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The Zakat Foundation of America
Zakat foundation of america fosters charitable giving to alleviate the immediate needs of destitute communities and to establish longterm development projects that ensure the individual and community growth. The organization quickly responds to emergencies and disasters anywhere in the world.
- $24M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 85
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 40
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 35%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $4.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $19,668
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $520,118
- Organizations funded a year
- 18 to 40
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 17
- Total assets, FY2025
- $37M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations The Zakat Foundation of America funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $831k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 84 | $4.4M | 65% |
| FY2024 | 40 | $1.9M | 35% |
| FY2023 | 38 | $1.8M | 53% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $1.4M | 27% |
| FY2021 | 31 | $1.1M | 52% |
| FY2020 | 18 | $903k | 28% |
| FY2019 | 39 | $1.3M | 56% |
| FY2018 | 29 | $1.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Foundation | $2,866,833 | 8 | 38% |
| Zakat Foundation Institute | $1,068,658 | 2 | 82% |
| Rohingya Culture Center | $968,595 | 8 | 32% |
| Center on Muslim Philanthropy | $890,525 | 5 | n/a |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | $744,000 | 5 | 0% |
| NEO Philanthropy Inc | $530,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Amanah Security Group | $490,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Bonys LLC (Supermercado Martins) | $419,045 | 2 | n/a |
| Mas Chicago | $346,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Afghan Cultural Center Inc | $312,277 | 2 | 71% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Foundation | $2,866,833 | 8 | 38% |
| Zakat Foundation Institute | $1,068,658 | 2 | 82% |
| Rohingya Culture Center | $968,595 | 8 | 32% |
| Center on Muslim Philanthropy | $890,525 | 5 | n/a |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | $744,000 | 5 | 0% |
| NEO Philanthropy Inc | $530,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Amanah Security Group | $490,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Bonys LLC (Supermercado Martins) | $419,045 | 2 | n/a |
| Mas Chicago | $346,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Afghan Cultural Center Inc | $312,277 | 2 | 71% |
| Upwardly Global | $244,250 | 7 | 0% |
| Interaction the American Council for Voluntary Int'L Action Inc | $219,491 | 7 | 1% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mosque Foundation | $185,400 | 6 | n/a |
| Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America Inc | $140,000 | 2 | 6% |
| The Prayer Center Trust | $127,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Arise Chicago | $121,300 | 4 | 2% |
| Nataly Moreno Cid Reim | $115,090 | 1 | n/a |
| Salaam Community Wellness Center | $112,548 | 3 | 98% |
| Muslim Legal Fund of America | $110,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Juan Montiel Falcon | $106,713 | 1 | n/a |
| US Council of Muslim Organizations | $87,500 | 4 | 25% |
| Brush Architects LLC | $85,548 | 2 | n/a |
| Universal School | $85,490 | 6 | 0% |
| Islamic Society of Orange County | $84,750 | 5 | n/a |
| Feed the Children Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sixto Gabriel Pedroza | $72,901 | 1 | n/a |
| Cair-Chicago | $67,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation | $64,053 | 1 | 10% |
| Mas Convention Gla | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Guider Group LLC | $57,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Circle of North Americ Dba Rising Stars Islamic School | $55,990 | 4 | 0% |
| Dominga Gualna Choc | $55,856 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Center of Chicago Western Suburbs | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Raths Raths & Johnson Inc | $53,660 | 1 | n/a |
| First Wholesale Ny Inc | $52,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Muslim American Society Houston | $50,000 | 2 | 13% |
| The Mokha Institute | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Angie Valentina Arbelaez Garcia | $49,545 | 1 | n/a |
| Northeastern Illinois University Foundation | $48,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Holyland Restaurant & Catering | $47,684 | 1 | n/a |
| The Chicago Council on Global Affairs | $47,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Nesar Ahmad Omid | $45,994 | 1 | n/a |
| Muslim American Society of Greater la Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 19% |
| Muslim Ummah of North America Inc | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Islamic Society of North America | $45,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago | $43,100 | 4 | 1% |
| Skalli Events LLC | $42,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pcmci Solutions Inc | $37,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Baba Khan | $35,500 | 3 | n/a |
| The Family and Youth Institute | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| IL Muslim Civic Coalition | $35,000 | 3 | 3% |
| The Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cilema Josefia Borjes Diaz | $34,491 | 1 | n/a |
