Muslim Community Center
Muslim Community Center (MCC) is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1969, it serves the metropolitan Chicago area through religious, educational, charitable, and community activities.
Muslim Community Center at a glance
In short: Muslim Community Center gave $170K across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Illinois. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $169,500
- -55.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 28
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,054
- -50.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $23,931,708
- +1.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (2 of 28, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Muslim Community Center
- Contact
Mailing address: 4380 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641
Phone: (773) 725-9047
Website: https://mccchicago.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Muslim Community Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Islamic Circle of North America ($17K). Together the top 10 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
103 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 102 grants of 103 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
MCC’s website describes its service area as metropolitan Chicago. In 2025, 85% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois. The remaining reported shares went to Virginia (6%), California (3%), Kentucky (3%), and Texas (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Muslim Community Center open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 28 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2021) to $382K (2024). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Circle of North America Oakbrook Terrace, IL | — | $17,000 |
| Inter-City Muslim Action Network Chicago, IL | — | $10,000 |
| Islamic Oasis Center CO Chicago, IL | — | $10,000 |
| Ruhama Foundation Morton Grove, IL | — | $7,500 |
| Sound Vision Foundation Inc Bridgeview, IL | — | $7,500 |
| The Deen Show NFP Chicago, IL | — | $7,500 |
| Barakah Muslim Association of Greater Chicago Chicago, IL | — | $5,000 |
| Bayan Claremont, CA | — | $5,000 |
| Cair Chicago Chicago, IL | — | $5,000 |
| Center for Islamic Teachings Harvey, IL | — | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,931,708 | $12,030,817 | $11,127,281 | $169,500 | 28 | $409,790 |
| 2024 | $23,585,146 | $10,751,849 | $10,103,963 | $382,123 | 31 | $109,544 |
| 2023 | $19,394,203 | $9,945,910 | $8,617,367 | $232,818 | 25 | $277,365 |
| 2022 | $17,664,839 | $9,284,961 | $7,362,515 | $99,200 | 12 | $-168,949 |
| 2021 | $16,317,970 | $7,162,457 | $5,822,251 | $51,500 | 7 | $354,786 |
| 2020 | $14,130,346 | $7,534,436 | $7,042,658 | $102,700 | 9 | $80,856 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
MCC’s website says its purposes include religious, charitable, and educational activities in conformity with Islam. Its 2024 filing describes a full-time school with 900 students, prayer services, part-time religious education, counseling, marriage and funeral services, youth programs, and distribution of zakat to economically disadvantaged people.
The 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied missions, as described by those grantees. For example, Islamic Oasis Center says it runs a monthly food pantry and life-skills programs for low-income and refugee families; Chi-Care says it provides food, water, and shelter to people experiencing homelessness and extreme need in the Chicago area; and KITCC Foundation describes its work as social assistance to patients with thalassemia. Other recipients include organizations whose stated missions include disability training and assistive technology, education, and building connections between Muslim and Latino communities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, MCC reported 28 grants totaling $169,500. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $17,000, with a median of $5,000.
The largest reported grants were $17,000 to Islamic Circle of North America; $10,000 each to Inter-City Muslim Action Network and Islamic Oasis Center; and $7,500 each to Ruhama Foundation, Sound Vision Foundation, and The Deen Show. Other listed recipients include Barakah Muslim Association of Greater Chicago, Bayan, CAIR Chicago, Center for Islamic Teachings, Chi-Care, and Council of Islamic Organizations of G C, each receiving $5,000.
No application process or deadline is stated in the available materials.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Masood Bijapuri as president, Dr. Saba Khan as vice president, Kashif Puthawala as treasurer, Akter Sadiq as secretary, and Enisa Hamzic as assistant secretary. Directors listed are Aadil Saiyed, Dr. Mohammad M. Omar, Asrar Ahmed, Syed Navaid Ali, and Ateeq Ansari.
Muslim Community Center is led by Masood Bijapuri, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Masood Bijapuri
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amal Mohsin
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ateeq Ansari
Director
Assistant Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kazim Mohammed
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mazhar Khan
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Syed Navaid Ali
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ammar Siddiqui
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jemal Ibrahim
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shaad Syed
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Wash Nasir
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Akram Bijapuri
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Asrar Ahmed
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aujuddin Shaikh
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aadil Saiyed
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mohammad M. Omar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarwar Nasir
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seema Ali
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina Ayyad
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Habeeb Quadri
Suprintendant
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$115K (2020) → $137K (2025)
Salik Rehmani
Accountant
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$89K (2024) → $95K (2025)
Saad Quadri
Imam
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$117K (2025)
Kashif Puthawala
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saba Khan
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Akter Sadiq
Secretary
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Enisa Hamzic
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Musarrat Khan (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Fikreta Ademi (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Anisa Laliwala (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ebrahim Ismail (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Hijar Berrada (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Abulfathah M Muniruzzaman (2023–2024) — Imam
- Former: Ahmed Irfan (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Amina Williams (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Arjumand Khan (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Masihuddin Omar (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Hafiz I Ansari (2022–2023) — Imam
- Former: Jazmin Cervantes (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Abdulfattah M Muniruzzaman (2020–2022) — Imam
- Former: Ali Bilal (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Amir Budhwani (2020–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Kamran Hussain (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kulsum Sadiq (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: M Usman Baki (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mohsin Ishaq (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Melida Skendri (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ebrahim Khader (2020–2021) — Imam
- Former: Khadija Ahmed (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Naveed Sarwar (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Wendy Walsh (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Diana Cruz (2021) — Director
- Former: Ali Quadri (2020) — Director
- Former: Habib Abbasi (2020) — Director
- Former: Hager Berrada (2020) — Director
- Former: Mohammad S Nasir (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $137K, to Habeeb Quadri (Suprintendant). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Muslim Community Center
How much does Muslim Community Center give each year?
Muslim Community Center gave $170K across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $382K across 31 grants.
What is Muslim Community Center's typical grant size?
Muslim Community Center's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,054, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Muslim Community Center that year got $5K on average.
Where does Muslim Community Center give grants?
Muslim Community Center gives mostly in Illinois: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (13 grants) and Bridgeview, IL (2 grants).
Who are Muslim Community Center's largest grantees?
Muslim Community Center's largest 2025 grantees include Islamic Circle of North America ($17,000), Inter-City Muslim Action Network ($10,000) and Islamic Oasis Center CO ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Muslim Community Center?
Muslim Community Center reported $23.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.0M.
What does Muslim Community Center fund?
MCC’s website says its purposes include religious, charitable, and educational activities in conformity with Islam. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Muslim Community Center?
Muslim Community Center has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check mccchicago.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Muslim Community Center's EIN?
Muslim Community Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7060038. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Muslim Community Center funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/muslim-community-center-morg_3f7e1fc859e647e18ed9aaffda8e39df
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