Amaanah Refugee Services
Educating Refugees
Amaanah Refugee Services
EIN: 26-3047598
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
Empowering immigrant and refugee women and youth through athletic, educational, mentorship and relief programs.
Ruling year
2010
Chief Executive Officer
Ahsan Mukhtar
Main address
11807 Westheimer Road Suite 550 PMB 1009
HOUSTON, TX 77077 USA
EIN
26-3047598
Education
Basic and emergency aid
Youth development
Special population support
Sports and recreation
Population served
Immigrants and migrants
Women and girls
Refugees and displaced people
NTEE code
Single Organization Support (W11)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
Resettled refugees receive limited aid for up to six months after arriving to the United States through federally funded resettlement agencies. Unfortunately, the federal budget is ever decreasing, and the funding only provides assistance to achieve the goal of basic economic self-sufficiency. Supports for financial independence and community integration are largely missing. Amaanah Refugee Services (Amaanah) aims to address and solve these issues with a clear mission, to embrace and empower those who seek refuge in the United States, providing the support, guidance, and resources needed to build brighter futures. This aid focuses on long-term stability, which encompasses various touch points that cover Basic Needs, Youth Educational Development, Women Empowerment, Youth Sports Education and various Relief Events. These activities provide clients with a clearer journey to self-sufficiency and serves as the catalyst to begin generational wealth opportunities for all.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Youth Empowerment Services (YES)
Teach 360
The Teach 360 program spans over two school districts and has reached more than 7,800 refugee and immigrant students. Through Teach 360 there is a mentoring, language acquisition, and tutoring element for immigrant and refugee students.
Amaanah Lions
Refugee soccer team led by volunteers who have won the championship in their league for the past 2 years.
Women's Empowerment
Big Sisters Circle
Helping women be comfortable understanding and practicing their English capabilities to be able to communicate effectively. During the time of the program, women are paired with community volunteers to mentor and aid them through their journey.
Emergency Relief
The emergency relief program is immediate support for those experiencing hardships. The main focus is food security through the HJMP monthly grocery stipend families receive. We also hold community events to support through food, produce, school supplies, blankets, jackets and more.
Scholarship
The scholarship program provides partial support for refugee and immigrants students to continue their academic journey through vocational, certificate or university programs.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Youth Empowerment Services (YES)
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Number of Students served through the Teach360 program held within Amaanah's Youth Empowerment Services.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Victims and oppressed people, Ethnic and racial groups
Related Program
Women's Empowerment
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
These numbers reflect the woman supported by the Women's Empowerment (WE) Program. The women are provided language acquisition services, financial stability, and holistic support.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Amaanah aims increase capacity throughout its already established programs focusing on growth and development to respond to the ever-increasing refugee crisis around the world. Increase its aid response to increase support internally to the underserved communities of the greater Houston area that aren't currently being assisted by larger resettlement agencies. To create equal opportunities for foreign born children to participate in higher education and support their goals of self-sufficiency by providing more job readiness skills and classes that will help them elevate their family's income level. Lastly, Amaanah hopes to continue being a beacon of hope and a haven for those displaced by war, persecution and unimaginable traumas here in the US.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Amaanah aims increase capacity throughout its already established programs focusing on growth and development to respond to the ever-increasing refugee crisis around the world. Increase its aid response to increase support internally to the underserved communities of the greater Houston area that aren't currently being assisted by larger resettlement agencies. To create equal opportunities for foreign born children to participate in higher education and support their goals of self-sufficiency by providing more job readiness skills and classes that will help them elevate their family's income level. Lastly, Amaanah hopes to continue being a beacon of hope and a haven for those displaced by war, persecution and unimaginable traumas here in the US.
Amaanahs strategy relies on building a better foundation as a whole to support larger activities. For example, to sustain the communities served and target new communities, Amaanah has expanded its team to include more staff to ensure success from the bottom up. This catapults the agencies capabilities to secure equal opportunities for various communities via a diverse staff and team that represent those affected by displacement or immigration. To better prepare clients for integration strategic partnerships with larger organizations have been developed to ensure clients who need specific aid or assistance are referred out to these new partners. Expanding programs like Teach 360 that focuses on Youth Educational Development allow Amaanah to target other school districts outside of Houston ISD and Alief ISD to support those who aren't necessarily resettled in the city.
