AFRICAN COMMUNITY SENIOR SERVICES Charity Report

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AFRICAN COMMUNITY SENIOR SERVICES

EIN 27-0837630 · Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)

What they do

AFRICAN COMMUNITY SENIOR SERVICES is GUIDED BY ITS COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, EMPOWERS IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES and UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, IN MINNEAPOLIS and ST PAUL, THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, and ECONOMIC SUCCESS and LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

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Money made simple

62.85%of revenue went to mission work80.1% of expenses · Program services

$78.49spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.64%of revenue went to management and office costs19.9% of expenses

$1.59in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$347,608

Mission workProgram services$218,48462.85% of revenue80.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$54,36915.64% of revenue19.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$74,75521.51% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$272,85378.49% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 80.1% mission · 19.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.49% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 12.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.93% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.2% mission · 31.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.05% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.7% mission · 32.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.33% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.6% mission · 9.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.56% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.5% mission · 0.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.05% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 86.5% mission · 13.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.88% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.29% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$347,608

Expenses$272,853

Annual surplus $74,755 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$218,484 · 80.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$54,369 · 19.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$347,608

Expenses$272,853

Assets$433,273

Income$347,608

Contributions$347,608

Mission work (program services)$218,484

Management and general$54,369

Accounting fees$4,210

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (7)

ABDI ISAKBOARD MEMBER

ABDI ISMAILBOARD MEMBER

ABDULLAHI H ABDULLEBOARD MEMBER

ANWAR SAIDBOARD MEMBER

AYAN DIRIQSEYTREASURER

MOHAMED AXMEDVICE CHAIR

SAID A ALIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: 2722 Park Ave S Suite 112 STE 5C, Minneapolis, MN 55407
County: Hennepin
In care of: SAID ALI
Primary officer: SAID ALI, EXECTUIVE PREDIENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(612) 735-8776

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: EXP FINANCIAL
NTEE classification: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)
IRS tax category: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Revocation date: May 15, 2012