Al-shifa Foundation of North America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364328912
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Princeton, NJ, USA
Phone
6092791400
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$989,732
Expenses
$713,930
Assets
$633,162
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAHIR ZAFAR (PRESIDENT)
  • DR IMTIAZ CHAUDHRY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TAHIR ZAFAR (PRESIDENT)
  • DR NOSHIN AHMED (TREASURER/SECRETARY)
  • AFZAL AMANAT (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support al-shifa trust eye hospitals and their projects in pakistan and the surrounding region to fight acute eye diseases and blindness. The aims and objectives of al-shifa trust are prevention and control of blindness by providing standard and sustainable eye care services which are accessible to all; human resource development through training of doctors, nurses and paramedics; and to establish facilities for research in opthalmology. Al-shifa trust, rawalpindi has been a collaborating center for the world health organization since 1994 and is also affiliated with orbis international, USA, lions club international USA and other.

What it reported doing in 2024

Donations to al-shifa trust, which is a non-profit and non-political organization committed to providing eye care and treatment mainly to the under privileged and poor, irrespective of age/color/creed/gender in pakistan and surrounding regions. Almost 75% of all patients attending al-shifa eye hospitals are treated free, including services such as vision screenings, outpatient visits and eye surgeries. Al-shifa trust is able to meet only 30-40% of its expenses from its own sources. The remaining expenses are met through donations. Al-shifa trust has built four high-quality eye hospitals in rawalpindi (punjab), muzaffarabad, sukkur (sindh) and kohat (nwfp) with the most modern facilities and equipment. Al-shifa north america foundation supports al-shifa trust by educating the public about the services provided by al-shifa trust at several annual fundraising dinner events. The proceeds from these dinners go towards purchase of corneas from USA for transplants at the al-shifa trust eye hospital in rawalpindi as well as sponsoring of free eye surgeries and eye camps for the needy patients.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 94.8%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.9%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.4% of revenue deployed · 94.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $677K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.