Mishkah University

Legal name: Islamic University of North America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141948738
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Houston, TX, United States
Phone
(855) 575-6665; (866) 808-808-0813
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$885,989
Expenses
$940,641
Assets
$393,501
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SALAH ALSAWY (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • HELMI ALJAMAL (OFFICER): $81,448 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

“To be a leading global provider of authentic Islamic knowledge. To support the betterment of our global society through education – accessible and affordable for all.” OurVision “To provide a global program of authentic Islamic knowledge which empowers the English-speaking seeker of Islamic knowledge to understand and appreciate the Islamic scholastic legacy and reflect on solutions for contemporary global and individual challenges.”. “To provide a global program of authentic Islamic knowledge which empowers the English-speaking seeker of Islamic knowledge to understand and appreciate the Islamic scholastic legacy and reflect on solutions for contemporary global and individual challenges.” OurApproach Knowledge is not to be found just in the lines of the books but also in the hearts of the scholars. Therefore, the best way to obtain Islamic knowledge is orally and through live...

What it reported doing in 2025

Providing students with islamic education using interactive methods and cutting edge online technology.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.4%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $27.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.2%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $925K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $81K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.