Masjidullah

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222525050
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Philadelphia, PA, US
Phone
215-621-7800
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$958,013
Expenses
$841,864
Assets
$2,422,965
Liabilities
$2,267,646

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Nafeesa Malik (Treasurer): $17,924 total reported compensation
  • Idris Abdul Zahir (Resident Imam): $10,876 total reported compensation
  • Kareemah A Raheem (Assistant Administrator): $9,665 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote faith, community and family with the guidance provided by Al-Islam in accordance with the clear dictates of the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him).

What it reported doing in 2025

Masjidullah responded to food insecurity through regular grocery distribution, home-delivery support for seniors and families with children, and seasonal Ramadan, Eid, and Qurbani meal distributions. In 2025, The organization's weekly grocery distribution program served more than 500 families. Its monthly food delivery servicing more than 250 seniors and families with children. Masjidullah's Ramadan Meal Distribution gave back to more than 250 families. Its Eid-ul-Fitr Meal Distribution to more than 1,800 people in the community at large. The organization's Eid-ul-Adha Qurbani Distribution to 150 families in the Philadelphia area. Through Masjidullah's Food Pantry's At-Need services, more than 300 families in the local area were able to take benefit in the organization's grocery distribution. This work reflects the organization's commitment to dignity, compassion, and shared responsibility for our neighbors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 31
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.8%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.88; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.94; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 86.8% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported · 3 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $832K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $18K · 14 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $107K reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.