Civic Intelligence

Banu Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 86-1580421

Nov 01, 2022 to Oct 31, 2023 • Filed on Aug 08, 2025

Organization ProfileBANUFOUNDATION.ORG
20533 Biscayne Blvd Unit 372Miami, FL 33180

(310) 480-5600

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

88th percentile

42%

Higher net margin than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2023

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

$76,347

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$76,347

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue59th percentileNet Margin88th percentile

Revenue

$120,000

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$69,106

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$50,894

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2023: $76,347Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $76,3472023Assets 2024: $10,078Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $10,0782024

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2023

Assets$76,347
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$76,347
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2023: $120,000Expenses 2023: $69,106Net Income 2023: $50,8942023Revenue 2024: $2,000Expenses 2024: $68,269Net Income 2024: -$66,2692024

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2023

Revenue$120,000
Expenses$69,106
Net Income$50,894
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Nov 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2023
Signed
Aug 8, 2025
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$120,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The banu foundation is devoted to three goals: empowering, protecting, and educating at-risk children and women around the world.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROTECTED: INCORPORATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW AND POLICY IN LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUMON NOVEMBER 4, 2022, THE BANU FOUNDATION AND THE JOHN J. BRUNETTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACADEMY AT ST. THOMAS COLLEGE OF LAW HELD A PANEL DISCUSSION ON INCORPORATING THE TEACHING OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LAW SCHOOLS.HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS THE FASTEST GROWING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, EITHER AS A TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME GLOBALLY, OR AS A PREVALENT CRIME AND SOCIETAL PROBLEM WITHIN EACH DOMESTIC JURISDICTION. INTEREST IN DEALING WITH THE ACTIVITY HAS ACCOMPANIED THE PHENOMENON AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVEL BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS ALIKE. CRIMINALIZATION OF SUCH ACTIVITY HAS FOUND ITS EXPRESSION IN DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL LAW. COURT JURISPRUDENCE IS ALSO ABUNDANT. TRAINING AND EDUCATION HAVE BEEN MANDATED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATORS, AND COUNSELORS. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS, ON THEIR OWN INITIATIVE, HAVE ALSO GIVEN PRECEDENCE AT VARIOUS DEGREES TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND TRAINING AND EDUCATING THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF.THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADERS IMPACTING THE TEACHING OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW AND POLICY IN HIGHER EDUCATION FROM THROUGHOUT THE NATION. APPROXIMATELY, 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT. THE PANEL ADDRESSED BEST PRACTICES AND EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW AND POLICY IN LAW SCHOOLS.THE PANEL WAS MODERATED BY DR. ROZA PATI, FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACADEMY, AND INCLUDED THE APPEARANCE OF THE HONORABLE SULEMAN MASOOD, COUNCIL CHAIR OF THE U.S. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSON, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROFESSOR LUZ E. NAGLE, PROFESSOR OF LAW AT STETSON COLLEGE OF LAW AND FULBRIGHT SENIOR SCHOLAR SPAIN 2019; PROFESSOR BARBARA A. MARTINEZ, PARTNER AT HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI; PROFESSOR ELIZABETH M. DONOVAN, PROFESSOR OF LAW AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY; AND PROFESSOR LINH K. DAI, VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW AT DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW.THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EVENT ARE TO ENCOURAGE ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW PROGRAMS WITH THE LONG-TERM INTENT TO ADVANCE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION.$0$0
