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Muslim Community Center

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$1.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
28
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$17k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Religion$270kInternational$250kHuman Services$182kCivil Rights$113kHealth$70kCommunity Improvement$69kPhilanthropy$32kEducation$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 28 grants below total $169,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,461,527 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,292,027 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k25 grants · $133k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $37k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$24M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERICA$17,000
INTER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK$10,000
ISLAMIC OASIS CENTER CO$10,000
THE DEEN SHOW NFP$7,500
RUHAMA FOUNDATION$7,500
SOUND VISION FOUNDATION INC$7,500
CHI-CARE$5,000
MASJID AT-TAWHEED CHICAGO$5,000
PURE HANDS$5,000
BARAKAH MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHICAGO$5,000
KITCC FOUNDATION$5,000
CENTER FOR ISLAMIC TEACHINGS$5,000
MASJID AL FAROOQ CHICAGO$5,000
BAYAN$5,000
FRIENDS OF HUMANITY NFP$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $172k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CHI-CARE: $5k → 14%Helping Hand for Relief & Development: $12k → 7%Chi-Care: $5k → 14%Helping Hand for Relief & Development: $12k → 14%Helping Hand For Relief & Development: $41k → 7%Helping Hand for Relief & Development: $5k → 14%HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: $5k → 7%COUNCIL OF ISLAMIC ORGANIZATIONS OF GC: $25k → 14%Council Of Islamic Organizations Of GC: $20k → 14%Council of Islamic Organizations of GC: $15k → 14%Council of Islamic Organizations of GC: $15k → 14%Council of Islamic Organizations of GC: $8k → 14%COUNCIL OF ISLAMIC ORGANIZATIONS OF G C: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$981k · 31 repeat orgs$57k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
9

Total granted

$981k
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+32%

Still filing today

90%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionHuman ServicesHealthInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MI
    MedGlobal Inc
    3× · 2023–2025 · $101k · revenue +103%
  • HH
    HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $95k · revenue +28%
  • IA
    Indian American Muslim Council
    4× · 2020–2024 · $58k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • MS
    MASJID SALAHADEEN OF NORTH TEXAS INC
    one grant, 2023 · $6k
  • IC
    ISLAMIC CENTER OF MCLEAN COUNTY
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • DF
    DARUSSALAM FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
International Institute of Islamic Thought the Fairfax Institute
Education
2
Chicago Sunni Muslim Society

Community Services, Prayer arrangemrnts, Teachings of Islam and distribution of zakat funds inbetween poor communities.

Religion
3
Tvislaamaa

To spread islamic values to the globe through media

Arts & Culture
4
Bangladesh American Society of Muslim Aid for Huma
Philanthropy
5
Cambodian Islamic Foundation
Education
6
Chicago Muslim Medical Alliance

Free medical services for the poor needy and elderly.

Education
7
Islamic Circle of North America Ga Inc

Charitable and social services

Religion
8
Arab American Community Networ

it is to unity the immigrates and give them access to education that will help them get settled and progress

Human Services
9
Islamic Society of Midwest Inc

The advancement of Religion and the elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs

Religion
10
The Islamic Society of Indochina

Mumanitarian support poor muslim families

Religion
11
Chicago Dugsi Center Inc

Community services dailey arraendemnets teaching of quran and collection and distribution of sadaqa or zakat for poor

