2019-11-14T15:19:52-06:00 2018-12-31 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 50 WASHINGTON STREET WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2018-01-01 201799252 MAS BOSTON SOCIETY INC MASB 6176508133 100 MALCOLM X BOULEVARD ROXBURY CROSSING MA 02120 HASSAN EL-ALAMI PRESIDENT 6176508133 2019-11-14 1 SORIE KABA CPA P01317106 5083669100 2019-11-14 40.70.31.102 2019-11-14 14:42:10 ES P F4247996A0DFD92197EA51AEF4558D040C319DAA 1166F2FD08ABF73FAA4779C448B3D4829B6A5C9C 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z HASSAN EL-ALAMI 100 MALCOLM X BOULEVARD ROXBURY CROSSING MA 02120 3439133 0 X WWW.MASBOSTON.ORG X 1995 MA MAS BOSTON IS A RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT IS A PIONEERING ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION THAT UPLIFTS THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND SOCIETY. OUR MISSION IS "TO MOVE PEOPLE TO STRIVE FOR GOD CONSCIOUSNESS, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE AND TO CONVEY ISLAM WITH UTMOST CLARITY." OUR VISION IS A "VIRTUOUS AND JUST AMERICAN SOCIETY." X 7 4 25 300 0 0 2293572 2406615 620698 796962 8537 4505 137324 78750 3060131 3286832 152575 154532 0 0 1388165 1197276 0 0 157506 1353516 1732111 2894256 3083919 165875 202913 1224627 910141 127580 95741 1097047 814400 X MAS BOSTON SOCIETY, INC. (MAS BOSTON) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING LEADERS WHO HAVE THE SPIRITUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO MOVE PEOPLE TO STRIVE FOR GOD CONSCIOUSNESS, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE, AND TO CONVEY ISLAM WITH UTMOST CLARITY. WE ARE ONE OF 50 CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE THAT ARE PART OF A LARGER NATIONAL ORGANIZATION - THE MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIETY (MAS) - COMMITTED TO THE SAME MISSION. MAS BOSTON PROVIDES VISION AND BROAD AREAS OF FOCUS FOR OUR LOCAL CHAPTER AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, WORKSHOPS, AND SPEAKERS. 0 1 2651426 154532 805416 MAS BOSTON MAINLY PROVIDED PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BOSTON CULTURAL CENTER (ISBCC). ON OCCASION, MAS BOSTON OFFERS PROGRAMS AT OTHER GREATER BOSTON INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND MOSQUES. DURING 2018, MAS BOSTON HAD THREE AREAS OF FOCUS: SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION: THE ISBCC OFFERS ITS CONGREGANTS THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS, THE WEEKLY CONGREGATIONAL SERMON/PRAYER (KHUTBAH) ON FRIDAYS ATTENDED BY 1500+ WORSHIPPERS, THE FRIDAY NIGHT SPIRITUAL LESSONS (HALAQAS), ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE WORKSHOPS, SEASONAL RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS PROGRAMMING (RAMADAN, EID UL-FITR, AND EID UL-ADHA), ONE-ON-ONE SPIRITUAL COUNSELING, A VIBRANT RELIGIOUS YOUTH PROGRAM (DEEN14), ISLAM 101 CLASSES FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ISLAM AND/OR NEWLY CONVERTED MUSLIMS, TOURS FOR PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AND CLASSES ON READING AND MEMORIZING THE QURAN ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS THROUGH THE MAS QURAN INSTITUTE. THROUGH THE BOSTON ISLAMIC SEMINARY PROGRAM (BIS), MAS BOSTON CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CLASSES, SEMINARS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE AUTHENTIC ISLAMIC EDUCATION TO ALL PEOPLE.BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY: MAS BOSTON OFFERS TWO STRONG IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING YOUTH PROGRAMS AT THE ISBCC: ARKANUM (A 12-16 YEAR OLD PROGRAM WITH OVER 70 YOUTH) AND MAS YOUTH WAVES (A RECENTLY LAUNCHED LATE HIGH SCHOOL-COLLEGE STUDENT PROGRAM). IN 2014, MAS BOSTON ALSO LAUNCHED A SUSTAINERS PROGRAM. SUSTAINERS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTEER, DONATE, AND GUIDE MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS. TODAY THERE ARE NEARLY 670 "SUSTAINERS". OUR SUSTAINERS ARE AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE GROUP OF 64 ETHNICITIES, FROM VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. AT QUARTERLY MEETINGS, THEY DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE POCKETS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEIR VOICES HAVE TRANSFORMED THE ISBCC AND ITS DIRECTION. MOREOVER, MAS BOSTON ALSO OPERATES THE COMMON WORD CAFE' PROGRAM - AN OPEN SPACE WHERE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS HELP BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY. MAS BOSTON THROUGH THEIR HEALTH TEAM ALSO OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND PARENTING WORKSHOPS. THROUGH PARTNERS, MAS BOSTON OFFERS A MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) COURSES. FINALLY, MAS BOSTON ALSO SEEKS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG AREA MOSQUES. IN 2016 A MOSQUE COLLABORATION INITIATIVE (MASAJID COLLABORATION) WAS LAUNCHED, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER 13 AREA MOSQUES TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES.SERVING THE COMMON GROUND: OUR SERVICE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES OUR NEIGHBORS FOR NEIGHBORS INITIATIVE, TEAMING CONSTITUENTS WITH NON-MUSLIM NEIGHBORS TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (THEY HAVE ALREADY WON PROMISES FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO RENOVATE AREAS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD); AND WEEKLY AT-RISK YOUTH PROGRAM, FUNDED BY BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, TO KEEP OUR LOW-INCOME, PRIMARILY BLACK YOUTH FROM FALLING INTO DRUG USE, GANGS, AND/OR PRISON. 