Masjid Ar Rahman
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: MASJID Al Rahman strive to provide a safe and welcoming space > where Believers may gather for the worship of the one and only God > ALLAH and grow in their faith regardless of race, nationality, > ethnicity, gender or age. > > Provide meaningful teaching in order to create morally strong men and > women of tomorrow. > > Project Almaerifuh aims to fill the educational gap in the South-West > Philadelphia community by providing access to religious teaching, > academic and social support. > Target beneficiaries: > > Project Almaerifuhs beneficiaries are young Muslim men and women of > color from low income backgrounds. Many have faced discrimination at > some point in their lives due to one aspect of their identity. They > face challenges on a daily basis just to get by. One of the challenges > is the lack of adequate academic support and tools to enable them to > become fully engaged and successful citizens. Citizens who understand > the importance of the national census and pa
- Income
- $122,028
- Spending
- $87,417
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- -10.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $6,000, imam
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 96% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $56,989 spent. FRIDAY MOSQUE SERVICE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH Strive to provide a safe and welcoming space where believers may gather for the worship of the one and only God ALLAH and grow in their faith regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, gender Provide meaningfyl teaching in order to create morally strong men and women of tomorrow.
- $5,160 spent. SUMMER YOUTH CAMP Project Almaerifuhs beneficiaries are young Muslim men and women of color from low income backgrounds. Many have faced discrimination at some point in their lives due to one aspect of their identity. They face challenges on a daily basis just to get by. one of the challenges is the lack of adequate academic support and tools to enable them to become fully engaged and successful citizens.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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