Indian American Muslim Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
050532361
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Morton Grove, IL, United States
Phone
1-800-839-7270
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,420,929
Expenses
$1,463,134
Assets
$1,202,722
Liabilities
$19,323

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MOHAMMED JAWAD (PRESIDENT)
  • Asif Mehdi (V President)

People named in this filing

  • MOHAMMED JAWAD (PRESIDENT)
  • Asif Mehdi (V President)
  • ISHAQ SYED (GENERAL SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Media and Research** : Conduct quantitative and qualitative research, write reports, and OPEDs, create content for social media, and support IAMC media advocacy campaigns. Community Outreach** : Plan, design, and execute awareness and education programs and campaigns to mobilize support for human rights and social justice movements. Campus Outreach** : Facilitate discussions, workshops, and events to engage student communities on human rights and social justice issues impacting minority and marginalized communities in the United States and India.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the year IAMC conducted educational and awareness-based programs including the production and dissemination of documentary films media outreach and community education initiatives. The organization hosted community awareness events through its local chapters expanded its digital and social media engagement and participated in national conventions and public-education campaigns consistent with its exempt purpose. IAMC also administered zakat-eligible charitable activities in accordance with applicable guidelines. In addition the organization held a national retreat for volunteers focused on training leadership development and reinforcing the organizations core values.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 22
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 20.6%; rating input score 21
  • Program expense ratio: 20%; rating input score 20
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 82.4%; rating input score 82; 35th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -3%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 20.6% of revenue deployed · 20% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $292K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 40 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • 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 21/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.