Cair-Ma INC

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 47-4494226Revenue $506K in FY2024

On file with the IRScairma.org123 South St Ste 3, 02111-2846 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Dec 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enhance the understanding of islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower american muslims and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
7 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 14% of revenue · last 7 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 7 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$506K
0% vs prior year
Spent
$426K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$687K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$506K
FY20240%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$446K
FY2019$542K
FY2020$574K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$506K
Expenses
$426K
FY20240%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$410K
FY2019$479K
FY2020$461K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$426K
Net assets
$687K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$211K
FY2019$305K
FY2020$410K
FY2021$520K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$607K
FY2024$687K

From the FY2024 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 Dec 2015.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $284K Management & general 18% · $75K Fundraising 16% · $67K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Robbins’s $85K as Executive Di is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2019FY2018
John Robbins$84,692$72,308

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes understanding of Islam, civil liberties, and justice through dialogue and empowerment.

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1 program · $284K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Civil Rights Work

Filed over 250 requests for legal help in 2017. Community advocacy: served as a voice in the media and with local legislatures for the muslim community. Community education: conducted over two dozen outreach innitiatives to local mosques, churches and synagogues.

$284Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$118K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$426K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$687K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$711K
Total assetsLn 16$711K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$711K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$711K
Total assetsLn 16$711K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$687K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$649K$711K
Total assetsLn 16$649K$711K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$607K$687K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$176K$59K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$13K$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$6K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$616$616
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$869
Total functional expensesLn 25$426K$284K$75K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $506K$426K$80K$687K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$426K$80K$607K 990 PDF
FY2022 $473K$467K$7K$527K 990 PDF
FY2021 $570K$460K$110K$520K 990 PDF
FY2020 $574K$461K$113K$410K 990 PDF
FY2019 $542K$479K$62K$305K 990 PDF
FY2018 $446K$410K$36K$211K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $505,799 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $477,114$477,114
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,685$28,685
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,799$505,799
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $315,758$315,758
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,962$109,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $425,720$425,720
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,079$80,079
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $505,799 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$477,114
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$477,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,685$28,685
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $28,685$505,799
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $425,720 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,371 · Management $58,790 · Fundraising $58,790$293,951
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,085 · Management $4,361 · Fundraising $4,361$21,807
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,733$3,733
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,753$7,753
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,002 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $2,000$10,002
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,495$1,495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,846 · Management $616 · Fundraising $616$3,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,161$68,161
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,871 · Fundraising $869$6,740
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $284,317 · Management $74,767 · Fundraising $66,636$425,720
Part X · Balance sheet $710,697 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $648,786$710,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $648,786$710,697
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,856$23,688
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,856$23,688
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $606,930$687,009
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $606,930$687,009
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $648,786$710,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $687,009 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,799
XI-2 Total expenses$425,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$606,930
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$687,009

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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