ISLAMIC CENTER OF MARYLAND INC

What ISLAMIC CENTER OF MARYLAND INC does

Islamic Center of Maryland Inc (ICM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization founded in 1994 and headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving Muslim families in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. It is the largest Islamic center in Maryland, operating a comprehensive multi-vertical service portfolio that includes five daily prayers, Friday Jummah and Eid prayers, marriage and funeral services, weekend and full-time Islamic education (ICM Academy, Weekend School, Hifz/Quran memorization program), social services (Zakat distribution, ICMCares Food Pantry, Feed the Homeless program serving approximately 200 individuals monthly at MCCH), healthcare (ICM Cares Clinic founded in 2022), and youth and community programming. The organization also operates Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens, the first all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland, located on a 10-acre section of a 100-acre property held by the Islamic Waqf of Maryland. Its digital infrastructure is non-proprietary, consisting of a membership portal (portal.icomd.org), Neon Events registration system, and an ICM mobile app.

ICM is governed by an elected Board of Trustees (Chairman Tayyab Khan, Vice-Chairman Hameed Ahmed, Treasurer Mahmud Gani, Secretary Sayeem Kazi, and four additional trustees) and an Executive Director (Nadeem Ahmad), with a lean staff of 8 employees supplemented by a large volunteer base. Membership is community-based and democratic: individual memberships at $50/year and family memberships at $100/year provide voting rights in General Body Meetings. Revenue is generated through membership dues, donations (Zakat, Sadaqah, general), tuition and program fees, facility rentals (multipurpose hall up to 300 attendees, 9,000+ sq ft gymnasium), and nominal fees for burial plots. The organization partners with the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, MUHSEN, ICNA, MCNA/YMJ, Interfaith Works Women's Shelter, American Muslim Senior Society, and the Islamic Waqf of Maryland (co-founded with ISF and ISWMD) to deliver its programs.

Name

ISLAMIC CENTER OF MARYLAND INC

Legal name

Islamic Center of Maryland Inc

Website

https://icomd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Islamic Center of Maryland is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Islamic center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving Muslim families in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area with religious services, education, social services, healthcare, and burial services including the first all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Islamic education
• Community worship
• Social services
• Zakat distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaithersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees providing voting rights and access to center services. Individual membership at $50/year and family membership at $100/year, entitling members to participate in General Body Meetings and elections.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Voluntary donations from community members supporting mosque operations, social services, and the new masjid project. Includes Zakat (2.5% annual savings obligation for Muslims), Sadaqah (voluntary charity), and general donations.
3. Weekend School Tuition: Per-semester tuition fees for Islamic weekend school education: $225 for one child, $400 for two children, $550 for three or more children. Textbooks included.
4. Summer Camp and Program Fees: Registration fees for summer programs including Quran Summer Camp, ICMA Summer Camp, and ICM Summer Fun.
5. Facility Rentals: Rental revenue from multipurpose hall (up to 300 attendees) and gymnasium (9,000+ sq ft) available for community events and athletic activities.
6. Burial Plot Sales: Sale of burial plots at Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens cemetery, operated in cooperation with Islamic Waqf of Maryland. Plots available at nominal fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Islamic Center of Maryland is a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization that provides Islamic religious services (five daily prayers, Friday Jummah, Eid, Taraweeh, funeral prayers, licensed marriage, counseling), Islamic education (Weekend Islamic School, ICM Academy, Hifz Program, summer camps), social services (Zakat distribution, ICMCares Food Pantry, Feed the Homeless, Meals for Our Sisters, Special Needs program), a healthcare clinic (ICM Cares Clinic), and burial services at Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens, the first all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland. It serves thousands of Muslims in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area through a member-supported community model with individual and family memberships.

Product overview

The Islamic Center of Maryland is a 501-C3 non-profit religious organization offering a comprehensive suite of programs and services for the Muslim community. The center operates as a multi-service organization rather than a single product, consisting of education programs (ICM Weekend Islamic School, ICM Academy, Hifz Program, Quran Summer Camp), healthcare services (ICM Cares Clinic), social services (ICMCares Food Pantry, Zakat Services, Feed the Homeless, Meals for Our Sisters, Special Needs Program), religious services (daily prayers, counseling, marriage services, funeral/burial at Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens), facility rentals, and community programs (youth programs, outreach, family community days, food festivals). The organization also provides a digital membership portal for member management. These programs are managed through various committees and operated from the main facility at 19411 Woodfield Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20879.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICMCares: Social services program including food pantry and community assistance initiatives
• ICM Cares Clinic
• ICM Academy
• ICM Weekend School
• Hifz Program
• Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens
• ICM Eats

