Islamic Center of Mid-Cities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954772202
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Downey, CA, USA
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$235,486
Expenses
$60,303
Assets
$673,290
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mohammad A Ansari (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Mohammed Tahir Patel (Employee): $24,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Islamic Center of Mid-Cities is a non-profit, independent, autonomous volunteer-based & non affiliated faith based religious organization that aims to cultivate, reinforce & disseminate religious, spiritual, cultural & intellecutal aspects of human life in a contemporary language

What it reported doing in 2014

Islamic Center of Mid-Citiess mission is to provide multi-purpose facility & comprehencsive programs for the spiritual, moral, and intellectural development of its patrons. It prepares youths to be models of excellence in contemporary American society.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 13
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 6.8%; rating input score 7
  • Program expense ratio: 26.7%; rating input score 27
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th 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: 74.4%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.17; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 39.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -89.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 59.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 6.8% of revenue deployed · 26.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $16K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • 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 7/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.