PALESTINIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
12475 GREENWOOD ST, OLATHE, KS 66062 www.palestinian-ama.org

Total Revenue
$593,401
Total Expenses
$394,329
Net Assets
$461,859

Organizations Filed Purposes: PAMA IS A HUMANITARIAN, NONPROFIT, NON POLITICAL AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AIMING TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXPERTISE OF PALESTINIAN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH A GOAL OF PROMOTING HEALTH CARE IN PALESTINE.

SEE PAGE #2 PART III LINE 1 FOR FULL DESCRIPTION.

PAMA EDUCATION FUND: COST PER BENEFICIARY: THE PROJECT PROVIDES ONE TIME $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS OR FULL TUITIONS FOR OTHERS, APPROXIMATELY $6,000 PER YEAR. MOST OF THE BENEFICIARIES FACE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND ARE ZAKAT ELIGIBLE. CANDIDATES FOR ZAKAT DONATIONS NEED TO FULFILL TWO MAJOR CRITERIA: PROOF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND AVERAGE TO EXCELLENT ACADEMIC PROGRESS. PAMA ADOPTS A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, THIS INCLUDES CONSULTATION WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS, CALLING REFERENCES AND CONSULTING WITH PAMA REPRESENTATIVES IN PALESTINE. PAMA PAYS OFF ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES SO YOUR ZAKAT OR DONATION WILL BE DOLLAR FOR DALLAR. STUDENTS FILL IN THE PAMA EDUCATION FUND APPLICATION FORM AND PROVIDE THE NEEDED SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS. PAMA WILL THEN REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS AND COORDINATE WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS TO CHOOSE THE FINAL BENEFICIARIES. PAMA WILL THEN DEPOSIT YOUR DONATION DIRECTLY INTO THE UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS OF THE BENEFICIARIES RATHER THAN HANDING CASH MONEY TO STUDENTS. YOU HAVE SECURED THE FUND FOR 156 SCHOLARSHIPS, 100 OF WHICH IN 2018. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS BENEFIT MEDICAL STUDENTS IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK. THE IMPACT OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS HUGE AS DESCRIBED BY THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.

AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL SUPPLIES: PAMA HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FROM MEDGLOBAL TO PROCURE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES TO GAZA HOSPITALS. PAMA HAS CHOSEN THE BIGGEST AND BUSIEST HOSPITAL IN GAZA TO BENEFIT FROM THIS GRANT, AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL. WE COORDINATED WITH THE HOSPITAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TEAMS TO IDENTIFY NEEDED SUPPLIES. BASED ON THEIR NEEDS, PAMA HAS PROCURED SUPPLIES FROM LOCAL GAZA MEDICAL SUPPLIERS. PAMA HAS FOLLOWED STRICT PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES TO ASSURE HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLIES AND MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SUPPLIES. PAMA HAS THEN DELIVERED THESE SUPPLIES AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THERE WAS A JOINT MEDICAL MISSION IN GAZA BY PAMA AND MEDGLOBAL, THE MISSION HAD SURGEONS AND MEDICINE DOCTORS WHO USED SOME OF THESE SUPPLIES THEMSELVES, DID SURGERIES, PERFORMED MEDICAL ROUNDS ON PATIENTS AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL COURSES.

HEMODIALYSIS SUPPLIES: PAMA HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FROM MEDGLOBAL TO PROCURE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM END STAGE RENAL DISEASE AND ARE ON HEMODIALYSIS. THIS PROJECT HAS BENEFITED HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN GAZA AND HAS PROVIDED THEM WITH CHRONIC MEDICATIONS THEY NEED. THE NEEDED MEDICATIONS WERE PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN GAZA AND PAMA HAS USED LOCAL MEDICAL SUPPLIERS TO PROVIDE THESE MEDICATIONS. PAMA HAS FOLLOWED STRICT PROCREMENT PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLIES AND MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SUPPLIES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Rami AhmadBOARD MEMBER1$0
Fadi SafiBOARD MEMBER1$0
Ahmad DaraghmehBOARD MEMBER1$0
Najib AlbinaBOARD MEMBER1$0
Muaiad KittanehBOARD MEMBER1$0
Mustafa MuslehBOARD MEMBER1$0
Rebecca FadilBOARD MEMBER1$0
Nezam AltorokTREASURER1$0
Yousef KhelfaVICE PRESIDENT7$0
Majdi HamarshiPRESIDENT7$0

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