MWA Charity
Legal name: Muslim Welfare Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 830841269
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Jun 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Lincolnwood, IL, USA
- Phone
- 7737322911
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion
- Affiliation
- Islam
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $464,248
- Expenses
- $485,141
- Assets
- $221,410
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Mariam Khan (President)
- Omar Haque (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Syed Rahman (Secretary)
- Mariam Khan (President)
- Omar Haque (Vice President)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Carry out charitable initiatives that provide essential support and basic necessities to those in need. At MWA Charity, our mission is simple: to serve underprivileged communities with compassion, transparency, and lasting impact. Founded in 2018 and based in Chicago, USA, we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building clean water wells, homes, and providing food aid in some of the most underserved regions of Bangladesh, Africa, and beyond. The heart of our mission was born from a legacy. Growing up, I watched my father selflessly organize charity buses in Saudi Arabia to take pilgrims to Umrah, using the proceeds to support a girls’ school in Hyderabad, India. His passion and sincerity planted the seed that would eventually grow into MWA Charity.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Organizations primary program services in 2023 were aimed at supporting vulnerable populations through targetedcharitable initiatives. Key programs included: Orphanage Assistance: Offered financial and material support to orphanages, helping improve living conditionsand access to basic needs for resident children.Orphans Relief Projects: Focused on direct relief for orphans, including educational resources, health support, andbasic care to promote well-being and growth. Wells Project: Supported the construction and maintenance of water wells in underserved communities to provide access to clean and safe drinking water.
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
STRONG - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 65
- Sustainability: 38
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.6%; rating input score 100
- 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: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- 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: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -4.5%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 67.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 59.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 74.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th 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: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $483K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.