Civic Intelligence

Risala Foundation

EIN 26-4832072 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX

Profile

Provide a community forum to relevant voices on the arts, education and civic issues

5810 Song Ridge CTHouston, TX 77041-4104

www.risala.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

63rd percentile

9.3%

Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-14%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

49th percentile

-1.6%

Faster revenue growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$23,423

Up $12,037 (+106%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$23,423

Up $12,037 (+106%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin63rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$128,974

Up $54,355 (+73%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$116,937

Up $22,031 (+23%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$12,037

Up $32,324 (+159%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2013: $9,146Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $9,1462013Assets 2014: $14,400Net Assets 2014: $14,4002014Assets 2015: $24,389Net Assets 2015: $24,3892015Assets 2016: $24,258Net Assets 2016: $24,2582016Assets 2017: $31,521Net Assets 2017: $31,5212017Assets 2018: $20,483Net Assets 2018: $20,4832018Assets 2019: $2,932Net Assets 2019: $2,9322019Assets 2021: $3,585Net Assets 2021: $3,5852021Assets 2022: $31,673Net Assets 2022: $31,6732022Assets 2023: $11,386Net Assets 2023: $11,3862023Assets 2024: $23,423Net Assets 2024: $23,4232024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$23,423
Liabilities-
Net Assets$23,423
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth49th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $67,715Expenses 2013: $63,341Net Income 2013: $4,3742013Revenue 2014: $52,527Expenses 2014: $47,273Net Income 2014: $5,2542014Revenue 2015: $49,875Expenses 2015: $39,308Net Income 2015: $10,5672015Revenue 2016: $64,129Expenses 2016: $64,260Net Income 2016: -$1312016Revenue 2017: $66,946Expenses 2017: $59,683Net Income 2017: $7,2632017Revenue 2018: $52,794Expenses 2018: $63,832Net Income 2018: -$11,0382018Revenue 2019: $51,484Expenses 2019: $69,035Net Income 2019: -$17,5512019Revenue 2021: $59,483Expenses 2021: $58,531Net Income 2021: $9522021Revenue 2022: $133,167Expenses 2022: $105,079Net Income 2022: $28,0882022Revenue 2023: $74,619Expenses 2023: $94,906Net Income 2023: -$20,2872023Revenue 2024: $128,974Expenses 2024: $116,937Net Income 2024: $12,0372024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$128,974
Expenses$116,937
Net Income$12,037
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$23,423
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$23,423
Revenue
$128,974
Expenses
$116,937
Net income
$12,037
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.23$1.29$1.17$0.12
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.11$0.75$0.95$0.20
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.32$1.33$1.05$0.28
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.59$0.59$0.01
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.03$0.51$0.69$0.18
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.20$0.53$0.64$0.11
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.32$0.67$0.60$0.07
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.24$0.64$0.64$0.00
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.24$0.50$0.39$0.11
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.14$0.53$0.47$0.05
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.68$0.63$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$128,974
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Religous education and arts

Provide a community forum to relevant voices on the arts, education and civic issues

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED 10 PUBLIC LECTURE EVENTS BENEFITTING OVER 5,000 ATTENDEES AND A SPIRITUAL RETREAT WITH 250 ATTENDEES-$114,948
ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES-$1,989
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ZEYN PATELTreasurer-$0--
HINA SYEDV P-$0--
REHAN FAROOQPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Risala Foundation
EIN
26-4832072
Phone
7135306254
Address
5810 SONG RIDGE CT, HOUSTON, TX 77041-4104

Signing Officer

Name
Zeyn Patel
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8327665786
Signed
2025-11-17

Preparer

Firm
Hrss Llp
Address
6671 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 500, HOUSTON, TX 77074-2225
Preparer
Rao Iqbal
Phone
7133284000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advert 983 events 60,266 retreat expenses 53,699 total 114,948”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Provide a community forum to relevant voices on the arts, education and civic issues”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Organization's administration expenses”

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