Muslim Aid America
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE HELP TO PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS OR CONFLICTS OR SUFFERING FROM POVERTY, HUNGER, DISEASE, ILLITERACY, DISCRIMINATION, HOMELESSNESS, DEBT, UNEMPLOYMENT, INJUSTICE, OR LACK OF SKILLS OR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
- Income
- $27.0 million
- Spending
- $27.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 15
- Highest pay
- $217,421, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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, 2024, 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 (5)
- $4.2 million spent. 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 ,ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, TURKEY, PALESTINE , AND BOSNIA.
- $102,416 spent. EMERGENCY MAUSA RESPONDED TO MAJOR EMERGENCIES ACROSS FOUR REGIONS: PALESTINE: ONGOING HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND SHELTER SUPPORT TO DISPLACED POPULATIONS. SUDAN: FOOD AID AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO FIELD KITCHENS SERVING IDPS. MOROCCO: DISTRIBUTED 440 TEMPORARY SHELTERS, SUPPORTED INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS 20 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED GREENSHOUSES AND 100 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED LIVESTOCK. LIBYA: CONDUCTED DISASTER RISK REDUCTION SESSIONS FOR 400 FLOOD-AFFECTED BENEFICIARIES AND DELIVERED LIFE-SAVING MEDICAITON AND FACILITATED MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES.
- $3.7 million spent. 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 DELIVERED FOOD PARCELS TO APPROXIMATELY 32,000 IN THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN AND CHARITABLE GIVING FOR THIS MONTH, OBSERVED BY MUSLIMS. FEEDING THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN YEMEN, LEBANON, SENEGAL , PAKISTAN , PALESTINE , SOMALIA , UGANDA , BOSNIA , AND UYGHUR REFUGEES IN TURKEY . 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 DELIVERED FOOD PARCELS TO APPROXIMATELY 32,000 IN THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN AND CHARITABLE GIVING FOR THIS MONTH, OBSERVED BY MUSLIMS. FEEDING THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN YEMEN, LEBANON, SENEGAL , PAKISTAN , PALESTINE , SOMALIA , UGANDA , BOSNIA , AND UYGHUR REFUGEES IN TURKEY .
- $17.3 million spent. EDUCATION: IN ETHIOPIA MAUSA SUPPORTED THE EXPANSION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CAPACITY IN GEDEBANO-GUTAZER-WELENE BY CONSTRUCTING NEW CLASSROOMS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOL, AND TO DECREASE THE CONGESTED CLASSES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION HEALTH CARE IN BANGLADESH MAUSA SUPPORTED A MOTHER, CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION "MCHN" THE PROJECT PROMOTES BREASTFEEDING AS THE BEST SOURCE OF NOURISHMENT FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, AND PROVIDE REFUGEES NECESSARY CONSULTATION, TREATMENT, MEDICINE AND ADDRESSING URGENT HEALTH CARE NEEDS. IN GAZA WE FUNDED A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF HEALTH CARE BY PROVIDING AL AMAL HOSPITAL WITH DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES TO REDUCING THE NEED TO REFER CASES FOR TREATMENT ABROAD (REFERRALS). IN ETHIOPIA, MAUSA CONSTRUCTED A MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE UNIT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE MORTALITY RATE AND TO HELP PREGNANT WOMEN TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT DISEASES OR COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY. FULL ANTENATAL CARE FOLLOW-UP GIFT IN KIND HEALTH PROGRAMS. YEMEN: INITIATED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HEALTH CLINIC TO SERVE AN ESTIMATED 31,180 INIDIVIDUALS INCLUDING COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MAMANGEMENT, REPRODUCTIVE AND MATERNAL HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH, AND FAMILY PLANNING. PALESTINE: OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED WITH HEALTHCARE A0CCESS, DISTRIBUTED 20,400 CONTAINERS OF INFANT FORMULA, PROVIDED 1,010 TENTS, BENEFITING 7,010 PEOPLE, SUPPLIED 5 WHO INTERAGENCY HEALTH KITS TO HOSPITALS AND SUPPORTED AL AWDA HOSPITAL WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS. ORPHAN SUPPORT: ON GOING ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP IS A VITAL LIFELINE FOR MANY VULNERABLE YOUNG CHILDREN. ALL OVER THE WORLD, THERE ARE CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE THE LOVING SUPPORT OF A FAMILY. CHILDREN WHOSE ONLY SHELTER IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC SHEETING OR A CARDBOARD BOX, LIVING DAY TO DAY WITH THE RISK OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION. MAUSA SUPPORTS 1,567 ORPHANS ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ENSURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN TO THRIVE. WASH: MAUSA HAS VARIOUS PROJECTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER FOR DRINKING AND OTHER PURPOSES; DEEP WATER WELLS WITH SOLAR AND/OR HAND PUMPS, THE PROJECT ALSO SECURES LABORATORY TESTING OF WATER FROM THE DRILLED WELL, TO ENSURE THAT THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DRINKING. IN YEMEN MAUSA SUPPORTED THE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER FOR MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN FIVE VILLAGES OF KHANFAR DISTRICT, ABYAN GOVERNORATE BY CONSTRUCTING 5 WATER WELLS.
- EDUCATION: IN ETHIOPIA MAUSA SUPPORTED THE EXPANSION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CAPACITY IN GEDEBANO-GUTAZER-WELENE BY CONSTRUCTING NEW CLASSROOMS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOL, AND TO DECREASE THE CONGESTED CLASSES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION HEALTH CARE IN BANGLADESH MAUSA SUPPORTED A MOTHER, CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION "MCHN" THE PROJECT PROMOTES BREASTFEEDING AS THE BEST SOURCE OF NOURISHMENT FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, AND PROVIDE REFUGEES NECESSARY CONSULTATION, TREATMENT, MEDICINE AND ADDRESSING URGENT HEALTH CARE NEEDS. IN GAZA WE FUNDED A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF HEALTH CARE BY PROVIDING AL AMAL HOSPITAL WITH DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES TO REDUCING THE NEED TO REFER CASES FOR TREATMENT ABROAD (REFERRALS). IN ETHIOPIA, MAUSA CONSTRUCTED A MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE UNIT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE MORTALITY RATE AND TO HELP PREGNANT WOMEN TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT DISEASES OR COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY. FULL ANTENATAL CARE FOLLOW-UP GIFT IN KIND HEALTH PROGRAMS. YEMEN: INITIATED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HEALTH CLINIC TO SERVE AN ESTIMATED 31,180 INIDIVIDUALS INCLUDING COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MAMANGEMENT, REPRODUCTIVE AND MATERNAL HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH, AND FAMILY PLANNING. PALESTINE: OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED WITH HEALTHCARE A0CCESS, DISTRIBUTED 20,400 CONTAINERS OF INFANT FORMULA, PROVIDED 1,010 TENTS, BENEFITING 7,010 PEOPLE, SUPPLIED 5 WHO INTERAGENCY HEALTH KITS TO HOSPITALS AND SUPPORTED AL AWDA HOSPITAL WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS. ORPHAN SUPPORT: ON GOING ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP IS A VITAL LIFELINE FOR MANY VULNERABLE YOUNG CHILDREN. ALL OVER THE WORLD, THERE ARE CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE THE LOVING SUPPORT OF A FAMILY. CHILDREN WHOSE ONLY SHELTER IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC SHEETING OR A CARDBOARD BOX, LIVING DAY TO DAY WITH THE RISK OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION. MAUSA SUPPORTS 1,567 ORPHANS ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ENSURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN TO THRIVE. WASH: MAUSA HAS VARIOUS PROJECTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER FOR DRINKING AND OTHER PURPOSES; DEEP WATER WELLS WITH SOLAR AND/OR HAND PUMPS, THE PROJECT ALSO SECURES LABORATORY TESTING OF WATER FROM THE DRILLED WELL, TO ENSURE THAT THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DRINKING. IN YEMEN MAUSA SUPPORTED THE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER FOR MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN FIVE VILLAGES OF KHANFAR DISTRICT, ABYAN GOVERNORATE BY CONSTRUCTING 5 WATER WELLS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
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 May 2014.
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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