SOMALI PARENTS ADVOCACY CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $206K · expenses $164K · assets $122K

EIN
84-2743083
Address
1127 HARRISON AVE, ROXBURY, MA 02119-3665
NTEE code
P20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
ASHA ABDULLAHI (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SUPPORT, EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND INSPIRE PARENTS TO BE BETTER ADVOCATES FOR THEIR CHILDREN, MORE SPECIFICALLY THEIR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SCHOOLS, IN HEALTH CARE AND IN THE COMMUNITY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Asha Abdullahi EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2025 $90,002$385,642 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Qamar Bashir PRESIDENT2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Gloria Spence TREASURER2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Nimo Musse BOARD MEMBER2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Abdirahman Nur BOARD MEMBER2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Dr David Helm BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Maryam Libdi CLERK2025 2 $0 reported 1
Karla Murphy (former) CLERK2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Khadra Yusuf (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kaltun Guled (former) ASSITANT CLERK2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $90K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHA ABDULLAHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $90,002$0$0 $90,0021
QAMAR BASHIR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA SPENCE TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
MARYAM LIBDI CLERK2 $0$0$0 $01
NIMO MUSSE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ABDIRAHMAN NUR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DR DAVID HELM BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $90K · 5 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHA ABDULLAHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $89,740$0$0 $89,7401
QAMAR BASHIR PESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA SPENCE TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
KARLA MURPHY CLERK2 $0$0$0 $01
NIMO MUSSE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ABDIRAHMAN NUR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KHADRA YUSUF BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DR DAVID HELM BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $83K · 5 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHA ABDULLAHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $83,200$0$0 $83,2001
QAMAR BASHIR PESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA SPENCE TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
KARLA MURPHY CLERK0 $0$0$0 $01
NIMO MUSSE ASSISTANT CLERK0 $0$0$0 $01
ABDIRAHMAN NUR BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
KHADRA YUSUF BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
DR DAVID HELM BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $64K · 5 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHA ABDULLAHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $63,700$0$0 $63,7001
QAMAR BASHIR PESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA SPENCE TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
KARLA MURPHY CLERK0 $0$0$0 $01
NIMO MUSSE ASSISTANT CLERK0 $0$0$0 $01
ABDIRAHMAN NUR BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
KHADRA YUSUF BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
DR DAVID HELM BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $52K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHA ABDULLAHI DIRECTOR40 $51,800-- $51,8001
QAMAR BASHIR PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
GLORIA SPENCE TREASUREER6 $0-- $01
KHADRA YUSUF BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
NIMO MUSSE BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ABDIRAHMAN NUR BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
KARLA MURPHY CLERK6 $0-- $01
DR DAVID HELM BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $7K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHA ABDULLAHI DIRECTOR20 $7,200-- $7,2001
QAMAR BASHIR PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
KARLA MURPHY TREASURER8 $0-- $01
DAVID HELM BOARD MEMBER6 $0-- $01
KALTUN GULED ASSITANT CLERK10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$205,608$164,267 $122,126$122,126 $205,608$0 $90,002310
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,219$195,448 $80,785$80,785 $194,219$0 $89,740510
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$217,023$204,191 $82,014$82,014 $217,023$0 $83,200510
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,546$183,338 $69,181$69,181 $194,546$0 $63,700510
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,741$114,503 $0$40,238 $154,741- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,125$27,413 $0$17,712 $45,125- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $599,273 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION INC Public charity Exact 2020, 2022-2024 4$264,273 2024$19,999
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CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CORPORATION Public charity Exact 2020-2024 5$175,000 2024$60,000
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BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$75,000 2024$50,000
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THE LENNY ZAKIM FUND INC Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$40,000 2024$15,000
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BOSTON WOMENS FUND INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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HAYMARKET PEOPLES FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $164,267 spent · pay $109,887 · grants $0 · events $470
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $90,002$72,002$18,000$0 54.8%
Occupancy $22,510$22,510$0$0 13.7%
All other expenses $20,369$15,528$2,432$2,409 12.4%
Other salaries and wages $10,591$10,591$0$0 6.4%
Payroll taxes $9,294$7,900$1,394$0 5.7%
Office expenses $3,954$0$3,954$0 2.4%
Insurance $3,384$3,384$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)PHONE/INTERNET $1,524$1,524$0$0 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,370$0$1,370$0 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $470$0$470$0 0.3%
Travel $414$0$414$0 0.3%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $303$0$303$0 0.2%
Other (as described)PRINTING $47$47$0$0 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $35$0$35$0 0.0%
Total$164,267100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $195,448 spent · pay $136,732 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $89,740$71,792$17,948$0 45.9%
Other salaries and wages $35,700$35,700$0$0 18.3%
All other expenses $25,140$20,022$3,289$1,829 12.9%
Occupancy $24,479$24,479$0$0 12.5%
Payroll taxes $11,292$9,598$1,694$0 5.8%
Other (as described)MISC EXP $3,674$3,674$0$0 1.9%
Other (as described)PHONE/INTERNET $2,058$2,058$0$0 1.1%
Office expenses $1,683$0$1,683$0 0.9%
Insurance $1,216$1,216$0$0 0.6%
Other (as described)PRINTING $418$418$0$0 0.2%
Travel $35$0$35$0 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $13$0$13$0 0.0%
Total$195,448100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $204,191 spent · pay $145,125 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $83,200$66,560$8,320$8,320 40.7%
Other salaries and wages $50,839$50,839$0$0 24.9%
All other expenses $35,433$30,680$3,553$1,200 17.4%
Payroll taxes $11,086$9,426$830$830 5.4%
Occupancy $10,120$8,096$1,012$1,012 5.0%
Other (as described)PHONE/INTERNET $3,176$3,176$0$0 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $2,302$2,302$0$0 1.1%
Insurance $2,209$2,209$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)PRINTING $1,823$1,823$0$0 0.9%
Information technology $1,486$1,486$0$0 0.7%
Office expenses $1,323$0$1,323$0 0.6%
Travel $678$20$174$484 0.3%
Other (as described)EMPLOYEE EDUCATION $315$315$0$0 0.2%
Other (as described)STAFF MEALS $201$0$201$0 0.1%
Total$204,191100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $183,338 spent · pay $106,837 · grants $0 · events $340
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $98,296$98,296$0$0 53.6%
All other expenses $47,382$44,591$1,977$814 25.8%
Payroll taxes $8,541$8,541$0$0 4.7%
Other (as described)PRINTING $7,387$7,387$0$0 4.0%
Occupancy $7,308$7,308$0$0 4.0%
Office expenses $4,160$0$4,160$0 2.3%
Insurance $2,635$2,635$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)PHONE/INTERNET $2,624$2,624$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)EMPLOYEE EDUCATION $2,029$2,029$0$0 1.1%
Information technology $1,402$1,402$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)STAFF MEALS $583$0$583$0 0.3%
Travel $580$0$580$0 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $340$0$340$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $71$0$71$0 0.0%
Total$183,338100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $114,503 spent · pay $69,819 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $69,819 61.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,324 31.7%
Fees to independent contractors $8,360 7.3%
Total$114,503100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $27,413 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,413 100.0%
Total$27,413100%

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