Development and Relief Foundation

“The director of the hospital in karbala, iraq, jafar qazweeni, is the brother tothree board members seyed ali ghazvini, seyed hassan al qazwini, and seyed mostafa qazwini.the director at fresno head office, saleh diaaldeen is brother-in-law of three board directors seyed ali ghazvini, sayed mustafa qazwini and sayed hassan qazwini. Two part time employees sayed mohammad ghazvini is the son of the president and haider qazwini is the niece of three board members.”

“The management team conducts a review of the 990, and its related schedules, before submitting it to the full board for revew and then to the irs.”

“Each year all board members and staff members are required to review the conflict of interest policy, sign off that they understand the policy, and disclose any conflicts.”

“Drf conducts a study to analyze the salary estimated for its management employees based on information obtained from two professional websites: indeed.com and salary.com. Drf pays the avarage salaries adopted by the related industry i.e. Non- profit organization. For example, the director avarage base pay in the united states is between $60,307- $81,404 a year, drf paid $55,385 for the director. Salaries and wages are paid to employees after approval of the president of the board.”

“Drf conducts a study to analyze the salary estimated for its employees based on information obtained from two professional websites: indeed.com and salary.com. Drf pays the avarage salaries adopted by the related industry i.e. Non- profit organization. For example, the administrative assistance avarage base pay in the united states is $45,488 a year or $ $16.98 an hour for a full or part time position. Drf decided to pay $15 an hour in california and $15-18 an hour in michigan. Salaries and wages are paid to employees after approval of the president of the board.”

“Drf's form 990 documents and audited financial statements are accessible on its website. Other governing documents are provided to anyone making a request in person or in writing.”

“No documents available to the public.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE POORDRF provides grants for helping thousands of people in need of financial help, especially widows, the disabled, victims of violence, and refugees. During 2022, DRF distributed clothing sets for 2,864 orphans. DRF also, provided assistance to 1,030 underserved families worth of $290,627. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: IN-KIND GIFTS $26,550Development and Relief Foundation has partnered with The Sepaus Foundation of Orange County, California to supply many families with necessary home appliances like ovens, refrigerators, heaters and swamp coolers over twice a year. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: FOOD $140,525In 2022 DRF provided funding for the distribution of over 11,345 food baskets. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: MICRO LOANS $12,960DRF provides grants that go to an emergency loans fund. Financially troubled individuals and families benefit from these loans. As of December 2022, 410 individuals living under the line of poverty received micro loans that ranged between $600-$2000 per person. These families live in different cities in Iraq such as Baghdad, Karbala, and Najaf. Funds for microloan are donated by one partner organization the Sepus Foundation of Orange County, California. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES”