Ohio Ihsan Academy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991575332
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dublin, OH, USA
Phone
6144398959
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Reported finances

Revenue
$899,910
Expenses
$749,972
Assets
$572,000
Liabilities
$200,467

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lila Alsibai (President)
  • Tarek Moussa (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Lila Alsibai (President)
  • Tarek Moussa (Vice President)
  • Khaled Boubes (Secretary)

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 provide a high-quality values-based PK-5 Islamic education integrating Quran memorization Montessori methodology and academic excellence to students in the Dublin Ohio community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ohio Ihsan Academy operated a full-time PK through 5th-grade Islamic school providing daily academic instruction infused with the spirit of Ihsan - excellence in all aspects of life. The school integrated Quranic studies into academic learning utilized a Montessori approach for ages 3-5 and delivered a rigorous core curriculum in a positive and empowering environment. The school participates in Ohios EdChoice Scholarship Program making quality Islamic education accessible to the Dublin Ohio community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 62% 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 - 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: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.8%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 66.1%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $210 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: 16.7%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.8% of revenue deployed · 66.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $496K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.