Nonprofit · EIN 41-2046295
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77042
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $21,703,144 | $20,041,260 | $1,661,884 | $9,144,565 | $380,372 | $8,764,193 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,303,365 | $17,954,324 | $349,041 | $7,196,585 | $135,786 | $7,060,799 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $21,435,979
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $267,165
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $17,599,621
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $314,028
- Other salaries and wages
- $795,335
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,199,102
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $2,729
- Travel
- $43,118
- Depreciation
- $1,933
- Program services (functional)
- $17,718,488
- Management and general (functional)
- $476,259
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,846,513
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,196,585
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,144,565
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $380,372
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,764,193
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,621
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,330,141
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,213,711
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,550,482
- Gross receipts
- $22,819,470
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 378
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYED SALMAN HASAN | CEO Officer | 40 | $153,600 |
| FAKHIA RASHID | COO/DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $119,620 |
| DANIAL NOORANI | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 06/24) "DIRECTOR" FO Officer | 40 | $40,808 |
| MASOOMA BHAIWALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAWAID EKRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HAROON ISMAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ABDULLAH JAFARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| EJAZ A SHAMEEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHIMMI KIDWAI | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| KASHMALA SHARIF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ADIL NAJAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALMAN ZAFAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SOHAIB ANSWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ZOHAIR RASHID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARIF GAFUR | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAJI VALI MODY | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| FARRI FARAZ KHAN | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYED SALMAN HASAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 | $135,660 |
| FAKHIA RASHID | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $101,112 | $0 |
| DANIAL NOORANI | DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $58,615 | $0 |
| KIRAN ZOHAIB | FINANCE MANAGER [THRU 11/23] Officer | 40 | $57,033 | $0 |
| JAWAID EKRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MASOOMA BHAIWALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABDULLAH JAFARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIMMI KIDWAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| AZHAR HAMEED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EJAZ A SHAMEEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KASHMALA SHARIF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROON ISMAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADIL NAJAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALMAN ZAFAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAJI MODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIF GAFUR | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| SOHAIB ANWER | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| FARAZ KHAN | TREASURER & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2900 WILCREST DR STE 225, HOUSTON, TX 77042-3577
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- FARAZ KHAN, 2900 WILCREST DR 225, HOUSTON, TX 77042
- Signed the 990
- FARAZ KHAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (972) 375-5227
- Return prepared by
- CALVETTI FERGUSON
Mission
TCF-USA PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD CIVIL SOCIETY AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY. AN ALL-FEMALE FACULTY ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO ENROLL THEIR GIRLS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS FOR THOUSANDS OF WOMEN. TCF GRADUATES ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS:IN 2024, TCF-USA PROVIDED OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR 534 TCF SCHOOLS. THIS SUPPORT ENABLED THE PROVISION OF QUALITY EDUCATION TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN ACROSS PAKISTAN. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES COVERED THE EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SALARIES FOR PRINCIPALS, TRAINED TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR FEMALE TEACHERS, SERVING IN REMOTE AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $1.33 MILLION WERE AWARDED TO GRADUATING TCF STUDENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE DEGREES IN VARIED FIELDS SUCH AS JOURNALISM, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE.Expenses $13,985,977 · grants $13,947,434
- CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION: THIS YEAR TCF-USA FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 17 NEW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL UNITS IN IMPOVERISHED RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES IN PAKISTAN. EACH NEW CAMPUS ACCOMMODATES UP TO 180 STUDENTS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, EIGHT SCHOOLS WERE CONVERTED TO SOLAR ENERGY, CONTRIBUTING TO LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND REDUCED OPERATING COSTS.Expenses $3,311,989 · grants $3,255,219
- ENDOWMENTS FOR FUTURE OPERATION OF SCHOOLS: IN 2024, TCF-USA CONTRIBUTED $396,968 TOWARD THE ENDOWMENT OF TCF-BUILT SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN. THESE FUNDS ENSURE THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS, HELPING MAINTAIN QUALITY EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN YEAR AFTER YEAR. ENDOWMENT INCOME SUPPORTS RECURRING OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, REDUCING RELIANCE ON FUTURE FUNDRAISING.IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL OPERATIONS, TCF-USA HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED ENDOWMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF TCF ALUMNI. THESE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS HELP DESERVING GRADUATES PURSUE UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, EXTENDING THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT BEYOND SECONDARY EDUCATION.TCF-USA SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. THESE INCLUDE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES, INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER FILTRATION PLANTS AT SCHOOL SITES. NOTABLY, IN THE CASE OF WATER PLANTS, BOTH STUDENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER.Expenses $420,522 · grants $396,968
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 | Not 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
- 41-2046295
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,144,565
- Income (IRS master file)
- $22,819,470
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,303,365 | $17,954,324 | $7,196,585 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $20,690,557 | $21,554,327 | $6,751,837 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA
- What is the EIN of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA is 41-2046295.
- Is THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA 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 THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names FARAZ KHAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,600 (SYED SALMAN HASAN, CEO).
- How much revenue does THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $21,703,144, expenses of $20,041,260 and total assets of $9,144,565 at year end.
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