Cair NJ INC

Tax-deductible

Newark, NJ501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 55-0807756

To protect civil rights and liberties, encourage dialogue and understanding of Islam, and to empower American Muslims by building coalitions to promote justice and mutual understanding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
38¢ 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$873K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
38%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$873K
FY2024▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$522K
FY2023$902K
FY2024$873K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$73K
FY2024▼ -74%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$73K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2014, reinstated. IRS ruling Sep 2016, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $410K Management & general 8% · $88K Fundraising 6% · $64K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex. Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Selaedin Maksut’s $81K as Ex. Director is at the 59th 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.

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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

Protects civil rights, promotes understanding of Islam, and empowers Muslims through coalition building.

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1 program service account for $410K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Protecting Civil Liberties

$410Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$873K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$410K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Total revenueLn 12$873K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$297K$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$442K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K
Management feesLn 11a$76K$76K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$8K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$31K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$19K$24K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$36K$36K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$16K$11K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$19K$12K$6K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210K$109K$39K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$66K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$410K$88K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $873K$1.1M−$219K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 $902K$793K$109K$282K 990 PDF
FY2022 $522K$507K$15K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 $385K$351K$34K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 $326K$227K$98K$119K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $873,049 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$873,049
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$873,049
VIII-12 Total revenue$873,049
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,092,512 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$441,674
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$56,534
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $76,151$76,151
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,500 · Management $3,889$12,389
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$31,114
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,869$18,869
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,432 · Management $24,146 · Fundraising $1,093$44,671
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,910$35,910
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,551 · Management $10,539$26,090
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $12,030 · Management $5,757 · Fundraising $1,201$18,988
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,412$48,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,236 · Management $39,065 · Fundraising $62,128$210,429
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,300 · Management $4,981$71,281
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $410,391 · Management $88,377 · Fundraising $64,422$1,092,512
Part X · Balance sheet $84,225 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $287,229$74,725
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,500$9,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $296,729$84,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,156$11,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,156$11,581
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,755$72,644
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,573$72,644
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $296,729$84,225
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,644 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$873,049
XI-2 Total expenses$1,092,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$219,463
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,573
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,534
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,644

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

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