ICNA Relief USA

Overview

Mission

ICNA Relief USA seeks to alleviate human suffering by providing caring and compassionate service to victims of adversities and survivors of disasters. ICNA Relief USA strives to build healthy communities, strengthen families and create opportunities for those in despair while maintaining their dignity.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hunger prevention

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043810161
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Website reviewed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New Hyde Park, NY, United States
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Services
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

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The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and the website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public policy transparency: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Public financial transparency: 2 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 40
  • Impact reporting controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Public governance controls: 2 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Zakat policy transparency: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.3%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.27; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 97.9% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $56.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $130K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 annual filings from 2014 to 2024
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link