EIN 36-4476244

The Zakat Foundation of America

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
49
City
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Z99: Unknown
Description
The Organization fosters charitable giving to alleviate the immediate needs of poor communities and to establish long-term development projects that ensure individual and community growth.
Total revenues
$19,208,557
2022
Total expenses
$15,054,708
2022
Total assets
$18,383,837
2022
Num. employees
49
2022

Program areas at The Zakat Foundation of America

Community development and water projects:recently, The role of The organization has inclined more toward emphasizing The development of community and transforming it into an intra-community integrated environment. This includes providing fresh and clean water to communities by constructing institutional community centers, safe houses (especially for women), shelters, clinics, places for worship, and other development programs domestically and world-wide. Water wells and hand pumps were constructed mainly in sub-saharan africa and in The northern part of africa in mena. The purpose of The water projects is to aid women who would have to carry water containers for miles daily for The use at home, and for domestic agricultural and animal livestock.
Healthcare and education programs:comprehensive healthcare programs were delivered to The poor, needy, and economically disadvantaged people in five continents. Services included preventive treatments, health education, mental health care, rehabilitative intervention, developmental treatment of children with special needs, nutritional counseling, and chronic illness treatments. Aid distributions that were provided included ppe (personal protective equipment), general sanitization items and medical supplies. Our educational programs included The establishments of schools/institutions, vocational training and education, and developing programs aligned towards The brighter future of The community, specifically women, children, and single parents towards The goal of making them economically independent.
Food security, orphan care and sustainability programs:programs include The distribution of food packages/boxes which provided fresh produce, dairy and hot meals. Covid-19 pandemic started slowing down and it was not as severe of a threat compared to The previous year; however Zakat Foundation continued distributing food in America as well as in many countries abroad. The sustainability program was designated for food security and provisions of nutrition and economic sustainability through agriculture. This program included The animal husbandry project and vocational training, specifically for women. The orphan care program included food, clothing, essential needs, and seasonal religious festivity gifts for vulnerable children and single mothers.
Emergency response programs:responded quickly to emergencies occurring from man-made or natural disasters and provided food, clothes, shelter, emergency medical aid and harsh weathers' protective and relief goods to The victims of disasters, both domestically and internationally. This program aided victims of earthquakes, floods, storms, snow blizzards, twisters, drought relief, winter relief for refugees globally and The homeless people in The us. Although, covid-19 tapering down, Zakat Foundation kept on extending food and protective items where ever needed.

Grants made by The Zakat Foundation of America

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Khalil FoundationMental Health$252,250
Center on Muslim PhilanthropyEducation$209,231
United States Fund for UnicefEmergency/winter Relief$200,000
...and 24 more grants made totalling $1,429,771

Who funds The Zakat Foundation of America

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$492,326
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$382,228
Schwab Charitable FundInternational, Foreign Affairs$118,849
...and 60 more grants received totalling $1,643,682

Personnel at The Zakat Foundation of America

NameTitleCompensation
Amina DemirChief Operating Officer , Chief Operating Officer / Director , Donor Relations
Nasreen AmiraChief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Amna MirzaChief Marketing Officer , Chief Marketing Officer$120,233
Halil DemirExecutive Director$135,692
Raza FarrukhSpecial Advisor To the Executive Director$140,000
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for The Zakat Foundation of America

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$19,195,965
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,548
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$11,044
Total revenues$19,208,557

Form 990s for The Zakat Foundation of America

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-01-16990View PDF
2020-062021-05-18990View PDF
2019-062020-09-10990View PDF
2018-062019-08-17990View PDF
2017-062018-04-10990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
June 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 13, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $74,112 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
November 10, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsOperates internationallyNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 639
Worth, IL 60482
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
zakat.org/ramadan 
Phone
(708) 233-0555
Facebook page
zakatus 
Twitter profile
@zakatus 
IRS details
EIN
36-4476244
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Z99: Z99
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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