Children of Mehr Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 871256493
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- El Sobrante, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4087969710
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Children's, Youth Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $108,686
- Expenses
- $106,959
- Assets
- $98,622
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Fatemah Karari (President)
People named in this filing
- Fatemah Karari (President)
- Azadeh Sanjari Pir Mahaleh (Secretary)
- Mojgan Nodoushani (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Drawing on specialized knowledge of the region, our organization provides living essentials to disadvantaged families of rural Iran and develops transformational education programs for its youth. Children whose basic needs are met are freed to experience the curiosity and hope that inspire them to learn and to dream. Children with access to a culture of literacy, reading, and education can conceive of their own potential and recognize means for improving their circumstances. Targeting these objectives in communities where there is deficit lays the foundation for a process of enduring growth and development. Our vision is set on the long-term, with a sharp focus on the ultimate independent sustainability of our impact.
What it reported doing in 2024
During 2024, we continued to successfully operated numerous BookStop centers, continually enhancing our learning resources and intensifying our efforts to promote literacy and educational access in underserved communities. Each of our centers boasts a collection of over 500 books, alongside games and creative activities, creating a stimulating and educational environment for all visitors. Our facilitators have been integral to our success, engaging with students and parents through daily and special activities. They've conducted reading circles, storytelling sessions, and initiated discussions to promote critical thinking. Educational programs have covered scientific concepts, cultural arts, and physical well-being, alongside intellectual games for cognitive development. Workshops and events further enrich the educational experience, including: - Oral Health and Personal Hygiene - Environment and Preservation - Nowruz traditions - Book Celebration Week - White Cane Day for awareness of blind children's culture These initiatives, led by experienced volunteers, have enhanced the learning environment and broadened the cultural knowledge of our communities. Acknowledging the crucial role of family in literacy, we continued reading circles for parents, fostering a culture of reading that extends from the family to the wider community. team.
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 87% 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 51
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 72.5%; rating input score 73
- Program expense ratio: 73.7%; rating input score 74
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 78.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 49.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 57.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 72.5% of revenue deployed · 73.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $79K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.