The Majlis seeks to develop and nurture safe community spaces where people can learn and live Islam, based on the traditional sources of understanding the faith, while acknowledging the particular challenges of our context.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$545K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$502K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$127K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$545K
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$242K
FY2020$197K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$525K
Expenses
$502K
FY2023▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$197K
FY2020$197K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$556K
Net assets
$127K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$56K
FY2020$56K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$96K

From the FY2023 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 Nov 2016.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $474K Management & general 1% · $3K Fundraising 5% · $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; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$44,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamaal Diwan’s $78K as President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jamaal Diwan$78,000$44,250$47,250$47,846
Muslema Purmul$42,000$48,500$37,500$43,846
Shereen Youssef———$6,769

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Weekly religious and educational programs and events available to the public

$432Kprogram expense
02

Food distribution for the less fortunate.

$41Kprogram expense
03

Seminary programs to provide islamic educational courses to community members

$2Kprogram 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 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Money outPt IX
$502K
Ln 25
Programscol B$474K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$127K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Total revenueLn 12$545K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$127K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K$127K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$84K$127K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$233K$233K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$159K$159K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$40K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K$474K$3K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $525K$556K−$30K$96K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $545K$502K$43K$127K 990 PDF
FY2022 $407K$418K−$12K$84K 990 PDF
FY2021 $296K$270K$26K$95K 990 PDF
FY2020 $197K$197K−$138$56K 990 PDF
FY2019 $242K$197K$45K$56K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $544,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $406,613$515,179
I-9 Program service revenue$45,266
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$15,450
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $406,613$544,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$6,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $214,533$232,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,761$263,432
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $418,294$502,332
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,681$42,663
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $544,995 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$15,450 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,409
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,179
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,266$45,266
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,816 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$544,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $502,332 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,900$232,900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,225$1,225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,034$3,034
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,053$2,053
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,365$28,365
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $159,085$159,085
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,774$2,774
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,179 · Fundraising $25,190$65,369
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,527$1,527
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $473,864 · Management $3,278 · Fundraising $25,190$502,332
Part X · Balance sheet $126,832 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,169$126,832
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,169$126,832
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,169$126,832
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,169$126,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,169$126,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$544,995
XI-2 Total expenses$502,332
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,169
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,832

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