2025-11-13T12:54:44-00:00 2024-12-31 473342732 Munger & Company CPAs 1818 Avocado Road Oceanside CA 92054 990 2024-01-01 272917644 Karen Organization of San Diego KARE 6195820783 5354 University Avenue APT 1 San Diego CA 92105 Nao Kabashima Executive Director 6195820783 2025-11-13 true Roland W Munger P01871456 7607308020 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Nao Kabashima 5354 University Avenue Suite 1 San Diego CA 92105 1187474 false X www.karensandiego.org X 2009 CA To provide social services, educational enhancement, opportunities for cultural preservation and community building for the Karen and other ethnic minority groups from Burma who reside in San Diego. 12 12 19 135 0 1630587 1180068 24116 7406 0 0 1654703 1187474 527500 417819 0 826767 923966 0 33056 378377 348684 1732644 1690469 -77941 -502995 1080360 489197 205057 116889 875303 372308 X Our primary purpose is to provide social services, educational enhancement, opportunities for cultural preservation and community building for the Karen and other ethnic minority groups from Burma who reside in San Diego. false false 125272 Civic Engagement Program to offer more opportunities for refugees from Burma and to advocate for their social and civic inclusion. 598134 7406 Community Engagement Program to connect refugees from Burma in San Diego to the services and resources they need for self-sufficiency and social integration through case managment services and various community workshops. 203866 Economic Development Program to offer refugees from Burma in San Diego for educationa and business counseling opportunities to improve their financial literacy and to navigate them through their journeys as small business owners. 509753 1437025 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 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Support Team 6523 University Ave San Diego CA 92115 800516550 501c3 93320 Assistance License to Freedom 131 Avocado Ave El Cajon CA 92020 201057775 501c3 31000 Assistance Southern Sudanese Community Center of San Diego 4077 Fairmount Ave San Diego CA 92105 330693051 501c3 61500 Assistance Refugee Assistance Center 4265 Fairmount Ave San Diego CA 92105 813884616 501c3 31000 Assistance Teaching and Learning Collaborative PO BOX 33927 San Diego CA 92163 815664967 501c3 48000 Assistance Somali Bautu Community of San Diego 4034 43rd St San Diego CA 92105 300260008 501c3 33000 Assistance Majdal Center 2820 Roosevelt Road Suite 104 San Diego CA 92106 272938491 501c3 33000 Assistance UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093 956006144 501c3 33999 Assistance OneOC 1901 E 4th St Ste 100 Santa Ana CA 92075 952021700 501c3 12000 Assistance 9 Scholarships 26 41000 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 509,753, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Family Engagement Program to navigate the families and youth throughout the U.S. school system and to offer emotional and social support and educational opportunities for all ages including youth, parents, and seniors. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 The Karen Organization of San Diego KOSD has been commited to the educational and social enahancement for various ethnic minority groups from Burma who reside in San Diego, California. KOSD seeks to enhance the quality of life for all refugees from Burma by rebuilding their lives in San Diego. Working with other social service providers, KOSD aims to be a bridge between refugees and the local community. Since 2009, KOSD has been operated as an independent non-profit organization. Most refugees resettled in San Diego from Burma have spent long years, sometimes decades or even entire generations, in the isolation of refugee camps. Camps lack strong educational infrastructure, employment and/or skill development or opportunities for home ownership. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Continued - As such, refugee families often arrive in the U.S. with little more than the clothes on their backs, no formal education, and traumatic memories of human rights violations back in their home country. They are among the most vulnerable and underserved in San Diego as most service providers lack the language capacity and cultural competence to work with this population. Therefore, KOSDs objectives are to 1 Develop a system for community self-help for refugees from Burma resettled in San Diego 2 Preserve the Karen and other minority groups culture and share it with the San Diego community 3 Help clients find employement as a key to self-sufficiency and 4 Provide tailored case management services. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Continued - As the only community based organization in San Diego specifically serving refugees from Burma, KOSD has provided all levels of support upon their arrival in San Diego. KOSD programs included, but are not limited to, helping refugees to navigate the welfare, health-care, education, and public safety systems in the U.S., as well as providing leadership opportunities for youth and adults, community empowerment programs, tutoring and English language training. At the same time, KOSD is a community and cultural hub where refugees from Burma can explore San Diego together through a strong community support system, while remembering and maintaining their cultural heritage. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and the Board of Directors before it is submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The written conflict of interest policy is reviewed each year by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Compensation is determined by the Board of Directors. The Board considers contemporaneous salary data from similar nonprofits but also factors in the availability of funds in their salary determination. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Records are kept for public disclosure upon request and are also available at guidestar.org