Gems of Light

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464201224
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
1-571-210-2839
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,739
Expenses
$46,307
Assets
$90,114
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AISHEH WAZWAZ (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • AISHEH WAZWAZ (PRESIDENT)
  • JULIANNE SCASNY (TREASURER)
  • SAMIA HARB (EMPLOYEE)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Inspiring Sisters One Heart At A Time. Gems of Light University offers a unique Daye'a Associates Degree in Islamic Studies Program. Our courses provide students with a Strong Foundation in the Islamic Sciences. Our program is particularly geared for Muslim Women giving them Revelant and Applicable Knowledge tailored specifically for them-As a woman, mother, daughter, sister, wife, etc. Certificates By completing the Gems of Light Arabic Program (I, II, and III) a student can earn an Arabic Foundational Certificate through Gems of Light. Our Instructors are highly qualified and committed to teaching Quranic Arabic for the purpose of understanding the Authentic Texts (Quran/Sunnah).

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025 gems of light established & enhanced the virtual foundation, women empowerment & education. We also develop an extensive lecture library

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.7%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.2%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.95; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 67.7% of revenue deployed · 77.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.