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ELMAHABA CENTER

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $191K · expenses $191K · assets $144K

EIN
84-2467001
Address
701 MURFREESBORO PIKE STE 200, NASHVILLE, TN 37210-4538
Website
https://www.elmahabacenter.com
NTEE code
A23
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

To strengthen our communities, prioritizing the Arabic-speaking communities, through collective care, cultural awareness, and knowledge towards liberation and social justice.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Lydia Yousief (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2024 $66,000$83,000 1
Lydua Yousief (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2023 $65,000$65,000 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
Yousief Yousief Vice President2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Veronica Nashed Treasurer2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Ashraf Azer President2025 0 $0 reported 1
Andrew Fahim Director2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sally Bebawy Director2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sandra Habib Secretary2025 0 $0 reported 1
Ashraf Fam (former) PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Aisha Abusaba (former) SECRETARY OF THE BOARD2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Bassam Habib (former) DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHRAF AZER President0 $0-- $01
ANDREW FAHIM Director0 $0-- $01
SALLY BEBAWY Director0 $0-- $01
SANDRA HABIB Secretary0 $0-- $01
VERONICA NASHED Treasurer0 $0-- $01
YOUSIEF YOUSIEF Vice President0 $0-- $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $66K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYDIA YOUSIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $66,000-$0 $66,0001
ASHRAF FAM PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD5 $0-$0 $01
YOUSIEF YOUSIEF VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD5 $0-$0 $01
VERONICA NASHED TREASURER OF THE BOARD5 $0-$0 $01
AISHA ABUSABA SECRETARY OF THE BOARD5 $0-$0 $01
BASSAM HABIB DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $65K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYDUA YOUSIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $65,000-$0 $65,0001
ASHRAF FAM PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD10 $0-$0 $01
YOUSIEF YOUSIEF VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD10 $0-$0 $01
VERONICA NASHED TREASURER OF THE BOARD10 $0-$0 $01
AISHA ABUSABA SECRETARY OF THE BOARD10 $0-$0 $01
BASSAM HABIB DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 45 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ashraf Fam President of the Board10 $0$0$0 $01
Yousief Yousief Vice President of the Board10 $0$0$0 $01
Veronica Nashed Treasurer of the Board10 $0$0$0 $01
Aisha Abusaba Secretary of the Board10 $0$0$0 $01
Bassam Habib Director of the Board10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lydia Yousief Executive Director40 $17,000-$0 $17,0001
Ashraf Fam President of Board10 $0-$0 $01
Yousief Yousief Vice President of the Board10 $0-$0 $01
Veronica Nashed Secretary of the Board10 $0-$0 $01
Bassam Habib Treasurer of the Board10 $0-$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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$191,497$190,707 $144,200$144,200 $191,497- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$189,038$173,455 $142,304$142,304 $188,516- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$171,416$156,105 $133,873$133,873 $154,657$16,000 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,395$193,083 $118,562$118,562 $230,395$0 $0045
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,650$77,980 $40,253$40,253 $104,650- ---

Funders of this organization

13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $357,530 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
THE HEALING TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” 2021-2024 4$95,000 2024$25,000
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BEN & JERRYS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” 2023-2024 2$40,000 2024$20,000
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NASHVILLE PREDATORS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2020 1$35,000 2020$35,000
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ACCESS DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2023 3$29,000 2023$6,000
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RX FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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JOE C DAVIS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$23,245 2024$8,137
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SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIALJUSTICE Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$20,000 2023$10,000
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TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$20,000 2022$20,000
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CIVIC TN Public charity Exact 2021 1$17,200 2021$17,200
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HUMANITIES TENNESSEE Public charity Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” 2021 1$11,190 2021$11,190
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER Public charity Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” 2024 1$6,895 2024$6,895
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$637,73527 172017–2024 ASIAN HERITAGE CENTER; WESTSIDE COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL CENTER; FORUM86; CASA ITALIANA SOCIOCULTURAL CENTER and 13 more
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$290,62723 82016–2024 JUST COMMUNITIES OF ARKANSAS; FIRST CITY PRIDE CENTER INC; FORUM86; SACHANJ A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION and 4 more
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THE SCHENECTADY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$250,0001 12024–2024 HAMILTON HILL DROP-IN ARTS & CRAFTS CENTER
SHERWOOD FOUNDATION Private foundation$245,00010 12017–2025 NEBRASKA CHINESE ASSOCIATION
MCCONNELL FOUNDATION Private foundation$241,4726 12017–2022 CENTER FOR LAO STUDIES
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION Private foundation$170,0002 12023–2024 CULTURAL ENRICHMENT CENTER OF FORT COLLINS
THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$157,0008 22021–2023 MOVIMIENTO AFROLATINO SEATTLE; GREATER SEATTLE KOREAN ASSOCIATION
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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 990EZ · $190,707 spent · pay $71,109 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $105,952 55.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $71,109 37.3%
Fees to independent contractors $7,214 3.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,737 2.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,695 0.9%
Total$190,707100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $173,455 spent · pay $66,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $66,000 38.1%
Fees to independent contractors $55,357 31.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,709 29.8%
Printing, publications, postage $389 0.2%
Total$173,455100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $156,105 spent · pay $65,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $65,500 42.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,337 32.9%
Fees to independent contractors $38,812 24.9%
Printing, publications, postage $456 0.3%
Total$156,105100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $193,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $54,000$0$54,000$0 28.0%
Other (as described)Youth Programming $53,983$53,983$0$0 28.0%
Other (as described)Community Expenses $38,500$38,500$0$0 19.9%
Other (as described)Cultural Programming $37,000$37,000$0$0 19.2%
Travel $9,600$0$9,600$0 5.0%
Total$193,083100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $77,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,914 73.0%
Fees to independent contractors $17,000 21.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,500 4.5%
Printing, publications, postage $566 0.7%
Total$77,980100%

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