Islah Educational Institute

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 46-4148013Revenue $608K in FY2025

On file with the IRS2900 W Slauson Ave, 90043-2505 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jun 2018School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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ISLAH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE AIMS TO BREAK THE CYCLES OF POVERTY IN THE INNER CITY BY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH AN AFFORDABLE PRIVATE SCHOOL WHICH EDUCATES PRE-K TO 8th GRADE STUDENTS BY USE OF HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS WHICH NURTURES EXCELLENT MORAL CHARACTER.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
366% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 366% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$608K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$661K
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$64K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$608K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$233K
FY2022$628K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$584K
FY2025$608K
Expenses
$661K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$237K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$661K
Net assets
−$64K
FY2025▼ -505%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$37K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$20K
FY2024−$11K
FY2025−$64K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2017-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $523K Management & general 20% · $134K Fundraising 1% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A

Jihad Saafir’s $54K as President is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023
Jihad Saafir$54,000$54,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates youth through various programs and resources.

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1 program · $523K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The primary exempt purpose is to provide educational services to youth from k - 8TH grade. We have 48 students in yr 2020 and our goal is to focus on leadership and 21ST century skill set.

$523Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$123K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $85K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,012

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$608K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$399K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$661K
Ln 25
Programscol B$523K
Managementcol C$134K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
−$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$399K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$608K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32−$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$82K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$88K
Net assetsLn 32−$11K−$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$85K$85K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$46K$8K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$299K$256K$43K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$826$702$124$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$26K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$93K$65K$28K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$0$0$5K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$0$5K$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$9K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$15K$12K$220
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$30K$20K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$661K$523K$134K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $608K$661K−$53K−$64K 990 PDF
FY2024 $584K$615K−$30K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $555K$618K−$62K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 $628K$613K$15K$51K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$237K−$5K$37K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $608,315 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $456,924$398,914
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $127,449$205,863
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$2
I-11 Other revenue$3,536
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $584,397$608,315
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$85,012
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $431,252$384,489
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,587$191,949
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $614,839$661,450
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,442−$53,135
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $608,315 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$398,914
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$398,914
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$205,863
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,536 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,536
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $209,401 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$608,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $661,450 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $85,012$85,012
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,900 · Management $8,100 · Fundraising $0$54,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $255,681 · Management $43,152 · Fundraising $0$298,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $702 · Management $124 · Fundraising $0$826
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,206 · Management $4,624 · Fundraising $0$30,830
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,850 · Fundraising $0$3,850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,040 · Management $27,874 · Fundraising $0$92,914
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,516$4,516
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $5,292 · Fundraising $0$5,292
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $8,668 · Fundraising $0$8,668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,511 · Management $12,207 · Fundraising $220$26,938
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,817 · Management $19,954 · Fundraising $0$49,771
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $522,869 · Management $133,845 · Fundraising $4,736$661,450
Part X · Balance sheet $23,952 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,177$16,266
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,686$7,686
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,863$23,952
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $92,378$87,602
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,378$87,602
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$10,515−$63,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$10,515−$63,650
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,863$23,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$63,650 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$608,315
XI-2 Total expenses$661,450
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,135
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$10,515
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$63,650

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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