The goalposts move
January 2026$92,000
Later in 2026$377,598
4× calculatedPhase 1 completion: Winter 2026 then Winter 2027
Gainesville met the January plan, then was shown a budget four times larger and a later finish date.E25 slides 9, 24, 41E23
Where is the budget?
ADAMS reports totals, not budgets. Its 2025 report gives $14.0 million in spending with no breakdown. Gainesville was handed a $377,598 budget with no line items. Members have asked for breakdowns in writing and received none. This site puts what ADAMS has published and said side by side, so members can see the gaps.
Every claim links to a page in a document ADAMS or another masjid posted publicly. See the evidence
What ADAMS's own bylaws require
The rules, and what members can see, are shown here when the page's scripts have loaded.E28
Gainesville has given for many years. It still prays in trailers.
The figures and the timeline are shown here when the page's scripts have loaded. The promises about Gainesville's masjid are on the Promises page.E25E31
No budget breakdown.
3budget breakdowns requested in writing
0provided
3answers deferred to the town hall
From one email exchange with ADAMS's Executive Director, September 9, 2026.E24
What the totals do not show
The only breakdown members have seen
January 2026$92,000
Gainesville 2026 operations, with line items.E25 slide 9
Later in 2026$377,598
No line items.E23 4× calculated
The one itemized budget members were shown was replaced by one four times larger, with nothing underneath it.
What members asked, and what came back
- Asked
“Please share how this figure was calculated with a breakdown of major expense categories.”
What came backReply gave ADAMS-wide totals only.
No breakdownE24 See the exchange - Asked
“Please provide total overhead allocated to Gainesville for the past 5 years with a basic expense breakdown.”
What came back“Not sure what you would like to see here, but likely a better question and answer opportunity at the upcoming townhall.”
- Asked
“please clarify the methodology for allocating ADAMS-wide overhead to Gainesville.”
What came back“This will be discussed at the upcoming townhall in more detail.”
Members report asking for budgets repeatedly over many months. Member-reported The October 17 town hall is where the deferred answers are due. Track these promises
What else ADAMS does not give its community
- Not provided
- Not provided
- Not provided
No written record of commitments.
Answers are given in person or deferred.E24 See the promise tracker
- Not provided
- Not provided
What ADAMS does publish: an annual report each year and a 2024 balance sheet.E1E9
Three problems members keep running into
Hard to hold anyone to their word
- Deferred to town hall
- Deferred to town hall
- Deferred to town hall
3 of 7answers deferred
0official statements published
Leaders say a lot in meetings and emails,E24 but ADAMS does not publish official statements, so members keep the record themselves.E22 Member-reported
Where do zakat & sadaqa go?
ICM: 9 reporting periods in its zakat table, March to December
ADAMS: 1 yearly number, merged with welfare and relief
12 months, one marked: Gainesville zakat box: Ramadan onlyE26
Donors cannot see how much zakat came in, who received it, or whether sadaqa given for families in need stayed with families in need.E8E12E19E13E26
Six cards. Swipe through.
Each card is one fact with its source.
Budget breakdowns provided: 0, of 3 requested in writing.E24
The missing budget →vs $12,698,097
Two income totals for 2024, one page apart, in the same report.E6E7
Problem 2 →How much more headquarters spent than it received in 2024. The report does not say what covered it.E8
Problem 4 →An ADAMS-wide shortfall shown to Gainesville, a volunteer-led branch with its own $377,598 budget.E23
Problem 10 →Dar Al-Hijrah in Falls Church says its books are audited every year, and shows what goes to overhead.E14E16
Compare →Each backed by a page. Pick two or three for the town hall.
Pick your questionsWho it is for, and what it is not
Who it is for
- ADAMS members and donors at every branch
- Branch communities raising money for new centers, such as Gainesville
- Anyone attending the next ADAMS town hall
What it asks for
- A yearly audit by a licensed accounting firm, shared with members
- Reports that show where each kind of donation goes
- Clear, written answers to members' questions
ADAMS's own transparency value already promises these.E1
What it is not
- Not an accusation against any person. The documents do not show wrongdoing, and this site does not claim any.
- Not against ADAMS. It asks ADAMS to meet its own standard.
- Not guesswork. Anything unconfirmed is labeled.
New here? Read in this order
Findings
What the documents show
- ProblemsThe gaps, each with its source
- The NumbersADAMS's published figures, charted
- TrendsPatterns that keep recurring
- CompareAgainst Dar Al-Hijrah and ICM
Accountability
What leadership has said and promised
- Their Own RulesWhat ADAMS's governing documents require
- Leadership RecordOfficial replies, quoted and scored
- PromisesEvery promise and where it stands
Town Hall
Prepare for October 17
- Town Hall GuideHow to ask and follow up on October 17
- Gainesville Questions (51)The Gainesville question set, ready to print
- QuestionsQuestions to ask, each backed by a source
Every finding carries a label
Documented Printed in a public report
Calculated Arithmetic on printed figures
Member-reported Firsthand accounts, not yet in a document
Evidence pending Records being collected