Bosnian Islamic Center of St Louis

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
342021977
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3146310559
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Reported finances

Revenue
$344,215
Expenses
$236,254
Assets
$1,062,629
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HAMDIJA RAMIC (PRESIDENT)
  • HASIB KUGIC (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ENVER KUNIC (DIRECTOR): $42,004 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Religious worship and community center

What it reported doing in 2016

The center provides a place for daily prayer services for the islamic community. Additionaly we are providing a building and grounds where our community can come together. Our center provides services for about 1000 people. We also help the poor with food and money.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 27
  • Transparency & Controls: 62
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.4%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 38.5%; rating input score 38
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.4%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.5; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.8%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.4% of revenue deployed · 38.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $91K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $42K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 25 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.