPHANS.ORG

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Mission

COPTIC ORPHANS IMPROVES THE LIVES OF ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN EGYPT BY PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS, EDUCATION, AND MENTORING SO THAT THEY MAY REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Program accomplishments

• COPTIC ORPHANS' FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, NOT ALONE, SERVES OVER 19,799 ORPHANS THROUGH A MENTORING AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF COPTIC ORPHANS' 1,014 CHURCH-BASED VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES ("REPS"). EACH CHILD RECEIVES PROTECTION, SUPPORT, AND CONFIDENCE THAT WAS LOST WHEN THEIR FATHER DIED OR ABANDONED THEM. THE EMPHASIS OF THE NOT ALONE PROGRAM IS NOT ON CHARITY, BUT RATHER ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHILDREN AND THOSE AROUND THEM.BECAUSE COPTIC ORPHANS FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AS THE PRIMARY TOOL TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, WELL-ADJUSTED ADULTS, NOT ALONE PRIORITIZES GIVING THEM LITERACY AND OTHER SKILLS THAT HELP THEM SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP THEIR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS SO THAT THEY CAN OVERCOME THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TRANSFORM FUTURE GENERATIONS. EACH OF THE REPS IS NOMINATED BY THEIR BISHOP IN THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH. THE REPS WORK WITH FATHERLESS FAMILIES IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN EGYPT, FROM THE SLUMS OF CAIRO TO REMOTE RURAL VILLAGES. EACH REP HAS RELATIONSHIPS WITH 15-25 CHILDREN, AND SERVES EACH BY:- VISITING THE CHILD ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THEIR HOME TO ASSESS AND PROVIDE FOR BASIC NEEDS AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING PROBLEMS ROOTED IN THE HOME LIFE OF THE CHILD.- CONNECTING THE CHILD, MOTHER, AND ANY SIBLINGS TO ASSISTANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS ACADEMIC TUTORING AND MENTORING FOR SPECIAL TALENTS OR NEEDS.- EDUCATING AND ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS CIVIL RIGHTS SUCH AS COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION 54-1637257 BIRTH CERTIFICATES, GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED WIDOWS' PENSIONS, LAND RIGHTS, AND GOVERNMENT IDS.- GATHERING CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS IN SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS THAT BUILD SKILLS IN LITERACY, LEADERSHIP, COMPUTERS, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, CULTURAL APPRECIATION, JOB READINESS, AND INCOME GENERATION, AS WELL AS COVERING CRITICAL TOPICS IN EFFECTIVE PARENTING, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND PREVENTING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.FURTHERMORE, FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP IS A COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE DESIGNED FOR NOT ALONE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC, PERSONAL, LEADERSHIP, AND VOLUNTEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT AIMS TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL, MORAL, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF THEIR CHOICE, TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND TO INSTILL VALUES OF VOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THEIR POTENTIAL TO LEAD CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
  Expenses $17,123,364 · grants $12,389,948
• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - THE VALUABLE GIRL PROJECT IS A MULTI-FACETED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT TARGETS MARGINALIZED GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS IN EGYPT. VALUABLE GIRL'S MAIN GOAL IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS ON INTRAPERSONAL, INTERACTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL LEVELS BY INVESTING IN THEIR POTENTIAL AND ENABLING THEM TO MAXIMIZE THEIR INFLUENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN GIRLS (AGES 7 - 22) IN A BIG SISTERLITTLE SISTER MENTORSHIP ARRANGEMENT THAT PROMOTES PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE, STRENGTHENS GIRLS' UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RIGHTS, IMPROVES ACADEMIC RETENTION RATES, ALONG WITH OTHER POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES. THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY EMPOWERS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, RAISE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, RAISE AWARENESS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, REDUCE THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION AND BREAK THE BARRIERS OF SECTARIANISM.SINCE ITS INCEPTION OVER 20 YEARS AGO, THE PROJECT HAS OPERATED IN 214 SITES ACROSS EGYPT AND EMPOWERED MORE THAN 19,300 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. IN THE CURRENT CYCLE (2024-2026), THE PROJECT OPERATES IN 30 LOCATIONS IN FIVE GOVERNORATES, NAMELY MINYA, SOHAG, ASYUT, QENA AND LUXOR TARGETING 3,000 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF 120 ON-SITE STAFF MEMBERS FROM 30 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS (CDAS).THE 21 PROGRAM IS A FULLY PAID TRIP BY COPTIC ORPHANS THAT AIMS TO GIVE COPTIC YOUNG ADULTS IN THE DIASPORA THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN EGYPT WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE AND COPTIC IDENTITY. WHILE IN EGYPT, FELLOWS OF THE 21 PROGRAM SERVE COPTIC ORPHANS CHILDREN, VISIT CHURCHES AND CULTURAL SITES, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR TIES WITH THEIR ROOTS AND HERITAGE. PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA. IN 2025, 130 FELLOWS SERVED ROUGHLY 2,700 CHILDREN IN EGYPT IN TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS FROM JUNE 6 TO JUNE 30 AND FROM JULY 12 TO AUGUST 4.SERVE TO LEARN IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS THE TIES OF COPTIC DIASPORA VOLUNTEERS (SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION EGYPTIANS) WITH THEIR HOMELAND, EGYPT, THROUGH SERVING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN OVER A SPAN OF THREE WEEKS. THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO PROVIDE YOUTH THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND ENABLES THEM NOT ONLY TO WITNESS THE CHALLENGES UNDERSERVED CHILDREN FACE, BUT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR EDUCATION. BY LIVING IN THEIR VILLAGES, TEACHING IN CLASSROOMS, VISITING THEIR HOMES, AND ENGAGING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, THE VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF A NOT ALONE CHILD. THE IMMERSIVE NATURE OF THE EXPERIENCE LETS VOLUNTEERS SEE A CHILD FROM MULTIPLE VANTAGES TO GIVE THEM A DEEPER AND MORE INSIGHTFUL UNDERSTANDING OF EACH CHILD BEYOND THE VENEER OF POVERTY. UPON THEIR RETURN, THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO ADVOCATE AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE CAUSE OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN EGYPT. SERVE TO LEARN VOLUNTEERS AND ALUMNI THEN BECOME THE DRIVING FORCE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. IN 2025, THE SERVE TO LEARN PROGRAM BROUGHT 19 VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ROUGHLY 450 CHILDREN IN EGYPT FROM JANUARY 18 TO FEBRUARY 8.
  Expenses $2,366,540 · grants $1,837,959

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

54-1637257

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

1993

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)

Assets (IRS master file)

$77,153,479

Income (IRS master file)

$27,812,949

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 54-1637257).

Questions about COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION is 54-1637257.

Is COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.

Are donations to COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION 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 COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NERMIEN RIAD.

Who are the officers and directors of COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $195,608 (NERMIEN RIAD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,884,058, expenses of $22,792,461 and total assets of $77,153,479 at year end.

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