2651426 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 69 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 MA X MAS BOSTON SOCIETY INC 6176508133 100 MALCOM X BOULEVARD ROXBURY CROSSING MA 02120 HASSAN EL-ALAMI PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HOSSAM AL-JABRI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER TRICKETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOAY ASSAF COO/CLERK 24.00 X X 49164 0 11153 SAMER NASEREDDEN DIRECTOR / YOUTH DIRECTOR 40.00 X 63438 0 3690 HANANE WAHABI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 YUSUFI VALI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNED IN 2019 40.00 X X 82958 0 8503 YASIR FAHMY IMAM 40.00 X 142000 0 10000 337560 0 33346 1 0 1 0 0 456540 1950075 2406615 CAFE INCOME 900099 466331 466331 TUITION AND RELATED FE 900099 330631 330631 796962 4485 4485 87394 0 87394 87394 87394 108622 108602 20 20 20 26601 456540 43699 -17098 -17098 OTHER INCOME 900099 8454 8454 8454 3286832 805416 0 74801 154532 154532 91461 22866 59450 9145 926975 764549 106061 56365 96630 74488 11490 10652 82210 63924 13023 5263 34686 25506 4590 4590 6625 6625 296881 273860 16984 6037 85962 54279 8559 23124 256960 253298 3662 60261 56445 3014 802 64088 64088 27654 26966 688 CAFE EXPENSES 204492 204492 0 0 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 152675 152675 0 0 FOOD 142432 141766 101 565 YOUTH PROGRAMS 136472 136472 0 0 262923 181220 44402 37301 3083919 2651426 274987 157506 424802 108723 6990 70065 8015 8015 735046 413480 300897 321566 283637 172150 200286 229622 1224627 910141 98069 78230 29511 17511 127580 95741 X 715511 343742 381536 470658 1097047 814400 1224627 910141 X 202913 -7350 -478210 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1502456 1512490 1690227 2319665 2433216 9458054 286380 334040 756076 633559 805204 2815259 1788836 1846530 2446303 2953224 3238420 12273313 0 0 0 12273313 122771 110616 130259 139640 91899 595185 122771 110616 130259 139640 91899 595185 1911607 1957146 2576562 3092864 3330319 12868498 0.95370 0.91720 0.04630 0.05610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 242080 136175 105905 492966 277305 215661 321566 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN LEAD TRUST 229622 229622 DUE TO AL-MAHARMA 17511 17511 X 3380542 -7350 31898 69162 93710 3286832 0 3286832 3159516 31898 43699 75597 3083919 0 3083919 PART X, LINE 2: MAS BOSTON ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. MAS BOSTON HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2018. MAS BOSTON'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BENEFICIAL TRUST 25,463. DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 43,699. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 43,699. ANNUAL FUNDRAISER 483141 456540 26601 18273 12716 7598 5112 483141 456540 26601 18273 12716 7598 5112 43699 -17098 1 ISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERICA (ICNA) 87-91 144TH STREET JAMAICA NY 11435 112925751 501C3 29532 MONEY COLLECTED AS PART OF ZAKAT (AN EXPECTATION IN THE MUSLIM FAITH THAT ALL FINANCIALLY STABLE MUSLIMS PAY MONEY TOWARDS HELPING NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY) IS GIVEN TO THE ISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERICA (ICNA) RELIEF, WHO THEN DISTRIBUTES THIS MONEY BASED ON AN APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS. ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BOSTON (ISB) 100 MALCOM X BOULEVARD ROXBURY MA 02120 TRUSTEE OF A MOSQUE 125000 PAYMENT TO ISB (A RELIGOUS ORGANIZATION) FOR ISB TO PAYDOWN LOAN WHICH WAS USED TO FINANCE THE CONTRUCTION OF THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BOSTON CULTURAL CENTER (THE CENTER). THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN MAS BOSTON AND ISB FOR THE CENTER. 1 1 PART I, LINE 2: MONEY COLLECTED AS PART OF ZAKAT (AN EXPECTATION IN THE MUSLIM FAITH THAT ALL FINANCIALLY STABLE MUSLIMS PAY MONEY TOWARDS HELPING NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY) IS GIVEN TO ISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERICA (ICNA) RELIEF, WHO THEN DISTRIBUTES THIS MONEY BASED ON AN APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS TO NEED INDIVIDUALS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YASIR FAHMY IMAM 142000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10000 0 152000 0 0 0 CASH 2018-12-31 293433 FMV 815432436 BOSTON ISLAMIC SEMINARY 100 MALCOLM X BLVD BOSTON MA 02120 501(C)3 CASH 2018-12-31 210240 FMV 042767435 ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BOSTON 204 PROSPECT STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 501(C)3 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018, MAS BOSTON HAS TRANSFERRED THE ACTIVITIES OF BOSTON ISLAMIC SEMINARY (BIS) TO A SEPARATE 501(C)(3) ENTITY, BOSTON ISLAMIC SEMINARY, INC. (BIS, INC.). BIS INC., FORMED JUNE 3, 2015. BIS, INC. BEGAN OPERATIONS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018, AND HAD NO FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2018. MAS BOSTON TRANSFERRED ALL REMAINING NET ASSETS WITH AND WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS ($293,433) PERTAINING TO BIS OVER TO BIS DURING 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 MAS BOSTON UTILIZES A VOLUNTEER CFO THAT PROVIDES SERVICES ON A PRO BONO BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DURING MEETINGS, BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON TRANSACTIONS WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FULL BOARD WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; B. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; C. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND D. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTREST IN LAND TRUSTS 25,463. NET ASSET TRANSFER TO ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BOSTON -210,240. NET ASSET TRANSFER TO BOSTON ISLAMIC SEMINARY, INC. -293,433. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.