Universal Mercy INC FY2020 filing

IRS exemption revoked

San Pablo, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-1283959Revenue $322K in FY2020

On file with the IRSuniversalmercy.org1132 Brookside Ave, 94805-1003 · San Pablo, CATax-exempt since Dec 2016School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of Universal Mercy is to create an inclusive learning community, with parents, a dedicated staff of employees, volunteers, and board members as partners in each childs spiritual and academic development. By implementing rigorous academics in a nurturing environment, we aspire to develop righteous citizens with strong moral character for the benefit of our community and Ummah.

$85K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $276 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$322K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$322K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2019–FY2022
Revenue
$322K
FY2020▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$264K
FY2020$322K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$321K
Expenses
$322K
FY2020▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$243K
FY2020$322K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$387K
Net assets
$0
FY2020▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$34K
FY2020$0
FY2021$94K
FY2022$24K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$49,920Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hamza Mehter’s $40K as President is at the 31st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Faizah Mulla$29,120$49,920$49,920
Osama Mehter$39,990$49,700$20,000
Hamza Mehter$40,000$36,000$15,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Nurturing children's spiritual and academic growth through inclusive learning and rigorous academics.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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One of the greatest challenges that Muslim youth are facing in the United States is developing confidence in their faith. Recent research studies by Pew Research Center have shown that an alarming number of Muslim youth struggle with their faith.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$322K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$322K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$34K$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$75
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$55K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$16
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $321K$387K−$66K$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 $457K$411K$46K$94K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $322K$322K$0$0 990 PDF
FY2019 $264K$243K$21K$34K 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
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Part I · Summary $321,675 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $263,542$321,675
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $263,542$321,675
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,336$231,027
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $26$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,483$90,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,845$321,675
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,697$0
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $321,675 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $321,675$321,675
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $321,675$321,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,675 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$84,920
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$127,058
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$19,049
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$1,473
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$4,030
IX-13 Office expenses$2,184
IX-14 Information technology$75
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$55,040
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$16
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,356
IX-23 Insurance$2,040
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$22,245
IX-24e All other expenses$1,189
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$321,675
Part X · Balance sheet $59,640 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$27,851
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,145$31,789
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,145$59,640
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,145$54,232
X-25 Other liabilities$5,408
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,145$59,640
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,145$59,640
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$321,675
XI-2 Total expenses$321,675
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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