Friends of Pariaman Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Support for programs providing educational support and humanitarian assistance for people from Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, and the surrounding region.
- Income
- $619,288
- Spending
- $430,766
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 30% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 102% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- Research and Educational Project designed to empower Thai civil society and in the region. The scope of work focuses on equipping local non-profits with the tools and data necessary to effectively advocate for civil and political rights. This initiative serves a charitable purpose by fostering the protection of civic and democratic spaces through evidence-based research and international human rights advocacy.
- Alotethama (Women workers), a community led, women-centered organization that provides livelihood and nutrition support to vulnerable female garment workers and their families in Peri-Urban, Yangon.
- Support for The Virtual Federal University (VFU) is a non-profit online institution established in 2021 by student unions and educators in Myanmar to provide free, critical, and alternative education. It aims to counter the military-regime education system, offering courses that foster democracy, federalism, and critical thinking for students opposing the junta, often in collaboration with international partners. The Virtual Federal University, offers online programs serving college students in and from Burma/Myanmar whose in-person university education has been suspended due to internal displacement arising from unsafe domestic conditions.
- $46,415 - support for primary and secondary education programs in the Inle Region of Burma, including post-earthquake reconstruction, $35,250 Post earthquake humanitarian assistance to vulnerable and internally displaced persons in Bago region, Burma; $7,000 support for library and preschool programs in Burma; $6,500, Humanitarian Assistance post-earthquake for economically destitute persons in Rangoon and Mandalay, Burma; $2,850 educational support for preschool programs in Burma; $2,617 research support for conflict resolution in Vietnam; $556 support for nutritional programs at Phaung Daw Oo school in Mandalay, Burma; $355 support for art therapy teachers programs in Burma.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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