Sapience Education

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862956026
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tomball, TX, USA
Phone
8328806965
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Reported finances

Revenue
$462,248
Expenses
$465,725
Assets
$12,353
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • FAHAD TASLEEM (DIRECTOR): $125,200 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To advance the education of the public in the ways and beliefs of the Islamic faith on an academic and intellectual level and to advance the education of the public to share and defend the ways and beliefs of Islam academically

What it reported doing in 2024

Our services are free. Our instructors offer a range of services. These include, University lectures and talks. Participating in debates and discussions. Delivering bespoke and prepared courses, workshops, and seminars. Delivering online webinars and training. Private mentoring and consultation. Our educational services are also designed to motivates an individual to make sharing Islam a central part of his/her life. Selected Courses and Workshops: The Divine Reality, The Eternal Challenge, Mercy to Mankind, Failed Hypothesis, The Messiah's Message, On Being Human.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 50
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.5%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $406.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.8% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -57.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.5% of revenue deployed · 77.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $363K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $125K · 2 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $125K reported
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.