Omar Welfare Association

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 85-4388623Revenue $611K in FY2024

On file with the IRSomarwelfareassociation.org6200 Savoy Dr Ste 440, 77036-3324 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Omar Welfare Association (The Association) was established exclusively to promote and support low income immigrants by providing help for legal services for immigration and family cases, social services and refugee resettlement program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
18¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
18%
of spending
Concern: 18% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$54K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$611K
+90% vs prior year
Spent
$594K
To programs
18%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$611K
FY2024▲ +90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$100K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$611K
Expenses
$594K
FY2024▲ +86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$263K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$594K
Net assets
$24K
FY2024▲ +200%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$24K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

18 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 18% · $109K Management & general 82% · $486K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founderceo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Receptionist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Analyst
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Receptionist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Receptionist
not listedPt VII · Sec A

Kiran Ahmed’s $62K as Founderceo is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1405 $100K–1M crime & legal 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.

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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 low-income immigrants with legal aid, social services, and resettlement.

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1 program · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Omar Welfare Association (OWA) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization established to support low income families and individuals with access to affordable legal representation for immigration and family cases.

$109Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$611K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$611K
Money outPt IX
$594K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$486K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$611K
Government grantsLn 1e$109K
Total revenueLn 12$611K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$8K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$67K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$70K$70K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$15K$5K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$17K$197K
All other expensesLn 24e$99K$5K$94K
Total functional expensesLn 25$594K$109K$486K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $611K$594K$16K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$320K$2K$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$263K$3K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $100K$3K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $610,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $322,043$610,584
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $322,043$610,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $96,110$140,884
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,921$453,598
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,031$594,482
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,012$16,102
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $610,584 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$108,796
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$501,788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$610,584
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$610,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $594,482 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,720 · Management $48,655$115,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,214$6,214
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $19,295$19,295
IX-11a Management feesManagement $70,345$70,345
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,105$6,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,214$1,214
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $26,490$26,490
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,670 · Management $5,060$19,730
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,828$3,828
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,057$5,057
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,155$2,155
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,349$6,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,540 · Management $196,905$213,445
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,652 · Management $94,228$98,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,796 · Management $485,686 · Fundraising $0$594,482
Part X · Balance sheet $77,802 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,629$5,081
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$14,207
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,865$4,865
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,172$2,017
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $99,851$51,632
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,517$77,802
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,598$3,598
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $99,851$50,034
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,449$53,632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,068$24,170
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,068$24,170
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,517$77,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,170 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$610,584
XI-2 Total expenses$594,482
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,068
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,170

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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