Children of Persia Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Social services and community outreach: providing health, education and social services assistance to children and families in need in the u.s. And iran. Social services help includes humanitarian assistance to families and children for medical expenses for medication and procedures, food for indivual families or community-wide, and other needs as they arise. The organization provided financial support toward daily living expenses four families in 2025, monthly breakfast to a women's shelter, assistance in furnishings and pantry food items to refugee families in the USA under its 'families-in-crisis' program. The organization also distributed food to about 350-400 familes and provided financial assistance to organizations and centers in iran providing various social services to children in need (please see schedule f for detail). Community outreach to promote awareness of disadvantaged families and children: the organization holds annual fundraising and other community events to raise awareness and promote social engagement including participation in diverse community groups with common goals. In 2025, several small events for in person and online attendance were held and the organization participated in community events which helped raise funds and well as awareness for the organization, along with the donations for its annual calendar publication. Volunteer engagement also continued with providing food and housing expenses to families in need.financial assistance with international disasters and causes. In 2025 the organization distributed food and emergency care packages to families in tehran and sistan and baluchestan province.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Pass
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 87.1%; rating input score 87; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -55.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings