Council on American-islamic Relations Minnesota

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
450553731
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone
6122063360
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Intergroup, Race Relations
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$741,589
Expenses
$808,316
Assets
$1,304,606
Liabilities
$5,995

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAYLANI HUSSEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAYLANI HUSSEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $94,588 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cairs mission is to enhance understanding of islam, encourage dialogue to protect civil liberties, empower american muslims, and build coalitions.

What it reported doing in 2024

Islamophobia conference, civil rights and community advocacy/empowerment: cair-mn is dedicated to combating islamophobia and promoting justice for muslims in Minnesota through a variety of programs. One of the organizations core initiatives is an annual conference that brings together activists, scholars, local leaders, and allies to raise awareness about islamophobia and discuss concrete actions to address it. The conference fosters collaboration and builds a strong, unified community. Additionally, cair-mn hosts an annual ramadan dinner to highlight the accomplishments of the past year and share goals for the future. Cair-mn also actively engages with the media, providing training and resources to promote a fair and accurate portrayal of islam and muslims. The organization provides legal support and advocacy for cases involving employment, education, hate crimes, and racial or religious profiling.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 62.4%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.8 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.61; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.7%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97% of revenue deployed · 62.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $505K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 12/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.