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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2018 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 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
$28K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$446K
Spent
$410K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$211K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$446K
FY2018
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$446K
FY2019$542K
FY2020$574K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$506K
Expenses
$410K
FY2018
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$410K
FY2019$479K
FY2020$461K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$426K
Net assets
$211K
FY2018
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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 FY2018 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.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $325K Management & general 11% · $43K Fundraising 10% · $42K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$72,308Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $325K · in their own filed words · FY2018
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Civil Rights Work

Filed over 250 requests for legal help. 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.

$325Kprogram 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 FY2018 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$446K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$443K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$410K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$211K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$443K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$446K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$211K
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 FY18End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K$158K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$206K$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$184K$211K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$29K$14K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$146K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$17K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$13K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$781$781
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$234$304
OccupancyLn 16$46K$35K$5K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$763$992
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K$259$336
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$802$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$410K$325K$43K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $446K$410K$36K$211K 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 $446,157 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $359,459$443,230
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,338$2,927
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,797$446,157
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $250,984$265,177
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,456$144,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $348,440$409,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,357$36,425
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $446,157 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$443,230
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,230
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,927$2,927
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,927$446,157
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $409,732 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,923 · Management $14,462 · Fundraising $28,923$72,308
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,190 · Management $7,694$153,884
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,694 · Management $2,168 · Fundraising $2,819$21,681
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,324 · Management $1,730 · Fundraising $2,250$17,304
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,508$5,508
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $781$781
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,351$6,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,614 · Management $1,961$3,575
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,801 · Management $234 · Fundraising $304$2,339
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,112 · Management $4,560 · Fundraising $5,928$45,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,260$3,260
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,874 · Management $763 · Fundraising $992$7,629
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,844 · Management $259 · Fundraising $336$65,439
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $802 · Management $3,271$4,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,789 · Management $43,391 · Fundraising $41,552$409,732
Part X · Balance sheet $238,939 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,185$157,968
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,834$3,800
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $62,081$71,171
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,200$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $206,300$238,939
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,404$27,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,404$27,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,896$211,439
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $206,300$238,939
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,439 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$446,157
XI-2 Total expenses$409,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,425
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,896
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,882
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,439

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