No audit has been published, though one was promised in 2021.
Two 2024 income totals in the same report differ by $4,308,900.
Money given for a purpose cannot be traced to where it was spent.
Problem 1 of 12
An audit promised in 2021, never shown
Documented
0 audits
ADAMS said in 2021 that updates would be sent when "the independent auditor" finalized its 2020 financial reports, and no audit has appeared in any report since.
Show the evidence
What the documents show
2021 report: outside auditors had not reviewed the figures; updates would follow once the 2020 audit was finished.E2
2024 and 2025 reports: no mention of an audit, auditor or CPA anywhere.E11E13
Why it matters to you
An audit is the only check by someone outside ADAMS that the numbers are real. Without one, every other figure on this site is ADAMS grading its own work.
What good looks like
Dar Al-Hijrah states it is audited every year.E14 ICM shared its audit and the auditor's letter with members.E18
Ask: Was the 2020 audit finished? Is ADAMS audited today, and when can members read it? See the pattern
Problem 2 of 12
Two 2024 totals, $4,308,900 apart
Documented
$4,308,900
Page 4 of the 2024 report gives revenue of $8,389,197; page 5 gives donations of $12,698,097, with no explanation of the $4,308,900 difference.
Page 6 categories add to $12,698,997, which is $900 off page 5. calculatedE8
Why it matters to you
If the report cannot settle on one total, members cannot tell how much was raised or spent. A $4,308,900 gap is larger than most branches' yearly budgets.
What good looks like
Dar Al-Hijrah's 2024 lines add to its published total to the dollar.E16
Ask: Which 2024 totals are correct, and what does the other set measure? See the pattern
Problem 3 of 12
$14.0M of spending, no overhead split
Documented
$14.0M
No ADAMS report shows what share of spending goes to administration and fundraising rather than programs.
Show the evidence
What the documents show
2024 lists spending by department only: headquarters, branches, zakat, café, and so on.E8
In 2024 headquarters received $2,646,835 and spent $3,355,940, and the report does not say which money covered the difference.
Show the evidence
What the documents show
Both figures are printed on page 6 of the 2024 report.E8
The difference is simple subtraction. calculated
Other categories, such as relief and construction, took in far more than they spent.E8
Why it matters to you
If general or purpose-given donations were moved to cover headquarters, donors who gave for families in need would never know. The report neither confirms nor rules this out.
What good looks like
A report that shows transfers between funds, so every dollar's path is visible. ICM rebuilt its accounts to do this.E21
Ask: Which funds covered headquarters' $709,105 shortfall in 2024?
Problem 5 of 12
Sadaqa given for a purpose: no separate record
Documented
0 lines
No ADAMS report separates money given for a stated purpose from money given for general use.
Show the evidence
What the documents show
No restricted or designated-fund line in 2024 or 2025.E8E13
Why it matters to you
If you give sadaqa "for families in need," you are trusting ADAMS to spend it that way. Without separate tracking, there is no record that it was. What are restricted funds?
What good looks like
ICM revised its accounts to track restricted and unrestricted gifts after its audit.E21
Ask: When I give sadaqa for a specific purpose, how is it kept apart from operating money, and where is that reported?
Problem 6 of 12
Three relief figures: ~$138K, ~$489K, ~$589K
Documented
3 figures
The 2024 report shows $489,367 received for relief and $138,424 spent, but elsewhere says $588,943 went to relief partners.
A town hall slide gives Gainesville's annual operating budget as $377,598, with $176,004 raised (46%) and $201,594 still needed.E23
The same slide shows a "current funds shortfall" of $1.15M and puts Gainesville's contribution to headquarters at $17,600, or 1.53%.E23
ADAMS policy is 10% of branch operations collections; Gainesville's $17,600 contribution is exactly 10% of $176,004.E23E24calculated
Members report an earlier $500,000 goal for Gainesville to become operational.E22
Why it matters to you
Gainesville is volunteer-led and has no paid imam, according to members. Its modular building was bought for $22,000, with $142,029 spent on it in total (slide 35).E25 The slide gives no line items for a budget of ~$31,500 a month, and a second, organization-wide gap has been placed in front of the branch.
What good looks like
A published branch budget with line items, a separate headquarters budget, and every change dated and explained in writing.
Gainesville's 2026 budget: $92,000 in January, $377,598 later
Documented
4×
In January, Board-approved estimates put Gainesville's 2026 operating costs at $92,000; a later slide shows an annual operating budget of $377,598, with no explanation of what was added.
Show the evidence
What the documents show
The January 2026 slides, described as "estimates approved by ADAMS BOT and BOC" (slide 7), project 2026 expenses of $92,000: $57,000 for Ramadan and $35,000 for branch operations (slide 9).E25
The same deck gives a second 2026 total: an annual operations funding need of $103,060, made up of $40,560 and $62,500 for Ramadan (slide 7).E25
A later town hall slide gives Gainesville's annual operating budget as $377,598.E23 That is ~4.1 times $92,000 and ~3.7 times $103,060. calculated
Projected 2026 operations income was $100,000 (slide 9).E25 The later slide shows $176,004 raised and marks the branch "Behind".E23
The January ask was $22,000 a month (slide 9), which is $264,000 a year, ~2.9 times the $92,000 projection.E25calculated
The same deck gives 2025 Ramadan costs as $72,300, $72,554 and $72,990 (slides 8, 9, 7) and 2025 operations spending as $144,000 and $133,978 (slides 8, 9).E25
Why it matters to you
By the later slide, donors had given more than January's projected income and more than January's projected costs, and the branch was still marked "Behind".
What good looks like
A budget that shows each change with its date, the amount added and who approved it.
Phase 1: a year later, $1M short, and three names for one $1M
Documented
$1M
Phase 1's completion moved from winter 2026 to winter 2027, the January slides show it $1,000,000 short, and the same $1M is described as a matching donation, an escrow and a trust.
Show the evidence
What the documents show
An earlier timeline showed groundbreaking in late fall 2025 and estimated completion in winter 2026 (slide 41). The January 2026 timeline shows completion in winter 2027 (slide 24).E25
The January slides give "Start of Phase 1 Masjid Construction" as Q1 of 2026 (slide 18).E25
The cost estimate rose from "$3+ Millions" in June 2025 (slide 37) to "$3.5+ Millions" (slide 20).E25
Construction cash position of $2,500,000 against $3,500,000 needed for Phase 1: a gap of $1,000,000 (slide 7).E25
The $1M appears three ways: a "$1M matching donation from a donor as promised by ADAMS Center" (slide 36), "Escrow: $1,000,000" inside the cash position (slide 7),E25 and a donation that "remains in the trust".E24
Credit where due: the slides say the timeline depends on county approvals, weather and other unforeseen circumstances (slides 24, 41), and that the cost is an estimate subject to change (slide 20).E25
Why it matters to you
Donors are asked to close a $1,000,000 gap, and the size of that gap depends on whether the $1M is money already in hand.
What good looks like
One written description of the $1M and its conditions, and a dated timeline that records each change and the reason for it.
Quick checkADAMS's 2024 report gives two income totals. Which one is right?Tap to see the answer
Nobody outside ADAMS can say. Page 4 shows $8,389,197, page 5 shows $12,698,097, and there is no audit to settle it. That is question Q3.
Takeaway
The problem is not that ADAMS publishes nothing. It is that what ADAMS publishes cannot be checked: no audit, totals that conflict, and no way to follow a purpose-given donation to where it was spent.