Islamic Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232299800
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Phone
(570)-373-9190
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$825,766
Expenses
$684,505
Assets
$2,070,545
Liabilities
$10,551

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DR RIAZ HUSSAIN (TRUSTEE)
  • HUSSEIN KAZIMI (ALNOOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER)
  • AKRAM ZALATIMO (TRUSTEE)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To establish a strong foundation for faith, knowledge, and service by providing a sacred space for worship and reflection, offering high-quality Islamic education, building a close-knit and inclusive community, and engaging in community service and outreach.

What it reported doing in 2025

To perform religious and charitable workthe association provided organizations and individuals with charitable contributions in the amount of $64,196 including muna center of New York $4,100, udrf $3,000, university of scranton $1,000, funeral assistance $3,700 and various individuals in the community in need.al noor islamic academy (ania) is a non-profit Pennsylvania department of education registered elementary school founded in 2010. Ania is affiliated with the islamic association of northeastern Pennsylvania (ianepa) founded in 1990 to serve the needs of the muslim community in northeastern Pennsylvania. The mission of the school is to meet the academic, intellectual, social, spiritual, moral and physical well-being of students and fostering integrity, excellence of character and a deep sense of responsibility as they grow to become exemplary muslims and productive citizens of the USA and the world. It currently has grades kindergarten through 6th grade.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 42
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.4%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 52.3%; rating input score 52
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.02; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th 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: 44.4% of revenue deployed · 52.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported · 3 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $358K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 25 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.