MACCLM is a Massachusetts state registered non-profit entity. The entity will be the owner of this property.

The document signing regarding property purchase will be done in a public ceremony right after the Eid ul-Adha prayer. Once the property is purchased, you can also find the ownership information from the registry of deeds website.

MACCLM board will be responsible for managing it. In the near future, MACCLM board will publish a set of clarifications regarding who/how the property related decisions will be made in future.

There is a board of directors. You can find their information on the website.

Yes. You can find the by-laws here.

MACCLM board and committee members are all volunteers. They donate their time for the sake of Allah. They do not get any payment from MACCLM.

New Board members are elected by existing board members. There is no formal criteria. Each term is 2 years.

The tax assessed value of the property is $1.42M. The agent listed it at a low price to encourage bidding. There were 12 bidders in the process and we won the deal based on best terms and price. Before making any offer, MACCLM board took price opinions from local real estate professionals.

Yes. MACCLM board members visited the property multiple times. They worked with town and other professionals to understand any wetland, deed restrictions, town sewer, zoning, violations, historic nature, etc. Alhamdulillah, everything looked great.

MACCLM board collectively made the decision. Each step in the purchase process was discussed extensively and approved by the board members. The highest and best offer price was approved by the board based on price opinion from real estate professionals and other bids.

No financial contingency i.e. have to pay cash of $1.31M. No inspection contingency, the property is being purchased as-is, where-is condition. The closing will be on 16th June but the owner will leave the property on August 16.

After the initial offer was accepted, MACCLM board discussed the purchase with some major donors.

Yes. For the last 2 years, the board has looked at every property that came on market below $2.5M and over 1 acre. These included houses, land and commercial properties. The board had put offers on a couple of these properties but were out bid.

The property is 1.14 acres. Our current one is 1.39 acre but we cannot use the front side of it. So the effective area available for parking is the same for both properties.

The property has 2 buildings. The main building is about 3,460 square feet. It also has a separate small building ("The Barn") in good condition.

Unfortunately, no. However, there is a school on the opposite side. We plan to discuss with them about using their parking on weekends.

Unfortunately No. The owner still lives there. She will hand over the property on August 16th. We are allowed to visit only after the property is handed over to us.

After we complete the purchase on June 16th, MACCLM will hire skilled engineers and architects to create plans for either renovating the house or building a new mosque. We will share these options and their costs with the community before making a final decision.

It will take some time for engineers and architects to propose plans. But once complete, MACCLM will present the options and cost estimates to the community.

MACCLM board is in the process of forming a fundraising committee. This committee will look into both government funding options and fundraisers in neighboring towns/masajid.

Once the purchase is complete, MACCLM will publish a report detailing our overall financial standing, including donations received, donation pledged and Qard-e-Hasan funds.