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MALIKAH INC FKA INTERNATIONAL MUSLIM WOMENS INITIATIVE FOR SELF EMPOWERMENT
ASTORIA, NY · EIN 471277862 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE R24 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.7M
expenses
$692K
net assets
$1.5M
employees
9
program ratio
71%
mission · from form 990

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SELF EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN FROM VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. THE WORKSHOPS ARE ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING EXERCISES. THE WORKSHOPS ARE ORGANIZED AT A COMMUNITY LEVEL.

profile · synthesized from sources

Malikah Inc, formerly known as the International Muslim Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment, is a civil rights and advocacy organization based in New York. It provides self-empowerment workshops and healing justice spaces for women from vulnerable communities. The organization focuses on collective care, civic education, leadership development, and community mobilization to address systemic inequities.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $153K
    MALIKAH OFFERS HEALING JUSTICE AND RESTORATIVE COMMUNITY SPACES TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN CONNECT, LISTEN, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER. THESE GATHERINGS PRIORITIZE COLLECTIVE CARE, AND PROVIDE THE TOOLS TO HELP PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, AND BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS.
  2. #2 $91K
    MALIKAH DEVELOPS GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP THROUGH CIVIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION INITIATIVES. THESE PROGRAMS TRAIN WOMEN TO ORGANIZE, BUILD POWER, AND CREATE MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Grassroots Leadership Development
Offers civic education, advocacy training, and community mobilization initiatives to equip women with skills to organize, build power, and address systemic inequities in their communities.
Healing Justice and Restorative Community Spaces
Facilitates community gatherings that prioritize collective care, connection, and mutual support, providing tools for building meaningful relationships and fostering understanding among participants.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Women's Leadership & Peace Network Building 1 activity
    • Delivers civic education and advocacy training
      Conducts civic education, advocacy training, and community mobilization initiatives to build grassroots leadership among Muslim women.
  • Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
    • Facilitates healing justice and restorative community spaces
      Offers programs centered on healing justice that foster collective care, connection, and relationship-building within Muslim women’s communities.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.75M
Contributions & grants$1.54M88%
Program service revenue$196K11%
Investment income$640%
Other revenue$5K
expenses
Total expenses$692K
Program expenses71%
Admin / overhead22%
Fundraising7%
Salaries & benefits$306K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.53M
Cash$1.28M
Investments$0
Liabilities$7K
Net assets$1.52M
Liquid reserves22.3 mo
5 years on record · 2018–2024 · YoY revenue +245.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RANA ABDELHAMID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $59K
board members · 5
  • ADAMA BAH — BOARD CO-CHAIR
  • AMAL MUZAFFAR — BOARD CO-CHAIR
  • FAWZIA SYED — BOARD TREASURER
  • JAYLAN ABDELRAHMAN — BOARD SECRETARY
  • SABAH MUNAWAR — BOARD MEMBER
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Based Empowerment Workshops
    methodology: community-based_empowerment
    By facilitating community-level workshops, the organization promotes social justice and builds collective power among women from vulnerable communities because shared learning and group solidarity enable sustained community action.
  • Grassroots Leadership Development
    methodology: grassroots_leadership_development
    By training women in civic education and advocacy, the organization builds grassroots leadership because equipping individuals with knowledge and organizing skills enables them to challenge systemic inequities effectively.
  • Healing Justice and Restorative Community Spaces
    methodology: healing_justice
    By creating healing justice and restorative spaces, the organization strengthens interpersonal connections and collective care because emotional and psychological healing are foundational to sustained engagement in social change.