Knowman Learning Academy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874693482
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Middleburg Hts, OH, US
Phone
6308353000
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$398,753
Expenses
$220,903
Assets
$476,207
Liabilities
$2,357

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWIN SUGAPONG (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • EDWIN SUGAPONG (PRESIDENT): $42,000 total reported compensation
  • ILYAS HUSAIN (SECRETARY): $34,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Knowman Learning exists to provide education and services based on Islamic knowledge and values, rooted in sound traditions from those with an uninterrupted link back to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

What it reported doing in 2024

The purpose of the corporation shall be to publish and disseminate religious literature, promote religious speakers and events, provide religious mentorship and community programs, and to obtain by funds by gifts, donations, collections, bequests and otherwise for the purposes stated herein.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.8%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 44.6%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.16; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 52.8% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $210K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $42K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.