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Muslim Aid America

Also known as Muslim Aid USA

Fairfax, VA · EIN 46-2504422 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Muslim Aid America reported $27.3 million in revenue and $28.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.53 went to program services, $1.92 to management and general costs and $3.55 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $214,629 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 514% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29M

Program services$94.53 $27M
Management & general$1.92 $552K
Fundraising$3.55 $1.0M

For context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$99.89 $27M
Investment income$0.11 $31,557

Other revenue was negative: −$166K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 67 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	94.5%	89.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	1.9%	7.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.5%	0.1%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	100.5%	87.0%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	2.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$214,629	$350,135
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.75%	1.29%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	1.3	8.0
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 of 10	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$1.8M expenses · 6.7% of program spending · grants $1.2M

Religious dues religious due in the islamic tradition is called zakat, which muslims give every year; sadaqah jariyah, a form of continued giving; zakat-ul-fitr, annual giving; fidya/kaffara, given when fasting is missed; and aqiqah, qurbani is not just a religious obligation for adult muslim it's an opportunity to bring joy to hundreds of thousands of families around the world to provide comfort and nourishment to families who may not be able to afford lamb, goat, beef, or new clothes. Mausa has distributed food and non-food items to the neediest individuals in afghanistan, yemen, senegal…

$3.3M expenses · 12.0% of program spending · grants $1.9M

Emergency response emergency relief remained mausa's single largest area of investment in 2025, totaling more than 1.4 million. The majority of this support addressed the ongoing humanitarian crisis in gaza, including funding for two replacement elevators at makassed hospital to restore critical patient transport capacity, procurement of infant formula for displaced families, and continued support to the broader gaza emergency response. Mausa also delivered emergency and winter emergency assistance in pakistan, winter emergency relief in bangladesh, emergency support in lebanon, and in-kind…

$1.3M expenses · 4.8% of program spending · grants $634K

Food security & food aid there are millions of people between yemen, afghanistan, somalia, senegal & ethiopia are suffering extreme hunger. Mausa is working with local partners to deliver emergency food packages to those in need. Through food aid, ramadan food packages and qurbani. Food security Muslim Aid USA provided food and other essential items to internally displaced persons "idp's" refugees, and other poverty-stricken families we also implemented seasonal projects including feed the fasting, qurbani, winterization kits. Mausa committed more than 1.3 million to seasonal food security…

$21M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$164,167	$0	$50,462	$214,629

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Muslim Aid America (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $164K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$27M	$29M	94.5%	$3.0M	$214,629
2024 ⓘ	$27M	$27M	93.7%	$4.4M	$217,421
2023 ⓘ	$26M	$26M	92.9%	$4.4M	$203,630
2022 (amended) ⓘ	$15M	$15M	92.6%	$4.0M	$159,064
2021 ⓘ	$17M	$15M	94.5%	$3.4M	$150,723
2020 ⓘ	$10M	$9.6M	93.5%	$1.2M	$121,173
2019 ⓘ	$4.5M	$3.9M	89.0%	$500K	$94,843

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 522

Private foundation grants it received

10 private foundations reported grants to Muslim Aid America totaling $9,496 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Muslim Aid America's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Muslim Aid America reported that 94.5% of its $28.7 million in expenses went to program services, 1.9% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Muslim Aid America pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Muslim Aid America reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $214,629, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Muslim Aid America get its money?

Of $27.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 100.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Muslim Aid America a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-2504422 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622439349301957 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543169349303824 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412769349301441 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202420239349300802 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349303535 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349313101 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022899349301262 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-2504422: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.