Al Bireh Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465408006
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tampa, FL, USA
Phone
7203413253
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,551
Expenses
$87,710
Assets
$483,777
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MAREF ARAFAT QURAN (CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANAS AMIREH (DIRECTOR)
  • BASEL BAHHOUR (DIRECTOR)
  • AHMAD FARAH (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The abs is a non-profit, charitable educational palestinian-american organization whose proud members derive their ancestry from the original family clans of the city of al bireh, palestine. The objective of the al bireh society is to serve our membership and the palestinian arab, non-arab, and charitable communities in the united states and abroad in palestine. The mission of the al bireh society is to promote awareness and appreciation for the historical, cultural, and social heritage of al-bireh palestine. The al bireh societys mission seeks to perpetuate the al bireh family by means of providing education, humanitarian, charitable, and cultural programs as well as social interaction and to enhance and promote our culture and heritage to those outside of our community, especially in the united states of america. We will work to bridge our america and al bireh cultures to promote peace and prosperity in both regions through education, cultural celebration, and dialogue. Our mission w

What it reported doing in 2024

4a. We performed around 5 different programs that centered on celebration of our cultural heritage. One program we did in collaboration with a non- profit in al-bireh called inash al usra where we hightlighted popular cultural dishes and did a live cooking segment. We also did a number of emergency sessions with our local mayor and representatives from al-bireh municipality. We did a program for youth centered around leadership and community engagement. Lastly, we focused on emergency programming that allowed our members to understand the state of emergency during covid19 shutdown. We also hosted a meeting in a number of states including nc, co, fl, ca, tn to drive membership. 4b. Management/general. Website development of our website, accoutant fees, service fees for scholarship. 4c. Abs members wanted to create an abs covid19 relief fund which was developed in response to global pandemic to provide emergency relief to members in al-bireh. The fund was established to provide emergent relief in the form of purchasing ppe, oxygen canisters, medical supply, etc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -63.8%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.52; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 767 of 9 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Independent members within voting members did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.