Emgage Foundation Inc

Overview

Mission

To empower American Muslims to be effective citizens and leaders through civic engagement, advocacy, and community organizing.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, Emgage engaged voters across the country and provided educational and important information regarding how to register to vote, where to vote, and key dates for local, state, and federal elections. Our chapter teams trained young leaders in how to organize communities, engage policymakers, and to become effective public speakers. Emgage convened civic tables to improve information sharing and coordination among civic organizations. Emgage conducted town halls across our chapter states where we listened to our voters regarding their pressing issues, connected them to elected officials and experts, and shared educational information about the importance of civic engagement.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261441032
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2009
Headquarters
Kathleen, Florida, United States
Phone
833-364-2430
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Citizen Participation
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $64.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 89.1%; rating input score 89; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.9%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.9%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.7% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 99.1% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported · 4 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $216K · 20 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 22 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 14 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Wael Alzayat (National CEO): $215,980 total reported compensation
  • Mohamed Gula (National Organizing Director): $158,580 total reported compensation
  • Shadin Maali (Director of Growth and Operations): $152,420 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.