Human Services
12
Islamic Society of Greater Nashua

religious organization providing religious services

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Zakat Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Kitcc Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
17/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $94,623 · Human ServicesHELPING HAND FOR RELIEF…Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: $87,500 · Human ServicesCouncil of Islamic Orga…EQUALLYABLE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesEQUALLYABLE FOUNDATIONChi-Care: $10,000 · Human Services+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERIC DBA RISING STARS ISLAMIC SCHOOL: $53,500 · ReligionISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NO…THE CENTER FOR ISLAMIC TEACHINGS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $35,000 · ReligionTHE CENTER FOR ISLAM…THE DEEN SHOW NFP: $30,249 · ReligionTHE DEEN SHOW NFPISLAMIC OASIS CENTER CO: $25,000 · ReligionISLAMIC OASIS CENTER…OJALA FOUNDATION: $15,000 · ReligionOJALA FOUNDATIONBARAKAH MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHICAGO: $12,500 · ReligionBARAKAH MUSLIM ASSOC…ICNA Chicago Illinois Organization: $10,000 · ReligionGUJARATI MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $10,000 · ReligionMedGlobal Inc: $101,313 · HealthMedGlobal IncKITCC FOUNDATION: $40,000 · HealthKITCC FOUNDATIONMuslim Alliance in North America Inc: $10,000 · HealthMuslim Alliance i…+1 more: $5,000 · HealthTHE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $32,200 · OtherTHE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERI…MASJID AL-FAROAQ NFP: $21,500 · OtherMASJID AL-FAROAQ NFPSOUND VISION FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherSOUND VISION FOUNDATIONBANGLADESH ISLAMIC COMMUNITY OF GREATER CHICAGO: $10,000 · OtherIndian American Muslim Council: $57,700 · OtherIndian American Muslim Counci…CAIR-CHICAGO: $42,500 · OtherCAIR-CHICAGOJUSTICE FOR ALL: $12,500 · OtherBAYAN: $15,000 · OtherBAYANRuhama Foundation: $17,500 · OtherRuhama Foundation+7 more: $36,756 · Other+7 moreISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $37,000 · InternationalISLAMIC R…FRIENDS OF HUMANITY NFP: $32,500 · InternationalFRIENDS O…PURE HANDS INC: $10,000 · InternationalPURE HAND…SYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK: $5,000 · InternationalSYRIAN CO…INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK: $53,500 · Community ImprovementGREATER CHICAGO SUDANESE AMERICAN A: $15,000 · Community ImprovementMUSLIM AID AMERICA: $27,500 · Public Safety & DisasterICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC: $27,000 · Public Safety & DisasterISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA: $5,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Human Services$212,123Religion$191,249Health$156,313Other$265,656International$84,500Community Improvement$68,500Public Safety & Disaster$59,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMedGlobal Inc: $101,313 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $94,623 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCouncil of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: $87,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetIndian American Muslim Council: $57,700 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERIC DBA RISING STARS ISLAMIC SCHOOL: $53,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetINNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK: $53,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCAIR-CHICAGO: $42,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetKITCC FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $37,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ISLAMIC TEACHINGS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $35,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF HUMANITY NFP: $32,500 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetTHE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $32,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DEEN SHOW NFP: $30,249 over 3y, 17% of budgetMUSLIM AID AMERICA: $27,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC: $27,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetISLAMIC OASIS CENTER CO: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRuhama Foundation: $17,500 over 3y, 7.4% of budgetEQUALLYABLE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO SUDANESE AMERICAN A: $15,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetBAYAN: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOJALA FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetBARAKAH MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHICAGO: $12,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetJUSTICE FOR ALL: $12,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetICNA Chicago Illinois Organization: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPURE HANDS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChi-Care: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGUJARATI MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $10,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIslamic Society of Northwest Suburbs of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLeonard Education Organization: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMuhsen: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Muslim Commu…Mumineen Family Found…Noor Munshi FoundationSaif and Lubna Founda…Islamic Relief USAYaqub Family Foundati…Islamic Food & Nutrit…The Zakat Foundation …Ansaar USA for Relief…AAA Private FoundationMecca Center Charity …The Syed Foundation
American Muslim Community FoundationCA34.2× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Muslim Community Foundation · Mumineen Family Foundation · Noor Munshi Foundation · Saif and Lubna Foundation · Islamic Relief USA · Yaqub Family Foundation · Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America · The Zakat Foundation of America · Ansaar USA for Relief and Development · AAA Private Foundation · Mecca Center Charity Fund · The Syed Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Muslim Community Center funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Muslim Community Center. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Muslim Community Center?

    Find your warmest path to Muslim Community Center through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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