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Panah Charity Foundation

EIN 27-2637286 · Fremont, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood84 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Panah is a CHARITABLE non-profit foundation with active 501c (3) status. This charity was formed in 2010 to help poor and homeless families by providing various humanitarian services. Panah Charity's mission is to provide aid via different programs to poverty-stricken families and individuals in Afghanistan. Short descriptions of Panah Charity's programs are as followings: Building homes for homeless families, building class rooms for homeless children, helping needy families to become self sufficient, building water wells, sponsoring very poor widows and orphans, providing humanitarian aid, saving children from child labor, helping very poor individuals with their medical expenses, . . . and more.

Income
$706,082
Spending
$258,041
Spent on programs
92%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Employees
0
Volunteers
3
Highest pay
$3,323, operating manager and supervisor in afghanistan

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 63% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 3% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (7)
  1. $78,009 spent. Panah Charity provided basic food supplies packages to 1200 poor and homeless families in Afghanistan throughout 2024. They were families with young children living below the poverty level & majority of children were orphans. Panah Charity provided flour, rice, cooking oil, tea, sugar, beans, & lentil. Distribution of 1200 food packages fed 7500 individuals for a month for a total cost of $78,008 US dollars. This includes supporting families in winter season as well. Total allocation cost of transportation to distribution sites, banners, and some small miscellaneous expenses included.
  2. $67,706 spent. Panah Charity provided monthly sponsorship to about 100 poor widows with young children and disabled individuals who can not work. With a minimal monthly support, the families had food for their children throughout the month. Total cost of monthly sponsorship program to widows was was $67,706 US dollars in 2024.
  3. $12,190 spent. Panah Charity provided warm clothing such as jackets and boots to homeless children living in camps in winter of 2024 for $8,563. Panah also supported homeless children when they needed medicine for a total cost of $1,841 Us Dollars. Also Panah provided fans in 15 classrooms in JowzJan Province for a total of $1786 US dollars to control the heat in very hot summer days. Under this program in total over 1500 homeless & poor kids received support from Panah charity foundation.
  4. $34,949 spent. Panah Charity provided meat & bread throughout the year and in Eid Qurban to hundreds of poor & homeless families throughout the country in 2024. Total expense of these type of humanitarian aid to families was $34,945 US Dollars.
  5. $19,276 spent. Panah Charity Foundation provided emergency relief programs in 2024 for the victims of flood in Baghlan & Ghurat Provinces. Total cost of emergency relief programs was $19,276 US dollars in 2024.
  6. $10,203 spent. Panah Charity Foundation in 2024 built 9 water wells in villages to create clean source of drinking water to poor families and children in those locations. Drought has caused lots of damages in villages and families are struggling finding clean source for drinking water. Total cost of this program was $10,203 US dollars.
  7. $15,158 spent. Panah Charity Foundation built homes for three widows with young children for total cost of $11,294 in Herat Province in 2024. These widows had lost their homes during the earthquake in 2023 and had become homeless. Also Panah Charity Foundation provided solar to an orphanage in Herat Province to provide electricity for orphans classrooms and bedrooms. The cost of this project was $3,734 US dollars.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 2024.

    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 January 2011.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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