Organizations Filed Purposes:
UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL, INC. (UPA) IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL, TAX EXEMPT CHARITY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO IMPOVERISHED PALESTINIANS RESIDING IN THE WEST BANK, JORDAN, GAZA STRIP AND IN LEBANESE REFUGEE CAMPS. FOUNDED IN 1978, UPA HAS SUPPORTED WIDE-RANGING HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS THAT CATERED TO NEEDY PALESTINIANS WITHIN THESE REGIONS. ITS PROGRAMS FALL INTO FOUR MAIN AREAS: HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION & UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, CHILD SPONSORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OF PALESTINIANS; ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA STRIP AND IN REFUGEE CAMPS.
HEALTH AND WELFARE - ALL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM HEALTH PROJECTS INCLUDING MOBILE CLINICS AND PRIMARY CARE CLINICS. AS WELL AS SERVICES INCLUDING EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL VISITS, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND TRAUMA COUNSELING FOR PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA AND REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES. EXPENSES INCURRED ALSO PROVIDE PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT HANDICAPPED, ORPHANED, OR EXTREMELY DEPRIVED CHILDREN THROUGH PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY UPA'S PARTNERS.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - ALL EXPENSES INCURRED TO REBUILD AND REHABILITATE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURES AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MICRO-ENTERPRISE, MICRO-FINANCE AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT STIMULATE EMPLOYMENT.
EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS, WORK STUDY OPPORTUNITIES, FELLOWSHIPS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDED TO NEEDY PALESTINIAN STUDENTS WHO ARE LIVING IN OR INTEND TO RETURN TO PALESTINE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Saleem Zaru | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $145,000 |
| Eyad H Abed | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Francis Barhoum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Salma El-Yassir | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frederick T Hadeed | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| George Salem | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Isam Salah | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
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