Dfw Refugee Outreach Services

Tax-deductible

Irving, TX501(c)(3)Since 2017Human ServicesEIN 82-0807480Revenue $867K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdfwros.org7923 Banyan Way, 75063-1801 · Irving, TXTax-exempt since May 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mentoring and providing basic necessities to refugees from several different countries with a goal of transitioning them into productive members of society

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$867K
+125% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$867K
FY2025▲ +125%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$867K
Expenses
$639K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$425K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$415K
FY2024$409K
FY2025$639K
Net assets
$243K
FY2025▲ ×16
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$39K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$243K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2018.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $581K Management & general 9% · $58K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$15,087Pt VII · Sec A
President
$14,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Safa Merchant’s $15K as Board Member is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Zeenat Khan$14,700$6,000$18,000
Yasmin Ali—$17,100—
Safa Merchant$15,087$9,696—

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

Helps refugees with mentoring and essentials, guiding them to become productive members of society.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $531K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Rent assistance to families in need

$303Kprogram expense
02

Distributed groceries on weekly basis to families

$134Kprogram expense
03

Household items to families in need

$94Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $581K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$328,789
Unitemized GrantFY2025$81,474
Unitemized GrantFY2025$78,600
Unitemized GrantFY2025$73,500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$867K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$867K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$581K
Managementcol C$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$867K
Government grantsLn 1e$47K
Total revenueLn 12$867K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K$243K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$581K$581K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$581K$58K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $867K$639K$228K$243K 990 PDF
FY2024 $385K$409K−$24K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $435K$415K$20K$39K 990 PDF
FY2022 $472K$497K−$25K$19K 990 PDF
FY2021 $419K$425K−$7K$44K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K$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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $867,014 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $385,255$867,014
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $385,255$867,014
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $290,680$580,863
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,726$57,725
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $409,406$638,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,151$228,426
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $867,014 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$47,471
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$819,543
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$867,014
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$867,014
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $638,588 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $580,863$580,863
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $29,787$29,787
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,894$4,894
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,000$18,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,544$3,544
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $580,863 · Management $57,725 · Fundraising $0$638,588
Part X · Balance sheet $243,270 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,844$243,270
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,844$243,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,844$243,270
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,844$243,270
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,270 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$867,014
XI-2 Total expenses$638,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$228,426
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,844
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,270

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

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