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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Yousief (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2021-2024 | $66,000 | $83,000 | 1 |
| Lydua Yousief (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2023 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousief Yousief | Vice President | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Veronica Nashed | Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ashraf Azer | President | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andrew Fahim | Director | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sally Bebawy | Director | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sandra Habib | Secretary | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ashraf Fam (former) | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aisha Abusaba (former) | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bassam Habib (former) | DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHRAF AZER | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANDREW FAHIM | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SALLY BEBAWY | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SANDRA HABIB | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| VERONICA NASHED | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| YOUSIEF YOUSIEF | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $66K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA YOUSIEF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $66,000 | - | $0 | $66,000 | 1 |
| ASHRAF FAM | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| YOUSIEF YOUSIEF | VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VERONICA NASHED | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AISHA ABUSABA | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BASSAM HABIB | DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $65K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYDUA YOUSIEF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $65,000 | - | $0 | $65,000 | 1 |
| ASHRAF FAM | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| YOUSIEF YOUSIEF | VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VERONICA NASHED | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AISHA ABUSABA | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BASSAM HABIB | DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 45 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashraf Fam | President of the Board | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yousief Yousief | Vice President of the Board | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Veronica Nashed | Treasurer of the Board | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aisha Abusaba | Secretary of the Board | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bassam Habib | Director of the Board | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Yousief | Executive Director | 40 | $17,000 | - | $0 | $17,000 | 1 |
| Ashraf Fam | President of Board | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yousief Yousief | Vice President of the Board | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Veronica Nashed | Secretary of the Board | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bassam Habib | Treasurer of the Board | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $191,497 | $190,707 | $144,200 | $144,200 | $191,497 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $189,038 | $173,455 | $142,304 | $142,304 | $188,516 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $171,416 | $156,105 | $133,873 | $133,873 | $154,657 | $16,000 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $246,395 | $193,083 | $118,562 | $118,562 | $230,395 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HEALING TRUST | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” | 2021-2024 | 4 | $95,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
| BEN & JERRYS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $40,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| NASHVILLE PREDATORS FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $35,000 | 2020 | $35,000 | show |
| ACCESS | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2023 | 3 | $29,000 | 2023 | $6,000 | show |
| RX FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” | 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
| JOE C DAVIS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” | 2021 | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 | $25,000 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $23,245 | 2024 | $8,137 | show |
| SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIALJUSTICE | Public charity | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $20,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 | $20,000 | show |
| CIVIC TN | Public charity | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $17,200 | 2021 | $17,200 | show |
| HUMANITIES TENNESSEE | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” | 2021 | 1 | $11,190 | 2021 | $11,190 | show |
| THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “ELMAHABA CENTER” | 2024 | 1 | $6,895 | 2024 | $6,895 | show |
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| VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN WEST TENNESSEE | TN | A23 | $266,550 | $149,743 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| PAKISTAN ASSOCIATION OF MEMPHIS | TN | A23 | $169,787 | $160,807 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MEXICAN CULTURAL CENTER | PA | A23 | $277,294 | $294,249 | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | $20,068 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| CNY RISE CENTER INC | NY | A23 | $163,176 | $123,551 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| LEBANESE EDUCATIONAL CENTER | NC | A23 | $208,784 | $145,411 | Operational Coordinator | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| CENTER FOR LAO STUDIES | CA | A23 | $242,904 | $178,307 | Executive Dir. | $65,208 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| AL-NAHDA CENTERNFP | IL | A23 | $191,948 | $215,166 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| BIT COMMUNITY CENTER INC | MD | A23 | $276,110 | $278,282 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO | $65,360 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| BALKAN CULTURAL CENTER | CA | A23 | $266,261 | $253,976 | PRESIDENT | $22,000 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| ASIAN HERITAGE CENTER | CA | A23 | $252,031 | $252,031 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| CASA ITALIANA SOCIOCULTURAL CENTER | DC | A23 | $166,287 | $117,854 | CEO & PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| MINEOLA PORTUGUESE CENTER INC | NY | A23 | $198,371 | $173,730 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTER-OUR TEXAS | TX | A23 | $191,157 | $171,829 | Language Instructor | $14,932 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| HUDA COMMUNITY CENTER | CA | A23 | $143,301 | $95,474 | EXECUTIVE DIR | $38,400 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| CULTURE CENTERS INTERNATIONAL | GA | A23 | $170,122 | $137,753 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| MAINE IRISH HERITAGE CENTER | ME | A23 | $273,177 | $300,443 | Executive Director | $80,000 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| ATWATER PENTECOST CLUB | CA | A23 | $170,896 | $149,852 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
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| FIRST CITY PRIDE CENTER INC | GA | A23 | $146,396 | $145,643 | Director | $80,008 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
| CENTER FOR CULTURAL VIBRANCY | VA | A23 | $223,629 | $606,960 | EXECUTIVE DI | $110,586 | Same NTEE code A23, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $190,707 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $173,455 spent · pay $66,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $173,455 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $156,105 spent · pay $65,500 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $156,105 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $193,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $193,083 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $77,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $77,980 | 100% |