Compensation 990

Cair-Foundation Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 10, 2025.

453 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20003

Cair-Foundation Inc. (EIN: 77-0646756), also known as Council on American-Islamic Relations, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Cair-Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 48 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $187,163. The highest compensated employee at Cair-Foundation Inc. is Nihad Awad with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $272,620.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$9,379,629

Expenses

$8,609,119

Employee compensation

$4,919,122
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Nihad Awad
Executive Director
$272,620
$236,198 from orgNo related comp$36,422 other
Cary Hooper
Communications Director
$220,536
$187,099 from orgNo related comp$33,437 other
Lena Masri
National Litigation Dir/Gen. Counsel
$198,948
$173,021 from org$11,865 from related$14,062 other
Thania Clevenger
Chief Operating Officer
$190,835
$162,328 from orgNo related comp$28,507 other
Edward Mitchell
Deputy Executive Director
$186,686
$164,124 from orgNo related comp$22,562 other
Gadier Abbas
Senior Litigation Attorney
$183,091
$143,424 from org$11,865 from related$27,802 other
Mariam Aladdin-Albakaye
Controller
$179,972
$148,473 from orgNo related comp$31,499 other
Omar Ali
Information Technology Director
$166,215
$150,104 from orgNo related comp$16,111 other
Corey Saylor
Director of Research and Advocacy
$138,463
$132,165 from orgNo related comp$6,298 other
Justin Sadowsky
Trial Attorney
$134,268
$132,165 from orgNo related comp$2,103 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Emad Sabbah
Vice Chair
Eyas Abdeen
Treasurer
John Floyd
Director
Manal Fakhoury
Chair
Noor Bahhur
Director
Saleh Mubarak
Director
Spojmie Nasiri
Director
Winslow Seale
Secretary

Mission Statement

THE CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM, ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE, PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES, EMPOWER AMERICAN MUSLIMS AND BUILD COALITIONS THAT PROMOTE JUSTICE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CIVIL RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, MEDIA RELATIONS, RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS, PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATION (CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS), VOTER REGISTRATION, OUTREACH, AND INTERFAITH.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 10, 2025:
2024 Cair-Foundation Inc. 990 filed
November 13, 2024:
2023 Cair-Foundation Inc. 990 filed
October 30, 2023:
2022 Cair-Foundation Inc. 990 filed

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