Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← All organizations

COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS CALIFORNIA

EIN 77-0411194 ANAHEIM, CA

Largest nonprofits in California

Revenue 2024
$18,938,214
Expenses 2024
$17,627,261

Program services were 84.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A540
Classification
2000
Street
2180 W CRESCENT AVE STE F

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE F). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CAIR-CA ENHANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM, PROTECTS CIVIL RIGHTS, PROMOTES JUSTICE AND EMPOWERS AMERICAN MUSLIMS.

  • CIVIL RIGHTS AND IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTSHANDLED 1,004 CIVIL RIGHTS CASES INCLUDING WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT ABUSES, TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND HATE CRIMES. WHILE FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON AMERICAN MUSLIMS, CAIR-CA HAS ESTABLISHED A REPUTATION AS AN ADVOCATE FOR ANY GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL WHOSE CIVIL RIGHTS ARE IN JEOPARDY AND FOR PARTNERING WITH LOCAL MINORITY AND LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS. WE WORK WITH MANY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND LEGAL SERVICES TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY.HANDLED 3,186 IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS CASES INCLUDING ASYLUM, LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCY, CITIZENSHIP OR REUNIFICATION WITH FAMILIES AS WELL AS VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SERIOUS CRIMES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CAIR-CA HELPED CLIENTS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE, SECURITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.CAIR-CA SERVED AS FISCAL LEAD OF PASS-THROUGH GRANT REVENUE DIRECTED TOWARDS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORTED THE AFGHANISTAN SUPPLEMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT IMMIGRATION-RELATED LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHAN NEWCOMERS.

    Expenses $8,931,899

  • GOVERNMENT AND YOUTHHELD 261 ADVOCACY MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY. CAIR-CA DEVELOPED CAMPAIGNS TO MOBILIZE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, AND FACILITATED AWARENESS AROUND ISSUES RELEVANT TO CAIR-CA'S POLICY AGENDA AND ADVOCACY THROUGH STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS AND AT OUR 13TH ANNUAL MUSLIM DAY AT THE CAPITOL.CONDUCTED THE 18TH ANNUAL MUSLIM YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, IN WHICH 39 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED THE STATE CAPITOL IN SACRAMENTO FOR A 4-DAY TRAINING. THE PROGRAM FEATURED WORKSHOPS ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT A MOCK LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN THE STATE SENATE.

    Expenses $4,465,949

  • OUTREACH AND MEDIACONDUCTED 247 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AND HELD 926 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS. CAIR-CA ORGANIZED EDUCATIONAL, SENSITIVITY AND DIVERSITY WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING SEMINARS FOR EMPLOYERS, EDUCATORS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AND OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION. CAIR-CA STRIVES TO EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT ISLAM WHILE BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS.CONDUCTED 426 MEDIA PARTICIPATIONS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IS PRESENTED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. CAIR-CA MONITORS LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA IN PART, TO CHALLENGE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES, BUT ALSO TO APPLAUD AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS.CAIR-CA SERVED AS REGIONAL LEAD AND FISCAL CONTRACTOR OF PASS-THROUGH GRANT REVENUE DIRECTED TOWARDS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORTED THE AFGHAN REFUGEE SCHOOL IMPACT AND AFGHAN YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,488,650 · Grants $4,652,050

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Adib Mahdi

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ahmed Salem

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Li

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Asaad Traina

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Bilal Zaheen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Eyas Abdeen

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 9/30/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Fahria Khan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Fawad Shaiq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Haitham Abulhaija

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hebatullah Taha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Hussam Ayloush

    BOARD MEMBER/CEO

    Total calculated
    $254,771
    From this org
    $245,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,284
    Hours/week
    60 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,508
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $9,979
    Deferred
    $7,365
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,919
    Filer's total
    $254,771

  • Ifftikhar Wahla

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ihab Badr

    SECRETARY (UNTIL 6/21/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Khydeeja Alam

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 9/30/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Musaab Attaras

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mustanir Makhdoom

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rania Elbanna

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Sara Mostafavi

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wasim Ali

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Basim Elkarra

    SV/CC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $64,369
    From this org
    $64,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

  • Cecilia Mirza

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $124,061
    From this org
    $99,121
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,940
    Hours/week
    60

  • Reshad Noorzay

    SV/CC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,914
    From this org
    $138,614
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,300
    Hours/week
    60

  • Tazheen Nizam

    SD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $155,640
    From this org
    $135,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,172
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,468
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,064
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,108
    Filer's total
    $155,640

  • Zahra Billoo

    SFBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $227,302
    From this org
    $219,426
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,876
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,710
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,716
    Deferred
    $6,571
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,305
    Filer's total
    $227,302

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $18,938,214
    Expenses
    $17,627,261
    Contributions
    $19,163,528
    Grants paid
    $4,652,050
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $17,442,755
    Expenses
    $15,190,519
    Contributions
    $17,558,566
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,000,702
    Expenses
    $7,063,473
    Contributions
    $9,033,927
    Grants paid
    $14,126

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,778,802
    Expenses
    $5,660,862
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,557,872

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,794,967
    Expenses
    $6,047,219
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,270,395

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,520,389
    Expenses
    $5,244,127
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,804,225

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,541,289
    Expenses
    $4,574,934
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,548,090

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,541,289
    Expenses
    $4,574,934
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,548,090

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,800,467
    Expenses
    $3,409,057
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,564,212

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,754,636
    Expenses
    $2,654,682
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,862,816

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • RITEWAY CHARITY SERVICES INC.

    $0 raised

    2021 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $0 to charity

  • RITEWAY CHARITY SERVICES INC.

    $325 raised

    2020 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $58 to charity

  • RITEWAY CHARITY SERVICES INC.

    $925 raised

    2019 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $323 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.