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COMFORT AID INTERNATIONAL INC

ELMONT, NY · EIN 841667485 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE Q33 · International Affairs · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.3M
expenses
$4.8M
net assets
$6.3M
employees
0
program ratio
97%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO WORLDWIDE POOR. OFFER HUMANITARIAN, MEDICAL, AND ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT AID WORLDWIDE. ASSIST IN NATURAL DISASTERS AND IN AREAS OF CIVIL AND MILITARY STRIFE

profile · synthesized from sources

Comfort Aid International Inc is a New York-based nonprofit providing humanitarian, medical, and educational aid to impoverished and crisis-affected populations worldwide. The organization delivers food, water, shelter, and medical services in regions impacted by conflict, natural disasters, and extreme poverty. It operates primarily in Afghanistan, Yemen, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Tanzania, and other developing countries.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $1.24M
    EDUCATION PROJECTS - SEE SCHEDULE O
  2. #2 $560K
    ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - MANAGERIAL & GENERAL
activities · 13 groups

What they do

  • Religious Holiday Food & Charity Distribution 2 activities
    • Conducting annual Qurbaani and Zakat Fitr distributions
      Runs an annual Hajj Qurbaani project distributing meat and animal skins, and has distributed Zakat Fitr to eligible poor individuals in nine countries for 27 consecutive years.
    • Distributing food aid to underprivileged families
      Distributes food aid monthly to an average of 25,000 families, with targeted distributions of $1.4 million in food packages to 19,000 families across 24 countries during Ramadan 2025 and food support to 16,000 families in 21 countries during Ramadan 2026.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 2 activities
    • Delivering emergency and disaster relief aid
      Provides food, blankets, shelter, and medication during disaster relief efforts, including support for 14,000 families affected by floods in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and ongoing food and water aid during crises.
    • Implementing protein feeding programs for malnourished children
      Runs protein feeding programs to address malnutrition in children in remote areas.
  • Direct Clinical Care Delivery 2 activities
    • Funding and providing medical surgeries and treatments
      Provides financial support for lifesaving medical surgeries for low-income patients in Afghanistan, India, and Tanzania, and supplies critical medication and blood transfusions for thalassemia patients in Parachinar, Pakistan.
    • Operating remote medical clinics and maternity services
      Provides essential medical care through 6 to 7 remote clinics in Afghanistan and Madagascar, serving over 109,000 patients annually; includes full operational support with staffing and free drugs, and construction of a maternity clinic in Manakara, Madagascar.
  • School Infrastructure Development 1 activity
    • Constructing and refurbishing schools in underserved regions
      Constructs and refurbishes elementary schools in remote areas, including 30 schools in Tanzania, 23 in Afghanistan, 14 in Pakistan, 9 in India, and 22 across 14 countries; ongoing projects include adding classrooms and bathrooms at Kibaya and Mnyandege Elementary Schools in Tanzania.
  • General Educational Programming 1 activity
    • Delivering secular education to underprivileged students
      Provides secular education to over 50,000 students through more than 99 schools in 18 countries.
  • Holiday and Seasonal Essentials Distribution 1 activity
    • Distributing life-saving blankets to destitute populations
      Distributes warm winter blankets to vulnerable individuals in Afghanistan, India, Syria, Yemen, and other underserved regions.
  • Women's Microenterprise and Livelihood Development 1 activity
    • Empowering women through skills training and economic alternatives
      Trains women in vocational skills and promotes animal husbandry as an alternative livelihood to help them escape poverty, reaching over 600 women.
  • Clean Water Infrastructure and Access 1 activity
    • Providing clean water access through borewells and water infrastructure
      Installs water borewells and deep-water wells to provide clean, potable water; completed 12 deep-water wells in Tanzania and provided water aid to 587,000 recipients across multiple countries including Afghanistan, Tanzania, Bangladesh, and others. Each borewell serves between 3,000 and 5,000 people daily.
  • Residential Care for At-Risk Youth 1 activity
    • Providing comprehensive livelihood and educational support to orphans
      Provides education, living support, and care for approximately 950 orphans across India, Afghanistan, Zanzibar, Yemen, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Madagascar, Syria, and Tanzania; includes ongoing support for 120 Rohingya orphans in Cox’s Bazaar and operation of the Sakina Girls Home in Zanzibar.
  • Integrated Community-Led Development Programs 1 activity
    • Providing humanitarian aid to underprivileged communities worldwide
      Implements integrated programs in education, healthcare, orphan and widow empowerment, food and shelter relief, community initiatives, and self-sustaining economic activities for underprivileged communities globally.
  • Wedding Financial Assistance for Needy Couples 1 activity
    • Providing marriage aid to economically disadvantaged girls
      Provides financial assistance for marriage expenses to poor girls, supporting 120 girls in India and 100 in Afghanistan.
  • Union and Association Benefit Funds 1 activity
    • Supporting vulnerable individuals with government-backed health insurance
      Provides government-backed health insurance coverage for vulnerable populations in Tanzania.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Constructing homes and shelters for homeless and displaced individuals
      Completed construction of 57 homes in India and 37 homes in Afghanistan for homeless individuals, and provided shelter to over 2,500 homeless families.
    • Donating medical equipment to hospitals and blood banks
      Supplied medical equipment worth approximately $100,000 to government hospitals in Zanzibar, equipped Al Kauthar Hospital in Islamabad with CT scan and X-ray machines, and provided equipment to Haidri Blood Bank in Parachinar, Pakistan to treat 1,000 children with thalassemia.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$4.32M
Contributions & grants$4.04M94%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$278K6%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$4.77M
Program expenses97%
Admin / overhead3%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$131K
Grants paid out$4.49M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$6.35M
Cash$6.35M
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$6.35M
Liquid reserves15.9 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -19.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
YUSUF S YUSUF CEO 60 $131K
board members · 3
  • ABBAS JAFFER — SECRETARY
  • MURTAZA NATHANI — TRUSTEE
  • SOHAIL ABDULLAH
relationships · 5