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES IN UKRAINEON JUNE 14, 2023, THE BANU FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED DEFENSE STUDIES (C4ADS) TO HIGHLIGHT STRATEGIES AIMED AT ALLEVIATING AND PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN UKRAINE AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES. THE ONGOING WAR HAS EXACERBATED LIVING CONDITIONS FOR UKRAINIANS, LEAVING THEM VULNERABLE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING NETWORKS. A PANEL OF EXPERTS CAME TOGETHER TO SHARE EFFECTIVE ANTI-TRAFFICKING APPROACHES ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CIVIL SOCIETY SECTORS. EACH OF THE PANELISTS SPOKE TO THEIR ORGANIZATION'S ONGOING WORK IN UKRAINE AND HOW LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER CRISES MAY BE APPLIED TO THIS CONTEXT. IRINA BUKHARIN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SECURITY AT C4ADS, SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LEVERAGING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND DATA TO COMPLEMENT TRADITIONAL METHODS OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS. HEATHER FISCHER, SENIOR ADVISOR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES AT THE THOMSON REUTERS, HIGHLIGHTED THE "BE SAFE" DIGITAL CAMPAIGN A PROACTIVE INITIATIVE AIMED AT EDUCATING UKRAINIANS ON THE WARNING SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES AND EMPOWERING THEM TO SEEK ASSISTANCE WHEN NECESSARY. MINAL DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SHARED THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S MUNICIPAL RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ITS IMPACT AFTER THE HURRICANE HARVEY TRAGEDY. RACHEL DOTSON, DIRECTOR OF GENDER AND MIGRATION INITIATIVES AT KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE (KIND), DISCUSSED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, MIGRATION ISSUES, AND ITS IMPACTS AND RISKS TO CHILDREN. RENATA PARRAS, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) COUNSEL AT PAUL HASTINGS, UNDERSCORED THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF USING EDUCATION AND MEDIA AS RESOURCES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SHE ALSO STRESSED THE POTENTIAL RISK OF WELL-INTENTIONED CONTRIBUTIONS FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF ILLICIT ACTORS. JAMES LEWIS, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AT RENEW DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE, DELIVERED A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE ON THE ONGOING WAR IN UKRAINE, EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR CONTINUED GLOBAL ATTENTION ON UKRAINE EVEN AS THE CONFLICT CONTINUES INTO ITS SECOND YEAR. ATTENDEES REPRESENTED THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: ECPAT-USA, SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER, WORLD BANK, EVERY WOMAN TREATY, NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, FTI CONSULTING, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE, PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS, STATE DEPARTMENT, AMAZON, AND MORE. APPROXIMATELY 50 PEOPLE ATTENDED. ADDITIONALLY, A PRESS RELEASE WAS DISTRIBUTED.STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE GLOBAL SECURITY SECTOR WERE KEY GOALS OF THE DISCUSSION.$0$0
BANU FOUNDATION RECEPTIONON JUNE 15, 2023, THE BANU FOUNDATION HELD A RECEPTION TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING OCCURRING LOCALLY AND ABROAD. APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT. OBJECTIVES OF THE RECEPTION INCLUDE VOLUNTEER OUTREACH, FUNDRAISING, AND EDUCATION.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
AFSHIN MOLAVIPresident, Chairman And Di-$0--
ANNA MEHRABISecratary And DirectorPT$0--
ROBERT FARDICFO And Director-$0--
MAGGIE OETGENDirector-$0--
BRETT WOODDirector-$0--
ANNA QUINTExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Banu Foundation
EIN
86-1580421
Phone
3104805600
Address
20533 BISCAYNE BLVD UNIT 372, MIAMI, FL 33180

Signing Officer

Name
Brett Wood
Title
Director
Phone
3104447770
Signed
2025-08-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ascend Tax and Business Advisors Llp
Address
27001 AGOURA ROAD SUITE 280, CALABASAS, CA 91301
Preparer
PHIL D'AMICO CPA
Phone
8189147100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: bank fees. Amount: 276. Description: internet and office expenses. Amount: 2,814. Description: travel expenses. Amount: 2,305. Description: filing fees. Amount: 59. Description: workshops. Amount: 4,805. Description: grants. Amount: 500. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 10,759.”

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2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$76,347
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$76,347
Revenue
$120,000
Expenses
$69,106
Net income
$50,894
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.02$0.68$0.66
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.76$0.00$0.76$1.20$0.69$0.51