Products and services

• ICM Prayer Services Religious prayer services including five daily prayers (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha), Friday Jummah prayers at multiple locations, Eid prayers, Taraweeh during Ramadan, and funeral prayers for the Muslim community at the Gaithersburg, Maryland facility.
• ICM Weekend Islamic School Weekend Islamic school for children from Kindergarten through High School offering Quran and Islamic Studies education, with classes held on Sundays during Fall and Spring semesters. Per-semester tuition is $225 for one child, $400 for two, and $550 for three or more, with textbook costs included and financial aid available for low-income families.
• ICM Academy Full-time Islamic academy providing structured Islamic education programs, with a dedicated website at theicmacademy.org.
• Hifz Program Quran memorization program under the supervision of the Imam's Office, designed to nurture excellence in Qur'an memorization with structure and spiritual development. Reorganized under the Imam's Office in a recent restructuring.
• ICM Cares Clinic Healthcare clinic founded in 2022 to serve underrepresented and underinsured community members in Montgomery County, offering medical services with world-class providers and volunteers.
• ICMCares Food Pantry Monthly food box distribution program providing non-perishable food items for community families in need, launched in 2020.
• Feed The Homeless Program Partnership with Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless providing hot cooked meals to homeless individuals on the 4th Sundays of each month at the Men's Emergency Shelter (600-A East Gude Drive, Rockville, MD). Serves approximately 200 people monthly from November through March and about 80 people monthly from April through October.
• ICM Zakat Services Zakat distribution service providing compulsory annual charity assistance (2.5% of savings) to eligible Muslims based on Islamic principles, in addition to Sadaqah (voluntary charity) and general donations.
• Goody Boxes For The Seniors Social service program delivering goody boxes to senior community members, including 170 boxes of food distributed to the American Muslim Senior Society (AMSS) on the 3rd Sunday of every month for their Meals on Wheels program serving Zakat-eligible seniors.
• Meals for Our Sisters Program sending approximately 50 meals to Interfaith Works Women's Shelter on the 4th Friday of each month as part of ICM's social services outreach.
• Special Needs Program Partnership with MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) to support families with special needs community members, including accommodations, MUHSEN certification support, and Special Needs Assessment Surveys.
• ICM Counseling Services Private and confidential counseling sessions provided by Imams, offering solutions through Islamic guidance and established counseling techniques.
• Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens First all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland, developed by ICM in cooperation with ISF and ISWMD on a 10-acre section of the Islamic Waqf of Maryland's 100-acre property at 3845 New Design Road, Frederick, MD 21703. Burial plots are sold at a nominal fee, with arrangements handled by phone (240-849-9998) or email.
• Licensed Marriage Service Authorized marriage officiant service for couples seeking Islamic marriage ceremonies, with Imam Jamil Dasti authorized in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
• Dawah/Outreach Program Community outreach program with three functional areas: Dawah (Islamic information dissemination), community mobilization and interfaith relations, and external partnerships.
• ICM Youth Program (MYICM) Youth programs including summer camp, sports activities, youth halaqas, and other youth-focused events and activities.
• ICM Facility Rentals Rental service for ICM's multipurpose hall (up to 300 attendees) and 9,000+ sq. ft. gymnasium with basketball and volleyball facilities for community events.
• ICM Eats Meal preparation and distribution service providing meals on Fridays and Sundays, operating as a community food service with a dedicated website at icmeats.org.
• Chai And Craft Community event program combining social gathering with craft activities for community engagement.
• ICM Family Community Day Annual community event bringing families together for community engagement and fellowship, scheduled for 18 Jul 2026.
• ICM-International Food Festival Annual international food festival celebrating diverse cuisines within the Muslim community, scheduled for 26 Sep 2026.
• ICMA Summer Camp Summer camp program offered through ICM Academy for youth education and activities during the summer months.
• ICM Quran Summer Camp Specialized summer camp focused on Quran education and memorization for youth.
• ICM Summer Fun Summer recreation program for youth featuring fun activities during summer break, scheduled for 17 Jul 2026 to 14 Aug 2026.
• ICM My-Hack Hackathon event providing opportunities for participants to register and for volunteers, judges, and mentors to sign up, scheduled for 25-26 Jul 2026.
• Ask The Imam Program allowing community members to ask religious questions to the Imam.
• New Muslim Weekly Class Weekly classes specifically designed for new Muslims converting to Islam.
• Weekly Program with Imam Ragab Regular weekly religious program led by Imam Ragab featuring Islamic teachings and community engagement.
• Sisters Seerah Islamic education program for sisters focusing on the life of Prophet Muhammad (Seerah).
• Sisters Halaqa (English-language) — Imaan and Its Pillars Islamic education program for sisters exploring faith and the pillars of Islam, run as an English-language Halaqa (study circle).
• Sisters Halaqa (URDU) Urdu-language religious study circle for sisters, presented in collaboration with ICNA.
• Kids Halaqa Islamic study circle for children, presented in collaboration with MCNA and YMJ.