Who they work with

  • Al Kauthar Hospital Partner — Received CT scan, X-ray, and lab equipment from Comfort Aid International Inc in Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Haidri Blood Bank Partner — Received medical equipment from Comfort Aid International Inc to treat poor thalassemia children in Parachinar, Pakistan.
  • Zanzibar government hospitals Partner — Recipient of donated medical equipment from CAI
  • Zanzibar government hospitals Partner — Recipient of medical equipment donations from CAI.
  • existing charities Partner — CAI builds alliances with existing charities that align with its mission and approaches.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community Ownership Through Recipient Participation
    methodology: promote individual self-help
    By involving program recipients in the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives, the organization increases local ownership and self-reliance because engagement fosters empowerment and ensures that interventions are culturally relevant and sustainable.
  • Direct Nutrition Intervention to Combat Child Malnutrition
    methodology: direct_nutrition_intervention
    By providing direct protein supplementation, the organization addresses immediate health risks from malnutrition in children because early nutritional intervention is critical to long-term physical and cognitive development in vulnerable populations.
  • Integrated Humanitarian Aid to Address Root Causes of Poverty
    methodology: integrated_humanitarian_aid
    By combining education, medical care, economic support, and emergency relief in a coordinated way, the organization aims to create sustainable improvements in living conditions because addressing multiple dimensions of poverty simultaneously leads to more resilient and self-sustaining communities.
  • Remote Healthcare Delivery to Expand Access
    methodology: remote-clinic-healthcare-delivery
    By deploying remote clinics to underserved regions, the organization delivers essential and lifesaving medical care because geographic access is a primary barrier to health outcomes in crisis-affected and isolated communities.
  • Targeted Empowerment of Women and Girls to Reduce Gender Disparity
    methodology: equalize gender disparity
    By prioritizing women and girls in education, healthcare, and economic initiatives, the organization reduces gender disparity because empowering women creates ripple effects that improve family well-being, community health, and long-term development outcomes.