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St Simon El Mokatom

EIN 27-2130046 · Garden Grove, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The incorporators of St. Simon El Mokatom are all committed Christians who had the desire to provide practical services to aid newly arriving Middle Eastern immigrants to the United States. Furthermore, the organization will help the poor and underprivileged people in the Middle East. The idea of the organization stemmed from seeing many immigrant families family arrive to the United States, and have very little resources to support themselves and little resource to be part of the American Society and from seeing the heartfelt need of many poor and underprivileged in the Middle East. St. Simon El Mokatom hopes to become an organization that provides practical assistance to Immigrants through three main avenues: education, financial and services.St. Simon El Mokatom will provide English as a Second Language classes for arriving Immigrants. These classes will be free of charge, and they will be taught by volunteers that the organization will recruit from its website and events. There wil

Income
$7,000
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
  1. The incorporators of St. Simon El Mokatom are all committed Christians who had the desire to provide practical services to aid newly arriving Middle Eastern immigrants to the United States. Furthermore, the organization will help the poor and underprivileged people in the Middle East. The idea of the organization stemmed from seeing many immigrant families family arrive to the United States, and have very little resources to support themselves and little resource to be part of the American Society and from seeing the heartfelt need of many poor and underprivileged in the Middle East. St. Simon El Mokatom hopes to become an organization that provides practical assistance to Immigrants through three main avenues: education, financial and services.St. Simon El Mokatom will provide English as a Second Language classes for arriving Immigrants. These classes will be free of charge, and they will be taught by volunteers that the organization will recruit from its website and events. There will also be classes that familiarize Immigrants with living in America, and will include topics such as: Establishing your credit history, how to use a bank in the United States, how to obtain a driver license, how to navigate the school system and many similar classes. These classes will be free of charge, and they will be taught by volunteers that the organization will recruit from its website and events.St. Simon El Mokatom will also aim to provide financial assistance to Immigrants. The financial assistance will take many forms, such as gift cards with amounts less than $100 for groceries; the solicitation of donations of refrigerators, heaters or washing machines; paying for immigration legal services for Immigrants (such as process of filing for a green card after remaining in refugee status for one year); and purchasing school supplies for the children of Immigrants.St. Simon El Mokatom will also provide donations of used medical equipments to clinics that operate with the poor in the Middle East.St. Simon El Mokatom will seek to receive donations from Churches and individuals concerned with Immigrants in the United States.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2013.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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