Nonprofit · EIN 20-1318139
FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP
Tax-exempt · OAK PARK, IL 60303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $428,012 | $304,976 | $123,036 | $512,298 | $13,302 | $498,996 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $416,004 | $359,976 | $56,028 | $384,846 | $8,673 | $376,173 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $396,141 | $510,080 | -$113,939 | $331,989 | $11,751 | $320,238 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $427,255
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $685
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $357
- Other revenue
- $72
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $75,235
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $99,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $17,073
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $127,067
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,253
- Program services (functional)
- $228,499
- Management and general (functional)
- $76,477
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $384,846
- Total assets, end of year
- $512,298
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,302
- Net assets, end of year
- $498,996
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $325,032
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $173,964
- Gross receipts
- $435,237
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOUFIC HAKIM PHD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $99,000 |
| VICKI MCCOY MA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| REQUINA BARNES LICSW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEWART BROWN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUN REN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY GAULE CAP | DIRECTOR THROUGH APRIL 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA UNVERZAGT | SECRETARY AND ACTING TREASURER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| SAUNDRA DAVIS | DIRECTOR BEGINNING APRIL 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FADI PETRO | DIRECTOR BEGINNING JUNE 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOUFIC HAKIM PHD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $90,000 |
| VICKI MCCOY MA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| REQUINA BARNES LICSW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEWART BROWN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUN REN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| KELLY GAULE CAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA UNVERZAGT | ACTING TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOUFIC HAKIM PHD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $105,000 |
| VICKI MCCOY MA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| REQUINA BARNES LICSW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEWART BROWN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LES FAGAN MA JD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| KELLY GAULE CAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA UNVERZAGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3776, OAK PARK, IL 60303-3776
- In care of
- % RICHARD C SCHWARTZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TOUFIC HAKIM, 14 HARDGROVE COURT, HILLSBOROUGH, NJ 08844
- Signed the 990
- TOUFIC HAKIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (908) 308-8531
- Website
- FOUNDATIONIFS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SELDEN FOX LTD
Mission
SEE STATEMENTTHE FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP'S PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER GREATER EMOTIONAL, RELATIONAL AND SOCIETAL HEALING AND WELLBEING - LEADING TO A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD - THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF SELF LEADERSHIP AS IDENTIFIED BY IFS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS INDEPENDENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE EFFICACY OF IFS AS A TREATMENT FOR PTSD, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER CONDITIONS. THE FOUNDATION INCUBATES INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF THE SELF LEADERSHIP MODEL IN REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS (E.G., EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMERGING AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP). THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS, THE FOUNDATION HOSTS DIALOGUES ON CULTIVATING HOPE, COMPASSION AND RESILIENCE. THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATION AND PROGRAMS ARE ENTIRELY FUNDED BY CHARITABLE GIVING FROM MEMBERS OF THE EXTENDED IFS COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- 2025 STIPEND AND RESEARCH FUNDS FOR FELLOW IN RICHARD SCHWARTZ RESEARCH PROGRAM.Expenses $86,391 · grants $60,785
- PROVIDED ($13,200) TUITION SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TOWARD LEVEL 1 IFS TRAINING IN AMMAN, JORDAN, TO A COHORT OF ALL-PALESTINIAN PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, COUNSELORS AND COACHES. THIS WAS DONE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORT TO EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALING AND HELP CULTIVATE HOPE AND RESILIENCE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF CRISIS.Expenses $41,138 · grants $14,450
- ADVOCATED FOR THE SELF-LEADERSHIP PARADIGM, DEDICATING EXTENSIVE HUMAN RESOURCES AND RELATIVELY MODEST FISCAL RESOURCES, BY EXPANDING THE RELATIVELY NEW OPEN-ACCESS ONLINE MAGAZINE, PARTSANDSELF.ORG, LAUNCHING A NEW PODCAST, FACING THE MOMENT, AND ENGAGING IN DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITH A GROWING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.Expenses $100,970
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1318139
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $512,298
- Income (IRS master file)
- $435,237
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $428,012 | $304,976 | $512,298 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $416,004 | $359,976 | $384,846 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $396,141 | $510,080 | $331,989 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $318,071 | $452,547 | $453,896 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1318139).
Questions about FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP
- What is the EIN of FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP is 20-1318139.
- Is FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TOUFIC HAKIM.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $99,000 (TOUFIC HAKIM PHD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $428,012, expenses of $304,976 and total assets of $512,298 at year end.
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