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Foundation For Better Education

  • Houston, TX
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 2014
  • EIN: 90-0849273

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / International Development, Relief Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$84.1k (2023)

Expenses
$98.1k (2023)

Total Assets
$78.2k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$131 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$84,143
Expenses
$98,102
Net Income
-$13,959
Net Assets
$78,101
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $76,958
91.5%
Program Services $7,185
8.5%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $78,232
Total Liabilities $131
Net Assets $78,101
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 26, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$194,695
Expenses
$165,664
Net Income
$29,031
Net Assets
$92,060
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $174,274
89.5%
Program Services $20,421
10.5%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $107,178
Total Liabilities $15,118
Net Assets $92,060
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$90,427
Expenses
$40,427
Net Income
$50,000
Net Assets
$67,029
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $77,613
85.8%
Program Services $12,814
14.2%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $82,146
Total Liabilities $15,117
Net Assets $67,029
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on May 24, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$26,032
Expenses
$25,217
Net Income
$815
Net Assets
$17,029
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,606
67.6%
Program Services $8,426
32.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,029
Total Liabilities $4,000
Net Assets $17,029
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on May 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$31,879
Expenses
$31,620
Net Income
$259
Net Assets
$10,137
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,765
24.4%
Program Services $24,114
75.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,137
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $10,137
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 24, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$33,283
Expenses
$35,918
Net Income
-$2,635
Net Assets
$9,878
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,417
52.3%
Program Services $15,866
47.7%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,878
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $9,878
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on April 16, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$54,962
Expenses
$61,420
Net Income
-$6,458
Net Assets
$8,860
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $46,487
84.6%
Program Services $8,475
15.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,860
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $8,860
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 13, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$61,890
Expenses
$46,572
Net Income
$15,318
Net Assets
$15,318
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $61,890
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,318
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $15,318
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mohammad Ather Syed (Director) $0 $0
Syed Nasir (Director) $0 $0
Shahnshah Haider Zaidi (Director) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 16, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$10
Expenses
$52
Net Income
-$42
Net Assets
$5,236
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,236
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $5,236
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Syed Nasir (President) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on July 29, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$5,500
Expenses
$222
Net Income
$5,278
Net Assets
$5,278
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,500
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,278
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $5,278
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Syed Nasir (President) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on March 10, 2015

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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