• ICM Membership Portal Online membership management system allowing members to login, update information, and renew memberships (Individual $50/year, Family $100/year), and allowing non-members to submit new membership requests.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 200 homeless individuals monthly (Nov-Mar) and 80 monthly (Apr-Oct)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2003, ICM Social Services Committee has partnered with MCCH to provide and serve hot cooked meals to homeless people on the 4th Sundays of every month at their Men's Emergency Shelter (600-A East Gude Drive, Rockville, MD). ICM expects to serve about 200 people monthly from November through March and about 80 people monthly from April through October. Menu items include rice, baked chicken, dinner rolls, dessert, salad, pasta, and non-carbonated drinks.
• Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICNA and ICM co-present the Sisters Halaqa (URDU) program, providing religious education and community gathering for sisters in the Urdu-speaking Muslim community.
• MCNA/YMJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCNA/YMJ and ICM co-present Kids Halaqa, a program for children's religious education and community engagement.
• MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICM is committed to partnering with MUHSEN to support families with Special Needs. MUHSEN certifies Masajid which works towards accommodating special needs community members. ICM conducts MUHSEN Special Needs Assessment Surveys to identify requirements of Special Need Families in the community.
• Interfaith Works Women's SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICM community sends 50 meals to Interfaith Works Women's Shelter every fourth Friday of the month as part of their social services outreach.
• American Muslim Senior Society (AMSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICM packs and gives 170 boxes of food to AMSS on the 3rd Sunday of every month to distribute to Zakat-eligible seniors as part of their Meals on Wheels program.
• Islamic Waqf of MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICM together with Islamic Society of Frederick (ISF) and Islamic Society of Western Maryland (ISWMD) formed and incorporated the Islamic Waqf of Maryland, a non-stock, non-profit organization to manage 100 acres of property for burial, social, recreational, educational, and religious services. The Waqf developed Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens, the first all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland.
• Islamic Society of Frederick (ISF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of Islamic Waqf of Maryland partnership for developing the first all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland.
• Islamic Society of Western Maryland (ISWMD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of Islamic Waqf of Maryland partnership for developing the first all-Muslim cemetery in Maryland.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center: Major mosque in Falls Church, VA serving the Washington DC area with full religious, educational (school and weekend school), and social service programs — a structurally similar multi-service Islamic center competing for overlapping membership.
• All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS Center): Large Islamic center in Sterling, VA serving the Greater Washington DC metro area with daily prayers, weekend school, youth programs, and social services — directly comparable to ICM's service mix and regional audience.
• Islamic Society of Frederick (ISF): Local Islamic society in Frederick, MD and co-founder (with ICM and ISWMD) of the Islamic Waqf of Maryland. Operates religious services and community programs in an adjacent Maryland jurisdiction with overlapping target population.
• East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC): Large multi-service mosque in Plano, TX offering prayers, full-time school, weekend school, youth programs, and social services. Comparable size and service portfolio to ICM and a useful peer for benchmarking operational scope.
• Islamic Center of America: Largest mosque in North America, located in Dearborn, MI. Comparable multi-service Islamic center offering prayers, full-time school, social services, and community programming at significantly larger scale — useful benchmark for capacity and program breadth.
• Mosque Foundation (Bridgeview, IL): One of the largest mosques in the Chicago area, offering full-time school, weekend school, social services, and community programming. Closely comparable to ICM in the breadth of faith-based services provided to a regional Muslim community.
• Muslim Community Center (MCC): Long-established Islamic center in Silver Spring, MD (where ICM's Imam Jamil Dasti previously served from 1985–1996). Offers religious services, education, and community programs in the same Greater Washington market, directly competing for the same Muslim family demographic.

Emerging players

• ICNA Relief USA: Humanitarian arm of ICNA operating food pantries, health clinics, and homeless services nationally. ICM operates very similar programs (ICMCares Food Pantry, ICM Cares Clinic, Feed The Homeless), making ICNA Relief a partial-overlap peer in social services delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): National umbrella organization for North American Muslim communities. Provides governance, education, and convention infrastructure that complements rather than competes with ICM, and serves as an industry-wide reference for mosque operations.
• Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA): National Islamic organization and existing ICM partner (co-presenting Sisters Halaqa Urdu). Provides national programming, advocacy, and relief services that overlap with ICM's outreach and education mission at a broader scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIiurtCUnQVvvq9AyX9RCDw/playlists
• Facebookfacebook.com/IslamicCenterofMaryland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/islamic-center-of-maryland-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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