Takreem USA Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842554720
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Dover, DE, USA
Phone
6468252126
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$366,237
Expenses
$323,122
Assets
$845,669
Liabilities
$117,300

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ARIANE ELMAS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • RICARDO KARAM (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD)
  • OSCAR SEIKALY (VICE CHAIR)
  • MICHELINE NADER (VICE CHAIR)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As a global benchmark for excellence, takreem america honors individuals whose brilliant contributions advance the human experience while simultaneously inspiring the next generation of immigrants. By championing the work of change agents and fostering strategic connections among influential stakeholders, the organization seeks to bridge cultural divides. Ultimately, takreem america is dedicated to cultivating deeper understanding and a sense of unity between the middle eastern diaspora and the international community.

What it reported doing in 2025

Serving as a powerful testament to the arab american community's true values, the takreem USA annual weekend acts as a vital space for collective self-reflection and empowerment. In april 2025, the event convened in Washington, d.c., hosting its prestigious awards gala at the ritz-carlton and the takminds forum at the phillips collection. Centered on the theme "speaking influence: culture, politics & business in a connected world," the weekend honored nine distinguished arab americans for their exceptional contributions. Celebrating these achievements and fostering communal strength, the event inspires the community to unite and reach even greater heights on the global stage.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 31
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.3%; rating input score 35
  • Program expense ratio: 33.9%; rating input score 34
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.2%; rating input score 88; 4th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.62; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -24.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.3% of revenue deployed · 33.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $109K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 23 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule G fundraiser detail did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.