Nonprofit · EIN 82-5330324
OJALA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BERWYN, IL 60402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,161,963 | $284,786 | $877,177 | $1,565,246 | $50,000 | $1,515,246 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $698,437 | $116,315 | $582,122 | $638,069 | $0 | $638,069 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $83,181 | $59,234 | $23,947 | $55,947 | – | $55,947 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,161,963
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,000
- Accounting fees
- $5,700
- Occupancy
- $25,669
- Travel
- $2,085
- Depreciation
- $12,697
- Program services (functional)
- $270,669
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,117
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $638,069
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,565,246
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $50,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,515,246
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,119,624
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,515,246
- Gross receipts
- $1,161,963
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $62,400 |
| ALMA CAMPOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| VILMANIA LOPEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $33,000 |
| ALMA CAMPOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| VILMANIA LOPEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
| ALMA CAMPOS | SECRETARY | 20 | $0 |
| VILMANIA LOPEZ | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1900 OAK PARK AVE, BERWYN, IL 60402-1710
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK, 6112 W 81ST ST, BURBANK, IL 60453
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (312) 933-4469
- Website
- WWW.OJALAFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- QAZI & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
OJALA FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIDES ITSELF ON THE BRIDGES IT BUILDS BETWEEN THE MUSLIM AND LATINO COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY SPACES AT THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF THOSE IDENTITIES. INAUGURATED BY LATINO MUSLIMS, WE ALWAYS ENDEAVOR TO HAVE AN OPEN AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY, ONE UNITED UNDER ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES AND EDUCATION, AND DRIVING A POSITIVE FORCE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THROUGH OUR NETWORKS.
Program accomplishments
- NEIGHBORLY DEEDS: NEIGHBORLY DEEDS IS OUR RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY RISING HOMELESS POPULATION IN CHICAGO. WITHOUT FAIL, EVERY FRIDAY WE DISTRIBUTE WARM MEALS AND COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED. OJALA FOUNDATION MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS' TEAM UP TO PACKAGE HOME-COOKED MEALS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS LIKE BLANKETS, CLOTHES, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO DISTRIBUTE TO OUR LESS FORTUNATE NEIGHBORS. THE PANDEMIC HAD NOT STOPPED THIS EFFORT, AND EVEN NOW THE INITIATIVE GROWS STRONGER. THIS IS A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO UNDERTAKE, EVERY WEEK NO MATTER THE WEATHER HOT, COLD, RAIN, OR PANDEMIC. OFTEN, THE FUNDS, FOOD, AND CLOTHES COME FROM OUR OWN MEMBERS AND THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM KIND SOULS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE RISE ABOVE OUR OWN SELVES, DEDICATING A NIGHT A WEEK TO GIVE OUT WHAT ALLAH HAS ALREADY BLESSED US WITH.Expenses $169,492 · revenue $167,000
- DAWAH & CONVERT CARE: MANY REVERTS ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ALLOWED US TO REFLECT ON THE CONCEPT OF GOD, TO INITIATE OUR THOUGHT PROCESS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MUSLIM. THIS IS OUR METHOD TO PAY IT FORWARD. OJALA FOUNDATION SETS UP SHOP AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS CHICAGO TO INVITE PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AND WELCOME THEM TO REFLECT ON THEIR OWN CONNECTION WITH THE CREATOR. LITERATURE AND MATERIAL ARE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE, EXTENDING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUESTS MATERIAL THROUGH MAIL OR VIRTUAL RESOURCES. DAWAH IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY MUSLIM AND AN HONOR TO FULFILL. OUR EFFORTS CONTINUE TO REACH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED ISLAM. WE ARE PROOF THAT IT CAN BE, THAT THE JOURNEY MIGHT BE DIFFICULT BUT THAT IT IS FRUITFUL AND POSSIBLE. THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN TAKEN BY EVERY MEMBER, WHETHER BORN MUSLIM OR FOUND THROUGH OTHER'S EFFORTS OF DAWAH. THROUGH DIALOGUE AND EDUCATION, WE HOPE TO BRING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FAITH AND BUILD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO.Expenses $83,807 · revenue $84,000
- ALL OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHICH ARE RUN TIME TO TIME.Expenses $17,370 · revenue $17,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-5330324
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,565,246
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,161,963
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,161,963 | $284,786 | $1,565,246 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $698,437 | $116,315 | $638,069 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $83,181 | $59,234 | $55,947 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 82-5330324).
Questions about OJALA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of OJALA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OJALA FOUNDATION is 82-5330324.
- Is OJALA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to OJALA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OJALA FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OJALA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OJALA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OJALA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK.
- Who are the officers and directors of OJALA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $62,400 (CHRISTOPHER PAVLICEK, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does OJALA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,161,963, expenses of $284,786 and total assets of $1,565,246 at year end.
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