Islamic Services Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752352043
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Richardson, TX, United States
Phone
(972) 414-5090
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,484,881
Expenses
$13,220,624
Assets
$15,143,365
Liabilities
$2,058,989

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ruba Kuzbari (Vice President)
  • Mohammad Ehsan Sayed (President)

People named in this filing

  • Ruba Kuzbari (Vice President)
  • Mohammad Ehsan Sayed (President)
  • Isam Haboosh (Finance)

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

Empowering the Muslim community through education and Islamic-rooted programs, serving the community since 1989 with integrity. At the Islamic Services Foundation (ISF), transparency and accountability are central to our mission of serving the community with integrity. With annual revenues exceeding $14 million and assets nearing $16 million as of 2023, ISF is committed to responsible financial stewardship. As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit with tax-exempt status since 1992, ISF upholds strict compliance standards through publicly available Form 990 filings and independent financial reviews. This dedication is reflected in our 65% Accountability & Finance rating (2 stars) from Charity Navigator, reinforcing our ongoing commitment to earning the trust and support of our donors, partners, and community. Get Involved.

What it reported doing in 2024

Brighter Horizons Academy is a private Islamic School serving North Texas. The Academy's mission is to graduate practicing Muslim Leaders and responsible citizens who are well prepared for college entrance and career challenges of the Twenty First Century. Our mission will be achieved through educational excellence within healthy learning environment, intimate adherence to Islamic practices, and strong collaboration with positive interaction among school, students, parents and community. The activity and revenues are used to establish and maintain Islamic educational institutions (Brighter Horizons Academy), in furtherance of the exempt purposes of the Foundation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 92% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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 program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 21
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 15.8%; rating input score 16; 6th 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: -5.9%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 57 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $13.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 16/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.