Liabilities / Assets
66th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Center for Excellence in Persian
EIN 88-0807395 • 501(c)3 • Chapel Hill, NC
Profile
Providing financial and advisory assistance to talented young iranians who are admitted to any accredited university in the usa, especially in north carolina state universities and would like to pursue a major in arts and sciences.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
66th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
72nd percentile
Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
91st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
52nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
9th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$11,280
Up $10,959 (+3414%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$11,280
Up $10,959 (+3414%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$11,265
Up $8,414 (+295%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$306
Down $2,254 (-88%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$10,959
Up $10,668 (+3666%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,280
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $11,280
- Revenue
- $11,265
- Expenses
- $306
- Net income
- $10,959
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $11.3 | $11.3 | $11.3 | $0.31 | $11.0 | |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.32 | $0.32 | $2.85 | $2.56 | $0.29 | |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.00 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.84 | ||
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Sep 24, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $11,265
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Provides financial & advisory assistance
Providing financial and advisory assistance to talented young iranians who are admitted to any accredited university in the usa, especially in north carolina state universities and would like to pursue a major in arts and sciences.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE "CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN PERSIAN ARTS AND SCIENCES (CEPAS)" IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND ADVISORY ASSISTANCE TO TALENTED YOUNG IRANIANS WHO ARE ADMITTED TO ANY ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY IN THE USA, ESPECIALLY IN NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITIES AND WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A MAJOR IN ARTS AND SCIENCES. THIS PROVIDED PROGRAM FACILITATES ACCESS TO EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE YOUNG TALENTS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES TO BEGIN THEIR ADVANCED STUDY AT AMERICA'S BEST UNIVERSITIES. TOP PRIORITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO FEMALE APPLICANTS. OUR ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. WE BELIEVE PROVIDING ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP WOULD LEAD TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THE IRANIAN AMERICAN DIASPORA COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK EMAMIAN | Mark Emamian | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Center for Excellence in Persian
- EIN
- 88-0807395
- Phone
- 9194891900
- Address
- 100 SAN SOPIA DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514
Signing Officer
- Name
- Mark Emamian
- Title
- Mark Emamian
- Phone
- 9194891900
- Signed
- 2025-09-24
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- W Allen Scazzero
- Address
- 5720 SIX FORKS RD STE 102, RALEIGH, NC 27609
- Preparer
- W Allen Scazzero
- Phone
- 9198456649
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses bank fee 306 total 306”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Providing financial and advisory assistance to talented young iranians who are admitted to any accredited university in the usa, especially in north carolina state universities and would like to pursue a major in arts and sciences.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The "center for excellence in persian arts and sciences (cepas)" is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial and advisory assistance to talented young iranians who are admitted to any accredited university in the usa, especially in north carolina state universities and would like to pursue a major in arts and sciences. This provided program facilitates access to exceptional educational and life opportunities to those young talents who have encountered financial difficulties to begin their advanced study at america's best universities. Top priorities will be given to female applicants. Our organization consists of volunteers who currently reside in different parts of the united states. We believe providing academic scholarship would lead to a brighter future for the iranian american diaspora communities across the united states.”
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