To educate and empower women and children by enabling them to have an effective and positive role in constructing a better society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$597K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.0M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$18.6M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$12.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$20.0M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.0M
FY2021$20.0M
FY2022$19.7M
FY2023$33.8M
Expenses
$18.6M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.2M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$22.8M
FY2023$25.9M
Net assets
$12.2M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.9M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$17.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $17.4M Management & general 5% · $848K Fundraising 2% · $376K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member, President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mohammad Hassan’s $127K as CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Mohammad Hassan$127,115$115,000—
Mohamad Albadawi—$115,000—
Mohammed a Hassen——$109,692
Anas Dalaq$80,769——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and empowers women and children to build a better society.

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1 program · $17.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provided disastor relief aid through organizing volunteers to serve in affected areas by coordinating and carrying out the distribution of food, water, medical care, transportation and education resources to people deprived of these basic needs.

$17.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$37K
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $991K · 2020–2023
Muslim American SocietyDC · FY2023$210,000
Muslim American SocietyDC · FY2023$210,000
Penny Appeal USA INCVA · FY2023$45,000
Penny Appeal USA INCVA · FY2023$45,000
Mas ChicagoIL · FY2023$25,000
Mas ChicagoIL · FY2023$25,000
Dearborn Community CenterMI · FY2023$10,000
Dearborn Community CenterMI · FY2023$10,000
Mas ChicagoIL · FY2022$200,000
Mas FoundationNC · FY2022$50,000
The Prayer Center TrustIL · FY2022$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$563
Money outPt IX
$18.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.4M
Managementcol C$848K
Fundraisingcol D$376K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$597K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$563
Total revenueLn 12$20.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$597K
Net assetsLn 32$12.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M$12.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$565K$597K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$12.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$398K$398K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$3.6M$339K$63K
Management feesLn 11a$550$0$550$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$0$74K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$0$0$159K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$2K$15K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$391K$179K$180K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$0$11K$30K
TravelLn 17$363K$296K$32K$35K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$795K$760K$0$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$0$28K$0
InsuranceLn 23$48K$0$48K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11.8M$11.8M$26K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$523K$427K$93K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.6M$17.4M$848K$376K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $33.8M$25.9M$7.9M$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.7M$22.8M−$3.1M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $20.0M$18.6M$1.3M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.0M$19.2M−$1.2M$10.9M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $19,965,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,036,363$19,964,617
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $320$563
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,036,683$19,965,180
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,000$397,969
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,950,862$4,000,740
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,271,622$14,245,936
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,228,484$18,644,645
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,191,801$1,320,535
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,965,180 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,964,617
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,529,790
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,964,617
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $563 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$563
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $563 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,965,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,644,645 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $397,969$397,969
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,598,569 · Management $339,418 · Fundraising $62,753$4,000,740
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $550 · Fundraising $0$550
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $73,836 · Fundraising $0$73,836
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $158,954$158,954
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,100 · Management $15,256 · Fundraising $20,952$38,308
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $179,293 · Management $180,424 · Fundraising $31,541$391,258
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $11,157 · Fundraising $30,080$41,237
IX-17 TravelPrograms $296,129 · Management $31,856 · Fundraising $34,649$362,634
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $760,349 · Management $0 · Fundraising $34,500$794,849
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $28,358 · Fundraising $0$28,358
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $48,467 · Fundraising $0$48,467
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,759,158 · Management $25,758 · Fundraising $0$11,784,916
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $427,108 · Management $93,055 · Fundraising $2,406$522,569
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,420,675 · Management $848,135 · Fundraising $375,835$18,644,645
Part X · Balance sheet $12,804,274 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,077,093$4,027,280
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $672,398$1,145,955
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,574,240$7,529,790
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,730$5,523
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,954$60,598
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $30,000$31,100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,027$4,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,451,442$12,804,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $316,768$108,596
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $166,791$488,390
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,798$68
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $564,757$597,054
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,886,685$12,207,220
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,886,685$12,207,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,451,442$12,804,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,207,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,965,180
XI-2 Total expenses$18,644,645
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,320,535
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,886,685
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,207,220

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