United Assyrian Appeal

“Sargis Sangari and Helen Sangari are family members.”

“Sargis Sangari, Pauline Jasmin and Helen Sangari, all on the Board of Directors and with equal voting rights, occupy the organizational officer positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.”

“The Organizations President works with the independent accountant in the preparation of the Form 990. While a certified audit is not performed, the majority of the same original source documents required to be inspected as part of such process (i.e bank statements, check images, receipts, invoices, etc) are submitted to the accountant for review. A draft of the final form is then distributed to each Board member, in electronic or paper form, for review. Each Board member has the opportunity to question any or all of the line items as to accuracy or origin and at such time may be returned to the President and/or accountant for explanation, clarification or correction before submission to the IRS.”

“At least annually, each Board member, concurrently occupying officer positions within the Organization as identified above, receives and reviews a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy in effect at such time, agrees to comply with such Policy, and is asked to submit in writing any relevant and identifiable issues not in accordance with such Policy for permanent record. Board members are required to attend periodic meetings at which time details of program revenues, expenses and disbursements (grants) are tabled for discussion.”

“All revenue received by the United Assyrian Appeal is in the form of cash donations to the organization in furtherance of its mission. No other goods or services are transfered or bartered to secure such donations.”

“Line 1G - Donations Received Other Than Cash - Due to an unexpected lack of incoming funds from Donors, the officer and founder of the Organization Sargis Sangari disbursed funds out of his own pocket to timely honor pledges and commitments made on behalf of UAA that would otherwise go unfulfilled. Pursuant to a stringent interpretation of the instructions, only cash or cash equivalents that are deposited INTO a cash account of the Organization may be considered cash donations. In this case, other than cash has no valuation issue associated with it - it is the total of all funds disbursed by Officer Sangari on behalf of the UAA during 2024, not as a loan or liability to the organization, but as a one-way, no strings attached donation in order to continue the mission of the Organization despite the unusual downturn. This $13,057 in expenses paid on behalf of UAA is included in the figures shown on Part IX Lines 1-24.”

“Part IX Statement of Revenue and Expenses Lines 1-24. In contrast to 2022, the prior year external donations for 2023 were down significantly despite program expenses remaining relatively constant.”

“Small courtesy donations to law enforcement fraternal groups and civil 15312. 600. 0.”

“Telephone 2647. 2147. 300. 200.”

“Meals 2344. 2344. 0. 0.”

“Licenses/Registrations 129. 0. 129. 0.”

“Alarm Services 431. 0. 431. 0.”

“Postage 146. 73. 73. 0.”

“Credit Card Charges 180. 60. 60. 60.”

“Dues/Subscriptions 376. 336. 40. 0.”

“Bank Fees 54. 0. 54. 0.”