Alim Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Potomac, MD501(c)(3)EIN 52-1372863Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmymcs.org7917 Montrose Rd, 20854-3360 · Potomac, MDTax-exempt since Jul 1986School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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A private, non-profit, non-sectarian school adhering islamic values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 36 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$1.4M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$467K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$797K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$467K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$467K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1986.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.2M Management & general 8% · $112K Fundraising 2% · $25K

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; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
School Principal
$44,617Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Somayyah Nahidian$44,617$49,333$43,000$29,504$38,568$30,317

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

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  • 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 students while upholding Islamic values in a private, non-sectarian school.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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School provides primary and secondary education to students in the washington DC metropolitan area. The school served 160 students during the school year 2024-2025. School also provides an early childhood department with a montgomery county-licensed program for young children ages 2 to 4.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$467K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K
Total assetsLn 16$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$282K
SavingsLn 2$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K
Other assetsLn 15$24K
Total assetsLn 16$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$467K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$351K$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K$68K
Total assetsLn 16$444K$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$427K$467K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$22K$20K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$887K$835K$33K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$73K$5K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$64K$44K$19K$643
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$136K$119K$17K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$13K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$98K$990
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$112K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$40K$467K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M$23K$427K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$797K$263K$405K 990 PDF
FY2022 $687K$676K$11K$142K 990 PDF
FY2021 $613K$554K$59K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 $533K$621K−$88K$72K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,402,087 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,073$197,658
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $992,702$1,200,591
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,426$3,838
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,236$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,236,965$1,402,087
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$5,033
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $838,875$1,015,346
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,345$341,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,214,220$1,362,214
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,745$39,873
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,402,087 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$185,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,658
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,200,591$1,200,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,838$3,838
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,200,591 · Excluded from tax $3,838$1,402,087
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,362,214 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,033$5,033
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,308 · Management $20,078 · Fundraising $2,231$44,617
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $835,342 · Management $32,929 · Fundraising $19,015$887,286
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,079$4,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,041 · Management $4,514 · Fundraising $1,809$79,364
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,114$12,114
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,307 · Management $19,265 · Fundraising $643$64,215
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $118,845 · Management $17,443$136,288
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,725 · Management $3,181$15,906
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,426 · Management $2,857$14,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,039 · Fundraising $990$99,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,225,145 · Management $112,381 · Fundraising $24,688$1,362,214
Part X · Balance sheet $481,012 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,290$281,774
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,417$107,255
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $80,430$67,883
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,000$24,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $444,137$481,012
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,801$13,803
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,801$13,803
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $427,336$467,209
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $427,336$467,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $444,137$481,012
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $467,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,402,087
XI-2 Total expenses$1,362,214
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$427,336
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$467,209

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