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BEST STUDENT FUND

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $144K · expenses $310K · assets $167K

EIN
86-1027002
Address
PO BOX 6876, CHANDLER, AZ 85246-6876
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2001
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Mission

TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Vaseem Khan CHAIRMAN/PRES./TREAS.2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rabah Abdelkarim VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY2013-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRES./TREAS.1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRES./TREAS.1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRES./TREAS.1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASUR1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VASEEM KHAN CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RABAH ABDELKARIM VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,034$309,857 $166,688$163,643 $144,034$0 $002
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,172$174,658 $329,466$329,466 $179,172$0 $002
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$225,232$182,878 $324,952$324,952 $225,232$0 $002
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$311,804$217,948 $282,598$282,598 $311,804$0 $002
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$278,879$271,391 $188,742$188,742 $278,879$0 $002
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$201,055$650,331 $181,254$181,254 $201,055$0 $002
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$617,992$571,571 $630,530$630,530 $617,992$0 $002
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$790,757$790,757 $584,109$100 $790,757$0 $000
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$325,328$325,328 $136,240$100 $325,328$0 $000
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$306,362$306,362 $138,208$100 $306,362$0 $000
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$312,541$312,538 $124,412$100 $312,541$0 $000
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,084$291,195 $72,142$97 $290,084$0 $000

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $166,958 in all, tax years 2019 to 2022. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2022 4$166,958 2022$57,025
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $309,857 spent · pay $0 · grants $290,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $290,200$290,200-- 93.7%
Fees: accounting $14,910-$14,910- 4.8%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $4,333-$4,333- 1.4%
All other expenses $414-$414- 0.1%
Total$309,857100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $174,658 spent · pay $0 · grants $156,675 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $156,675$156,675-- 89.7%
Fees: accounting $13,000-$13,000- 7.4%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $4,983-$4,983- 2.9%
Total$174,658100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $182,878 spent · pay $0 · grants $162,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $162,600$162,600-- 88.9%
Fees: accounting $13,800-$13,800- 7.5%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $6,478-$6,478- 3.5%
Total$182,878100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $217,948 spent · pay $0 · grants $200,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $200,000$200,000-- 91.8%
Fees: accounting $10,200-$10,200- 4.7%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $7,748-$7,748- 3.6%
Total$217,948100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $271,391 spent · pay $0 · grants $254,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $254,500$254,500-- 93.8%
Fees: accounting $11,700-$11,700- 4.3%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $5,191-$5,191- 1.9%
Total$271,391100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $650,331 spent · pay $0 · grants $639,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $639,000$639,000-- 98.3%
Fees: accounting $7,500-$7,500- 1.2%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $3,831-$3,831- 0.6%
Total$650,331100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $571,571 spent · pay $0 · grants $558,375 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $558,375$558,375-- 97.7%
Fees: accounting $8,900-$8,900- 1.6%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $4,296-$4,296- 0.8%
Total$571,571100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $790,757 spent · pay $0 · grants $776,631 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $776,631$776,631-- 98.2%
Fees: accounting $9,100-$9,100- 1.2%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $5,026-$5,026- 0.6%
Total$790,757100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $325,328 spent · pay $0 · grants $311,620 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $311,620$311,620-- 95.8%
Fees: accounting $7,300-$7,300- 2.2%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $6,408-$6,408- 2.0%
Total$325,328100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $306,362 spent · pay $0 · grants $290,331 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $290,331$290,331-- 94.8%
Fees: accounting $9,839-$9,839- 3.2%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $6,192-$6,192- 2.0%
Total$306,362100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $312,538 spent · pay $0 · grants $298,946 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $298,946$298,946-- 95.7%
Fees: accounting $7,000-$7,000- 2.2%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $6,592-$6,592- 2.1%
Total$312,538100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $291,195 spent · pay $0 · grants $280,845 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $280,845$280,845-- 96.4%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $5,850$5,850-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $4,500-$4,500- 1.5%
Total$291,195100%

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