Islamic Center of Big Rapids

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473256611
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2019
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Big Rapids, MI, US
Phone
616.856.9362
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,507
Expenses
$8,983
Assets
$147,629
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • AHMED ABUZAID (GENERAL SECR)
  • ABDULRAHMANE ALDOBAIE (GENERAL SECR)
  • ELIES KOUIDER (CHAIRMAN)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve the religious and social needs of the Muslim community and to build a culture of understanding and respect between its members and other communities in the Big Rapids area and beyond.

What it reported doing in 2019

1.arrange and hold congregational prayers and islamic religious festivals at appropriate times; 2.establish, maintain, and operate icbr for social, cultural, religious, educational, and other activities conforming with the traditions of islam as revealed to prophet mohammad (pbuh) for the big rapids area and its vicinity; 3.promote unity and joint action among muslims and create a brotherly environment; 4.avoid any and all wrong practices, which are not consistent with the teachings of islam; 5.promote friendly relationships between muslims and non-muslims and strive to make the islamic teachings known to interested non-muslims; 6.coordinate and cooperate with national islamic organizations such as isna, icna, mas, and msa for the common good of islam and muslims.

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 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.2%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 69.3%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: -5.6%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.43; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -64.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -85.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 73.2% of revenue deployed · 69.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported · 4 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2016 to 2019
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.