Muslim Housing Services

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1999HousingEIN 91-1987910Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmuslimhousing.org7928 Rainier Ave S, 98118-4445 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide Housing assistance Services to needy families, pay rent for families and single parents by finding, locating & placing these families. Mhs subsidizes part or all of the rental cost for the needy family.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 18 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $489K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$155K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $380K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jan 2000.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2.3M Management & general 5% · $127K Fundraising 1% · $28K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,704Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$60,503Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rizwan Rizwi’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rizwan Rizwi$94,704$91,200$91,200$83,600$76,000$76,000
Dr Heidie Lin$60,503$57,901$53,651———
Heidie Lin———$48,015$23,153$38,114

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

Helps needy families find and afford safe housing.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Homelessness Prevention

Low-income renters with 30-DAY/EVICTION notices are given short-term assistance to prevent them from becoming HOMELESS.RAPID re-housing - homeless clients move into apartments owned by private landlords and MHS provides rent assistance depending on the level of need of the FAMILY.TRANSITIONAL housing - MHS manages these units, which…

$2.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $9.9M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,460,729
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,450,910
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,546,185
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,522,145
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,157,118
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,803,160

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$147K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$277K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$366K
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$873K$366K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.5M$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$156K$133K$19K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$390K$41K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$701$263
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$48K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$100K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$17K$2K$578
OccupancyLn 16$63K$54K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$41K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$1K$330
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$77K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.3M$127K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.5M$263K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$2.4M$350K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.4M$154K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.3M$411K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$1.9M$1.3M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.4M$432K$1.8M 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 $2,758,463 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,693,655$2,718,652
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,991$46,732
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,420$1,391
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,240−$8,312
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,741,826$2,758,463
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,450,910$1,460,729
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $634,301$664,640
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,889$369,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,392,100$2,495,272
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $349,726$263,191
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,758,463 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$276,720
VIII-1e Government grants$2,056,446
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$385,486
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$147,099
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,718,652
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,732$46,732
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,391$1,391
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,332−$8,332
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,732 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,921$2,758,463
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,495,272 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,460,729$1,460,729
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,910 · Management $18,720 · Fundraising $4,735$156,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390,412 · Management $41,493 · Fundraising $13,276$445,181
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,629 · Management $701 · Fundraising $263$7,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,286 · Management $5,550 · Fundraising $1,665$55,501
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,852$33,852
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,836 · Management $11,475 · Fundraising $3,443$114,754
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,740 · Management $1,925 · Fundraising $578$19,243
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,488 · Management $6,263 · Fundraising $1,879$62,630
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,760$2,760
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,934 · Management $4,705 · Fundraising $1,412$47,051
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,558 · Management $1,099 · Fundraising $330$10,987
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,340 · Management $1,286$78,626
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,340,622 · Management $127,069 · Fundraising $27,581$2,495,272
Part X · Balance sheet $5,460,741 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,045,672$3,100,865
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $516,348$528,258
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,851$4,818
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $872,846$366,375
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,426$1,868
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,085$1,458,557
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,477,228$5,460,741
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,342$10,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $514,483$1,212,677
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,962,745$4,248,064
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,962,745$4,248,064
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,477,228$5,460,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,248,064 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,758,463
XI-2 Total expenses$2,495,272
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$263,191
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,962,745
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,128
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,248,064

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