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Downtown Islamic Center FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EIN 36-3144141Revenue $588K in FY2020

On file with the IRS231 S State St FL 4, 60604-1978 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Religious and charitable operating as place of worship

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 17.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
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
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$588K
Spent
$347K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$588K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$588K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$326K
Expenses
$347K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$501K
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1982.

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

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $170K Management & general 51% · $177K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Salman Azam
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shafique Khan
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Syed S Khan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yakub Patel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Naheed Adhami
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mohammad Rafati
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 a place for religious services and charitable activities.

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1 program · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operating as place of worship

$170Kprogram 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
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$7K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$588K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$454K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$177K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$454K
Total revenueLn 12$588K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$506K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$506K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K$506K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$170K$170K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$0$92K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$0$14K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$0$13K$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$0$20K$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$0$34K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$170K$177K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $326K$501K−$175K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $497K$459K$38K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $394K$280K$115K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $743K$337K$406K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $588K$347K$241K$4.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $587,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $563,260$277,642
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $303,708$454,437
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$151,773−$144,285
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $715,195$587,794
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $166,839$169,601
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,861$92,146
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,621$85,055
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $429,321$346,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $285,874$240,992
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $587,794 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,642
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,642
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$454,437
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$144,285−$144,285
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $310,152 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$587,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,802 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $169,601$169,601
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $92,146 · Fundraising $0$92,146
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,825 · Fundraising $0$13,825
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,200 · Fundraising $0$4,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $12,957 · Fundraising $0$12,957
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $20,039 · Fundraising $0$20,039
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $34,034 · Fundraising $0$34,034
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,601 · Management $177,201 · Fundraising $0$346,802
Part X · Balance sheet $4,840,773 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $38,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $668,889$506,389
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,780,818$1,736,355
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,105,592$2,560,029
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,601,299$4,840,773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,337$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,337,603$4,685,565
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $262,359$155,208
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,599,962$4,840,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,601,299$4,840,773
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,840,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$587,794
XI-2 Total expenses$346,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$240,992
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,599,962
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,840,773

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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