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Muslim Community Support Services Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Burlington, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 04-3464280Revenue $734K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmuslimsupport.orgPo Box 256, 01803-0456 · Burlington, MATax-exempt since Jan 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Financially assist needy families in the new england region

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $215K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $85K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$734K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$608K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$734K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$659K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$782K
FY2024$638K
FY2025$734K
Expenses
$608K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$608K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$869K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $565K Management & general 7% · $43K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Owais Shaikh
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asma Ahmed
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid to families in need across New England.

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1 program · $565K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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MCSS provided financial assistance to 362 families in massachusetts and also issued scholarship grants to 94 students.

$565Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$47K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$39K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$85K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$734K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Money outPt IX
$608K
Ln 25
Programscol B$565K
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Total revenueLn 12$734K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$518K$518K
Management feesLn 11a$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$304$304
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$871$872
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K$565K$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $734K$608K$126K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $638K$633K$6K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $782K$465K$317K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $674K$357K$318K$701K 990 PDF
FY2021 $659K$400K$259K$869K 990 PDF
FY2020 $597K$333K$264K$614K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $733,670 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $638,467$733,670
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $638,467$733,670
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $545,213$517,701
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,650$89,942
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $632,863$607,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,604$126,027
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $733,670 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$733,670
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$733,670
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$733,670
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $607,643 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $517,701$517,701
IX-11a Management feesManagement $21,746$21,746
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $304$304
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $20,021$20,021
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $872$871
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,000$47,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $564,701 · Management $42,943 · Fundraising $0$607,643
Part X · Balance sheet $1,092,368 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,004,456$1,092,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,004,456$1,092,368
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,004,456$1,092,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,004,456$1,092,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,004,456$1,092,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,092,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$733,670
XI-2 Total expenses$607,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,027
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,004,456
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$38,115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,092,368

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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