KARAMA
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Plain text KARAMA. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2024–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/452871111. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). KARAMA [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2024–2025]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/452871111
MLA “KARAMA.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2024–2025, https://strategystudio.org/org/452871111. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.
Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2024–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.
2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $61K · expenses $65K · assets $28K
- EIN
- 45-2871111
- Address
- 2467 MARILOUISE WAY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103-1013
- Website
- https://karamanow.org
- NTEE code
- A70
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2012
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To provide educational and cultural materials related to the Arab and Muslim world to foster better understanding, good will, peace and justice through production and distribution of multimedia materials and by attendance and participation in educational conferences.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Christian | President | 2024-2025 | 25 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Basheer Idoui | VicePresident | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Yousef Abudayyeh | Secretary | 2024-2025 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jinane Abbadi | Treasurer | 2024-2025 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bassemah Darwish | Director | 2024-2025 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Adnan Salah | Director | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Yousef Ibrahim | Director | 2024-2025 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amina Idoui | Director | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jamal Kanj | Director | 2024-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Christian | President | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Basheer Idoui | VicePresident | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yousef Abudayyeh | Secretary | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jinane Abbadi | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bassemah Darwish | Director | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adnan Salah | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yousef Ibrahim | Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amina Idoui | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jamal Kanj | Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Christian | President | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Basheer Idoui | VicePresident | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yousef Abudayyeh | Secretary | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jinane Abbadi | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bassemah Darwish | Director | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adnan Salah | Director | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yousef Ibrahim | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amina Idoui | Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jamal Kanj | Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $60,936 | $65,341 | $28,478 | $9,596 | $23,728 | $31,652 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,350 | $79,790 | $21,849 | $21,240 | $29,624 | $30,530 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $180,089 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER AND JONATHAN ALLAN SOROS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KARAMA” | 2024 | 1 | $180,000 | 2024 | $180,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KARAMA” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $89 | 2023 | $31 | show |
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $65,341 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $53,072 | 81.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $12,041 | 18.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $228 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $65,341 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $79,790 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,076 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $49,556 | 62.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $24,949 | 31.3% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $5,076 | 6.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $209 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $79,790 | 100% |