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EIN 41-1989714

American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (ARAHA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
City
Columbia Heights
State
Minnesota
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Q33: International Relief
Description
American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (ARAHA) strives to alleviate the suffering from hunger, illiteracy, diseases, and poverty in the Horn of Africa, as well as helping the East African community in Minnesota.
Total revenues
$6,722,070
2023
Total expenses
$7,112,673
2023
Total assets
$1,199,270
2023
Num. employees
7
2023

Program areas at ARAHA

ARAHA provides various relief and development programs to the needy in the Horn of Africa. The relief projects during humanitarian crisis include food distribution, shelter construction, and emergency healthcare. The development efforts include the building of schools and the distribution of school supplies, books, and computers to schools as well as student support; digging community water wells; and projects that empower families by providing them with tools that generate income such as water tankers, dairy goats and cows, and other small entrepreneurial projects.

Who funds American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (ARAHA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Hidaya FoundationSocial Welfare Projects$232,925
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$35,370
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$32,059
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at ARAHA

NameTitleCompensation
Mohamed IdrisExecutive Director$102,099
Abdul MamdaniTreasurer$0
Mahamoud S GamamChair$0
Halima WakoVice Chair$0
Adam A AlaminSecretary$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for ARAHA

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,684,390
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$22
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$64,362
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-29,146
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$2,442
Total revenues$6,722,070

Form 990s for ARAHA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-20990View PDF
2022-122023-08-15990View PDF
2021-122022-07-05990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
2019-122020-10-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $232,925 from Hidaya Foundation
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,023 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
October 11, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
October 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
International-focused organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
HungerForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
3900 Jackson Ste 10
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Anoka County, MN
Website URL
araha.org/ 
Phone
(763) 270-5351
Facebook page
araharelief 
Twitter profile
@araha_relief 
IRS details
EIN
41-1989714
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q33: International Relief
NAICS code, primary
624230: Emergency and Relief Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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