Amaanahs strategies and means of implementation will be continuous and ever expanding as the needs of the community change. Amaanah hopes to address and evolve as needed on a yearly basis to accomplish the strategies above.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Integrity and transparency are incredibly important values to Amaanah. As one of the largest privately funded refugee services organizations in Texas, Amaanahs life-changing programs and services could not happen without generous contributions made by those who have been helped or community members who see the tangible difference made by Amaanah. Corporate sponsorships and competitive funding opportunities will secure the organizations position as a leader in change and innovation championing refugee centric activities within the greater Houston area.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the last year, Amaanah has successfully developed key relationships with communal organizations and larger intermediaries to achieve its goals for 2023. These collaborative efforts will increase aid in communities that are not supported by larger resettlement organizations and open opportunities for clients who wish to seek higher education, financial stability and language acquisition support.
In 2021 Amaanah received a contract to support refugee and immigrant students in Houston ISD. Since 2021 Amaanah has worked with nearly 10,000 students through educational programs in Houston ISD and Alief ISD. In 2022 Amaanah secured a partnership with LoneStar College that directly supports its Guiding Stars efforts to help Youth seek higher education, in 2023 Amaanah secured scholarship funding through St. Thomas University to support its Womens Empowerment Program, collaborated with smaller organizations like the Syrian Club and Accion Total Venezuela to increase its demographic footprint and aid populations and communities in need.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
0.00
Months of cash in 2022 info
5.1
Fringe rate in 2022 info
6%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Amaanah Refugee Services
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Amaanah Refugee Services’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$226,965 | $88,730 | $415,038 | $187,944 | $523,848 |
| As % of expenses | -18.2% | 18.8% | 96.4% | 20.8% | 27.4% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$232,355 | $88,730 | $415,038 | $187,944 | $523,848 |
| As % of expenses | -18.6% | 18.8% | 96.4% | 20.8% | 27.4% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,082,757 | $588,488 | $633,079 | $1,065,232 | $2,434,276 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | -32.8% | -45.6% | 7.6% | 68.3% | 128.5% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 38.0% | 64.2% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 100.0% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 62.0% | 31.6% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,245,219 | $471,668 | $430,393 | $905,521 | $1,912,427 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -19.6% | -62.1% | -8.8% | 110.4% | 111.2% |
| Personnel | 46.6% | 56.1% | 52.0% | 23.3% | 22.5% |
| Professional fees | 2.3% | 6.4% | 12.6% | 7.0% | 3.9% |
| Occupancy | 0.0% | 17.3% | 7.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Interest | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 49.8% | 18.5% | 28.2% | 69.4% | 73.3% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,250,609 | $471,668 | $430,393 | $905,521 | $1,912,427 |
| One month of savings | $103,768 | $39,306 | $35,866 | $75,460 | $159,369 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,849 | $2,000 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $1,354,377 | $510,974 | $466,259 | $1,016,830 | $2,073,796 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 0.6 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| Months of cash and investments | 1.2 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | -4.2 | -8.7 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $57,093 | $229,910 | $448,830 | $489,892 | $814,488 |
| Investments | $71,768 | $19,882 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $9,810 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $53,746 | $53,746 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 91.4% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 39.9% | 19.4% | 8.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | -$431,122 | -$342,392 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $139,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $382,915 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $521,915 | $550,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $90,793 | $207,613 | $415,038 | $602,982 | $1,126,830 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Chief Executive Officer
Ahsan Mukhtar
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Amaanah Refugee Services
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Amaanah Refugee Services
Board of directorsas of 08/07/2024
Board of directors data
Ahsan Mukhtar
Ahsan Mukhtar
Richard Spragg
Naifa Busaidy
Mohamed Noureldin
Nasir Pasha
Faisal Amin
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
No data
Equity strategies
Last updated: 04/26/2024GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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