Circassian Benevolent Association
Non-profit OrganizationsNew Jersey, United States2-10 Employees
The Circassian Benevolent Association (CBA) is a U.S.-based non-profit organization focused on the welfare of Circassians across religious, social, cultural, creative, athletic, and benevolent activities. It operates a community campus in Wayne, New Jersey, that includes a secular community center, an Islamic studies center, a mosque, a funeral service facility, a Circassian cafeteria, a banquet hall, an ethnic dance center, and a Sunday school offering both Islamic and Circassian language and culture instruction. The organization emphasizes fostering cooperative ties among Circassians domestically and abroad to preserve and nurture Circassian heritage, with facilities and programs available to its members and their guests, while the mosque remains open to the broader Muslim community. CBA is led by an executive board, a permanent council, and an auditing committee, and its general membership encompasses Circassians across the United States and several foreign countries, though most members are in the New Jersey metro region.