INDUS ARTS COUNCIL

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $33K · expenses $37K · assets $2K

EIN
46-1798505
Address
3139 W HOLCOMBE BLVD 2070, HOUSTON, TX 77025-1533
Website
WWW.INDUSARTSCOUNCIL.ORG
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

INDUS ARTS COUNCILS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PAKISTANI ART FORMS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE US AND WORLD OVER BY LEVERAGING LOCAL RESOURCES AND CREATIVE MEDIUMS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Shahid Iqbal PRESIDENT2013-2024 $0$20,800 1
Sara Sharif Iqbal CREATIVE DIR2013-2024 $0$10,730 1
Syed Atif Ali (former) VICE PRESIDE2013-2019 $0$2,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sabah Iqbal SECRETARY2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Saima P Seyar DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Mazna Andrabi (former) TREASURER2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Guleeram Andrabi (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Nida Qureshi (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Sajal Javid (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Aamir Hafiz (former) DIRECTOR2020 0 $0 reported 1
Amir Parvez Mirza (former) SECRETARY2015-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Amir Parvez (former) SECRETARY2013-2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SAIMA P SEYAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MAZNA ANDRABI TREASURER0 $0-- $01
GULEERAM ANDRABI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAIMA P SEYAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NIDA QURESHI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAJAL JAVID DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MAZNA ANDRABI TREASURER0 $0-- $01
GULEERAM ANDRABI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAIMA P SEYAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NIDA QURESHI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAJAL JAVID DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MAZNA ANDRABI TREASURER0 $0-- $01
GULEERAM ANDRABI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAIMA P SEYAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NIDA QURESHI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAJAL JAVID DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
MAZNA ANDRABI TREASURER0 $0-- $01
GULEERAM ANDRABI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SAIMA P SEYAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NIDA QURESHI DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
AAMIR HAFIZ DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $10,000-- $10,0001
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $4,080-- $4,0801
SYED ATIF ALI VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
AMIR PARVEZ MIRZA SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SYED ATIF ALI VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
AMIR PARVEZ MIRZA SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2015 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT30 $10,800-- $10,8001
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR30 $6,650-- $6,6501
SYED ATIF ALI VICE PRESIDE30 $2,500-- $2,5001
AMIR PARVEZ MIRZA SECRETARY30 $0-- $01
SABAH IQBAL DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
SYED ATIF ALI VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
AMIR PARVEZ SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR0 $0-- $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAHID IQBAL PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
SYED ATIF ALI VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
AMIR PARVEZ SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
SARA SHARIF IQBAL CREATIVE DIR10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,109$37,169 $2,250-$2,818 $10,585$22,524 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,763$62,983 $6,308$1,240 $8,564$55,199 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,255$173,686 $5,528$460 $82,775$66,480 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,276$131,029 $24,889$24,889 $108,009$30,517 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,854$51,959 $15,644$15,644 $12,009$52,845 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,683$138,025 $2,749$2,749 $109,780$28,903 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,027$109,239 $4,536$4,536 $95,874$15,153 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,562$107,304 $29,792$29,792 $114,462$13,100 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,261$103,861 $9,534$9,534 $89,305$22,956 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,311$6,178 $1,133$1,133 -$7,311 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $44,004 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE Public charity Exact 2018, 2021 2$40,196 2021$30,196
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SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Indus Arts Council”, “INDUS ARTS COUNCIL” 2016, 2019-2020, 2022-2024 6$3,560 2024$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INDUS ARTS COUNCIL” 2020-2023 4$248 2023$62
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THE ARTS ALLIANCE LLCTXA20 $30,679$7,203 Executive Director$2,500 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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PILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY ENDEAVORTXA20 $44,549$44,645 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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HABLEMOS ESCRITORAS INCTXA20 $31,811$42,429 Officer$3,180 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
STARLITE ORGANIZATION FOR THE ARTSTXA20 $41,451$39,829 Director$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
GENTE DE TEATROTXA20 $32,749$38,717 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ITC COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION INCTXA20 $40,872$26,774 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DRS KIRAN & PALLAVI PATEL 2017 FOUNDATION FOR GLOBAL UNDERSTANDIN Private foundation$2,000,0002 12020–2021 NAADAM
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$666,70010 32020–2024 DALLAS MUSIC NETWORK INC; TRI-CITIES ARTS ALLIANCE INC; CENTER FOR INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC OF HOUSTON
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$194,6858 32019–2024 COMMON TONE ARTS; UNION OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS - SOUTH REGION; DUSTY ARTS COLLECTIVE INC
YELLOW SPRINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$158,15011 12010–2024 YELLOW SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL
DAYTON FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$124,0005 12013–2019 YELLOW SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12021–2021 JUAB FINE ARTS COUNCIL
GREENE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$86,7333 12019–2021 YELLOW SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL
JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORDCHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$78,0005 12017–2024 TRINITY STAR ARTS COUNCIL
FOOKSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$75,0001 12022–2022 NEW WAVE ARTS INC
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$73,2713 12022–2024 INTERART FORUM INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$59,0005 52020–2024 KIRKWOOD ARTS FOUNDATION; ART MUSIC SOCIETY INC; UPPER VALLEY ARTS; BEACON ARTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC and 1 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$51,6302 12020–2021 MCCOY RIGBY ARTS INC
DAYTON FOUNDATION DEPOSITORY DAF sponsor$49,2203 12011–2013 YELLOW SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL
CLIFFORD WILLARD GAYLORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$44,00010 12015–2025 KIRKWOOD ARTS FOUNDATION
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$43,7503 12018–2020 MCCOY RIGBY ARTS INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $37,169 spent · pay $19,231 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,231 51.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,277 46.5%
Printing, publications, postage $362 1.0%
Fees to independent contractors $299 0.8%
Total$37,169100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $62,983 spent · pay $35,650 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,650 56.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,811 39.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,140 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $382 0.6%
Total$62,983100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $173,686 spent · pay $2,826 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $111,613 64.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $47,692 27.5%
Fees to independent contractors $9,615 5.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,826 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,940 1.1%
Total$173,686100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $131,029 spent · pay $69,582 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $69,582 53.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,387 33.1%
Benefits paid to members $16,180 12.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,653 1.3%
Printing, publications, postage $227 0.2%
Total$131,029100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $51,959 spent · pay $42,909 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $42,909 82.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,554 12.6%
Printing, publications, postage $2,496 4.8%
Total$51,959100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $138,025 spent · pay $72,022 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $72,022 52.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,461 36.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,542 11.3%
Total$138,025100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $109,239 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $69,813 63.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,531 22.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,634 10.7%
Printing, publications, postage $3,261 3.0%
Total$109,239100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $107,304 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $65,800 61.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,397 27.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,587 8.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,520 2.3%
Total$107,304100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $103,861 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $76,602 73.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,423 19.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,836 6.6%
Total$103,861100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $6,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,518 56.9%
Fees to independent contractors $2,660 43.1%
Total$6,178100%

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