Apex Mosque

Legal name: North American Foundation of Islamic Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204809945
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2022
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Apex, NC, United States
Phone
(919) 362-0403
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,442,707
Expenses
$1,182,909
Assets
$3,867,111
Liabilities
$1,051,320

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HASSAN EL ANNANI (PRESIDENT)
  • IMAD BENJELLOUN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ADIL MEZGHOUTI (SECRETARY)
  • HASSAN EL ANNANI (PRESIDENT)
  • IMAD BENJELLOUN (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 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Welcome to Apex Mosque, a vibrant and inclusive community dedicated to guiding individuals on their journey to God. Our mission is to extend our services and support to the entire Apex community and its surrounding areas, welcoming people of all faiths with open arms. Our Vision Our vision is to build dynamic communities throughout the United States that facilitate people’s journey to God. We aim to be a vehicle that aids American Muslims in their spiritual growth, while promoting social, political, and economic justice. Our ultimate goal is to attain nearness to God and experiential knowledge of Him, as described in the Quran and Sunna.

What it reported doing in 2022

We had various fundrasing events of which accounted for the majority of our income. The daycare program was estabished to help our members with child care need. Additionally, our sunday classes/tutoring classes for the children also contributed immensly to the foundation. More importantly, the community service; we organized various events to help the children and those that are in need. We also incorporated the youth and sport program, in order to help our children with excercise to promote good health. We incorporated various new programs which includes; virtual sport, bllod and food drives, along with hosting of free covid-19 vaccination events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.5%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.27; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 79.5% of revenue deployed · 96.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • 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: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.