Sapience Education

Tax-deductible

Tomball, TX501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 86-2956026Revenue $462K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsapienceinstitute.org17314 Legend Brook CT, 77375-1065 · Tomball, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To advance the education of the public in the ways and beliefs of the Islamic faith on an academic and intellectual level and to advance the education of the public to share and defend the ways and beliefs of Islam academically

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 95% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
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
1
named funder · $900
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$462K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$462K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$291K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$462K
Expenses
$466K
FY2024▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$253K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
$12K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$38K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$12K

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 Jul 2021.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $363K Management & general 22% · $102K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$125,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fahad Tasleem’s $125K as Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Fahad Tasleem$125,200$90,000$75,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public about Islamic faith and beliefs academically and intellectually.

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3 programs · $363K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our services are free. Our instructors offer a range of services. These include, University lectures and talks. Participating in debates and discussions. Delivering bespoke and prepared courses, workshops, and seminars. Delivering online webinars and training. Private mentoring and consultation.

$121Kprogram expense
02

Onsite courses were present at universities, mosques, event centers for general public.

$121Kprogram expense
03

Learning platform for general public

$121Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$900

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$363K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$16K$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$50K$75K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$847$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$29K$21K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$289K$289K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1$0$1$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$363K$102K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $462K$466K−$3K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023 $310K$332K−$22K$16K 990 PDF
FY2022 $291K$253K$37K$38K 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 $462,248 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $310,485$462,248
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $310,485$462,248
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,000$134,350
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,189$331,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $332,189$465,725
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,704−$3,477
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,248 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$462,248
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$462,248
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$462,248
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $465,725 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,200 · Management $75,000$125,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $9,150$9,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $847 · Management $4,183 · Fundraising $1,138$6,168
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,599 · Management $3,532$5,131
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,044 · Management $8,445$29,489
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,395$1,395
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $289,191$289,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1 · Fundraising $0$1
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $362,881 · Management $101,706 · Fundraising $1,138$465,725
Part X · Balance sheet $12,353 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,830$12,353
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,830$12,353
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,830$12,353
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,830$12,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,830$12,353
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,248
XI-2 Total expenses$465,725
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,477
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,830
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,353

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

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