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FRIENDS OF PARIAMAN INC

Accord, NY · EIN 260869363 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE Q12 · International Affairs · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$619K
expenses
$431K
net assets
$347K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

Educational and humanitarian support for programs helping people in Myanmar/Burma and the surrounding region.

profile · synthesized from sources

FRIENDS OF PARIAMAN INC provides educational and humanitarian support to vulnerable populations in Myanmar/Burma and surrounding regions. The organization funds community-led initiatives focused on women's livelihoods, refugee support, and alternative education programs disrupted by political instability. It operates primarily through grants to local partners serving displaced students, garment workers, and religious communities.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    Alotethama (Women workers), a community led, women-centered organization that provides livelihood and nutrition support to vulnerable female garment workers and their families in Peri-Urban, Yangon.
  2. #2 $0
    Support for The Virtual Federal University (VFU) is a non-profit online institution established in 2021 by student unions and educators in Myanmar to provide free, critical, and alternative education. It aims to counter the military-regime education system, offering courses that foster democracy, federalism, and critical thinking for students opposing the junta, often in collaboration with international partners. The Virtual Federal University, offers online programs serving college students in and from Burma/Myanmar whose in-person university education has been suspended due to internal displacement arising from unsafe domestic conditions.
named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Alotethama (Women workers)
Community-led initiative providing livelihood and nutrition support to vulnerable female garment workers and their families in peri-urban Yangon.
Independent Methodist Church in Burma
Financial and operational support for religious activities and community services provided by the Independent Methodist Church in Burma.
Parami University academic support
Financial and academic support for post-secondary educational programs administered by Parami University in Myanmar.
Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education School
Support for secondary education programs in monastic schools serving underprivileged students in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Refugee support for Karen women
Support program for Karen women refugees and their families displaced to the Thailand/Burma border region, providing humanitarian aid and stability.
Virtual Federal University (VFU)
Non-profit online institution offering free, critical, and alternative education to college students in Myanmar whose education was disrupted by political instability and displacement.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 2 activities
    • Funding livelihood and nutrition support for vulnerable female garment workers
      Funds Alotethama to provide livelihood and nutrition support to vulnerable female garment workers and their families in peri-urban Yangon, Myanmar.
    • Funding refugee support programs for Karen women and families
      Funds refugee support programs for Karen women and their families in Thailand and Burma.
  • Religious Education Support 2 activities
    • Funding religious programming through the Independent Methodist Church in Burma
      Funds religious programming through support of the Independent Methodist Church in Burma.
    • Funding secondary education programs through Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education School
      Funds secondary education programs administered by Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education School.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Funding free online education for displaced college students in Myanmar
      Funds The Virtual Federal University to provide free, critical, and alternative online education for displaced college students in and from Myanmar who are unable to attend in-person classes due to unsafe domestic conditions.
  • University-Specific Endowment and Program Funding 1 activity
    • Funding post-secondary education programs through Parami University
      Funds post-secondary educational programs administered by Parami University.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$619K
Contributions & grants$619K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1080%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$431K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$430K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$347K
Cash$347K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$347K
Liquid reserves9.7 mo
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue +101.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • Cameron Bonner — Director
  • Stuart Brodsky — President and Director
  • Zali Win — Treasurer and Secretary
relationships · 5

Who they work with

  • Alotethama (Women workers) Partner — Community-led, women-centered organization receiving grant funding to support vulnerable female garment workers in Yangon.
  • Independent Methodist Church in Burma Partner — Religious institution receiving financial support for its programming in Burma.
  • Parami University Partner — Recipient of grant funding for post-secondary educational programs in Myanmar.
  • Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education School Partner — Monastic school receiving grants to support secondary education programs in Myanmar.
  • The Virtual Federal University Partner — Non-profit online institution funded to deliver free, critical, and alternative education to students in and from Myanmar affected by political instability.
strategies · 1

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.

  • Alternative Education for Democracy
    methodology: alternative-education-for-democracy
    By funding educational institutions that teach democratic, federalist, and critical-thinking curricula, we counter authoritarian regimes and promote civic resilience, because exposure to democratic pedagogy fosters empowered, engaged citizens.