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Universal Education Foundation FY2021 filing

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-0624170Revenue $459K in FY2021

On file with the IRS2103 Hampton St, 15218-1812 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Mar 2005School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To provide religious and cultural instruction to children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $84K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$459K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$420K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$459K
FY2021-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$948K
Expenses
$420K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$61K
FY2021▲ +178%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$480K
FY2025$338K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $363K Management & general 14% · $57K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amer Akhrass
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mehboob Chaudhry
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Offers religious and cultural education to children.

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Provided by the organization

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1 program · $363K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CHILDREN.To provide a multi-lingual Islamic education in a curriculum that is well integrated with the secular curriculum that is taught at the Allegheny County Public Schools

$363Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship FundFY2024$66K
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$10K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$84K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$459K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$420K
Ln 25
Programscol B$363K
Managementcol C$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$459K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$188K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K$188K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$284K$241K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$23K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$444
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$68K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$13K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K$363K$57K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $948K$1.1M−$141K$338K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$99K$480K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$826K$196K$380K 990 PDF
FY2022 $698K$574K$123K$185K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $459K$420K$39K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $461K$469K−$8K$22K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $459,487 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$152,271
I-9 Program service revenue$292,484
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$14,732
I-12 Total revenue$459,487
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$311,393
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$108,967
I-18 Total expenses$420,360
I-19 Revenue less expenses$39,127
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $459,487 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,967
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,304
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$152,271
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $292,484$292,484
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,732$14,732
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $307,216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$459,487
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $420,360 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $241,437 · Management $42,607$284,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,247 · Management $4,102$27,349
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,600$2,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,993 · Management $444$4,437
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,330 · Management $1,259$12,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,540 · Management $7,504$75,044
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,867 · Management $1,430$14,297
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $363,014 · Management $57,346 · Fundraising $0$420,360
Part X · Balance sheet $188,398 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,350$188,398
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $90,350$188,398
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,380$127,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,380$127,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,970$61,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $90,350$188,398
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,487
XI-2 Total expenses$420,360
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,127
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,970
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,097

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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