MAS Bay Area

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205595580
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Santa Clara, CA, United States
Phone
(408) 430-7355
Rating
34
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$291,974
Expenses
$375,596
Assets
$77,837
Liabilities
$20,500

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Abdussalam Aburwein (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Fuad M Mohamed (Imam): $131,848 total reported compensation
  • Fuad M Mohamed (Imam): $131,848 total reported compensation
  • Noha A Darwish (General Employee): $52,018 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Develop role models, agents of change, and thought leaders who embody strong Islamic values to create a unified and empowered Muslim community that positively influences the broader Bay Area, promoting social harmony and spiritual growth. Support MAS Bay Area Your generous contributions help MAS Bay Area continue to provide essential spiritual and educational programs that **benefit individuals, families, and the wider community**. Your donations directly support our mission of nurturing personal growth, fostering unity, and making **a positive difference in society**. Your generous contributions help MAS Bay Area continue to provide essential spiritual and educational programs that **benefit individuals, families, and the wider community**.

What it reported doing in 2024

The mission of MAS BAY AREA is to develop role models, agents of change and thought leaders to create synergy among the Muslim community to positively influence Bay Area Society at large. This is a achieved through year-round programs of personal development and youth development, as well as signature projects that serve the Muslim community and larger society, like Quran quest, Seerah Quest, In 2024, the chapter sustained two full-time staff positions through the end of August. Beginning in September and continuing through December, staffing was maintained at one full-time position. Also, the chapter contracted with professional for accounting & bookkeeping. Finally, the chapter increased its offered youth services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% 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

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 8
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 9.7%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 8
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • 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: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -28.6%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 9.7% of revenue deployed · 8.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 10/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.