Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Donations deductibleAl-Bustan Seeds of Culture's network
12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Morgan Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alexa Firat | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alexandria Khalil | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Betsy Mesard Sr | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Emily Neumeier | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ikram Masmoudi Jr | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ibrahim M Bakri | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Irene Pelech Zwarych | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lamia Barakat | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lisa Denberry | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lisa Volta-Zalloum | Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Martyn J Miller | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohannad M Ghwanmeh | Former Executive Director | 40 | $34k | ||
| Lisa Volta-Zalloum | Executive Director | 40 | $15k | ||
| Lisa Denberry | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Regina Morgan | Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| IKRAM MASMOUDI Jr | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Alexa Firat | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Emily Neumeier | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| BETSY MESARD Sr | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Lamia Barakat | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Alexandria Khalil | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Martyn J Miller | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ibrahim M Bakri | Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Irene Pelech Zwarych | Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
- EIN
- 030502955
- Address
- 3645 Lancaster Avenue 1, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2681
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture offers artistic and educational programming that enriches understanding and celebrates diversity, while supporting the pursuit and affirmation of Arab American cultural identity and playing a constructive civic role within broader American Society. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A23 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsRegina Morgan
≥6years on the filingsLisa Denberry
≥4years on the filingsAlexa Firat
≥4years on the filingsEmily Neumeier
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $850k
- Total liabilities
- $291k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $558k
- Contributions and grants received
- $455k
- Program service revenue
- $82k
- Employees
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $550k | $768k | Deficit $218k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Al-bustan Seeds of Culture likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 December 2002
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (3)
- Ibrahim Bakri President
- Lisa Denberry Treasurer
- Lisa Volta-Zalloum Governor
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.