The Marvelous Quran

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871186287
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Porter Ranch, CA, USA
Phone
8184481389
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Islam
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$357,838
Expenses
$280,634
Assets
$330,647
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Hany Atchan (CFO): $60,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The Marvelous Quran is an organization aiming to conduct research and to provide educational resources and opportunities to those interested in learning about Islam and the Quran. The organization serves as a facilitator for the purpose of educating the public at large without discrimination. The organization's mission is to increase tolerance, collaboration, and peaceful interactions among communities and people in the USA and across the world, and to reduce the misunderstandings that are prevalent about Islam and the Quran.

What it reported doing in 2025

Accomplishments - A. assembled, curated, translated, promoted, and distributed educational materials in the form of books, research reports, audio-visuals, interactive media, software, promotional products, etc. These activities allow the organization to achieve its primary mission described above. B. By providing training to qualified associates and speakers on issues that relate to Islam and the Quran. C. Arrange speaking engagements that are in line with the organizational activities. D. Collaborated with other organizations that provided resources and assistance in any way that helps the organization achieve its goals and mission. E. Provided a platform for research and development and in this regard made available key knowledge tools such as: - 1. a well-equipped library, 2. database and electronic connectivity and 3. website for research publications and interaction. F. undertook steps for promotion of research such as: 1. define and support research, 2. to encourage members to conduct research and 3. to participate in regional and international research initiatives. G. Undertook activities for development such as, 1. arranged funding for supporting research and 2. organized and set up a think tank related to the objects of the Organization and H. Provided a forum for participation of all concerned and solicited/provided views in regards to the objects of the Organization and enabled discussion/dialogue for promoting quality research. I. In order to achieve its object, the Organization shall exercised the following powers: 1. Appeal, solicit or accept contributions, donations from lawful sources and to apply the same or income thereof for the goals of the Organization, 2. Opened and operated bank accounts in the name of the organization to draw, make, accept, endorse, execute and issue promissory notes, bills, checks and other instruments 3. Nominated delegates and advisors to represent the Organization at conferences and other gatherings, 4. Established and furnished an office in Lebanon, paid personel, utilities and all equipment necessary for an effective function of the mission.

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

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: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 6th 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; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 8 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: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.6%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 34.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 33.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 39% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 0 of 8 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $281K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.