| Association of Physicians Ofpakistani-Descent of North America | $34,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Darajat Co | $34,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $33,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Michel Camila Barragan | $33,288 | 1 | n/a |
| Osama Abdl-Haleem | $33,104 | 1 | n/a |
| Turkish American Community Center Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs of Chicago | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations California | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sudanese American Medical Association Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Unrwa USA National Committee Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy Corps | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Techsoup Global | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ahmad Shah Mangal | $29,025 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Society of North America Inc | $28,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hasina Jalal | $25,680 | 1 | n/a |
| Ajp Educational Foundation Inc American Muslims for Palestine | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Chicago Theological Seminary Board of Directors | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inner-City Muslim Action Network | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Islamic Foundation of Greater Milwaukee | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mas DC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dhaka Restaurant Inc | $23,805 | 3 | n/a |
| Community Help Center Inc | $23,100 | 2 | 1% |
| Choice Foods | $22,788 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Shura Council of Southern California | $21,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Anew Building Beyond Violence and Abuse | $21,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Travelers Media LLC | $21,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Criterion Concepts LLC | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Downtown Cluster of Congregations Inc | $20,500 | 3 | 4% |
| Tanzeel Initiative LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Justice for All | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Indian Sizzler | $19,730 | 2 | n/a |
| The Mughal Kitchen | $19,712 | 2 | n/a |
| Everest Supermarket | $19,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Raranga Construction Inc | $18,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Yasin Demirkale | $17,813 | 1 | n/a |
| Genesis Samantha Lugo Jimenez | $17,762 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Center of Detroit Inc | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| First Defense Legal Aid | $17,180 | 2 | 1% |
| Allied Innovation Group | $16,564 | 1 | n/a |
| Gei Consultants Inc | $16,544 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Parish | $16,438 | 1 | n/a |
| Maa Supermarket Inc | $16,030 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Community Center | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Center of Naperville | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $14,880 | 1 | n/a |
| Dollar Days International Inc | $14,731 | 1 | n/a |
| Lingo Logic | $14,326 | 1 | n/a |
| Mediterranean Grill & Grocery | $14,040 | 2 | n/a |
| Skalli Events LLC | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area | $13,920 | 1 | n/a |
| Yoheidy del Valle Delgado Gomez | $13,608 | 1 | n/a |
| Taheni Mediterranean Grill | $13,195 | 2 | n/a |
| Al Mustafa Center Inc | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ihssan Tahir | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bam Agency LLC | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mas Boston Society Inc | $11,900 | 2 | 0% |
| Sweet 2th Cafe | $11,648 | 1 | n/a |
| Halil Diner | $11,320 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation 221 | $11,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Karachi Tandoori Catering | $11,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Access California Services | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fatema Grocery | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Chandni Restaurant | $10,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Maroosh Halal Food Inc | $10,196 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for Islamophobia Studies | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Soundvision Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Depaul USA Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tajweed Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Silicon Valley African Film Festival | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Guidance College Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Palestinian American Athletic Association Corp | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Loveusa 1 LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pines Manor | $9,437 | 1 | n/a |
| Top Box Foods | $9,060 | 1 | 0% |
| Mela Tandoori Kitchen | $8,832 | 1 | n/a |
| Damas Cuisine & Catering | $8,715 | 1 | n/a |
| Qabila Afghan Grill | $8,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Cultural Association | $8,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Elijah Muhammad Commemor Ctr | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Halalgyro Inc | $8,090 | 1 | n/a |
| Iota Technologies Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Permissible Laughter Media LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rosenberg Community Center | $7,450 | 1 | n/a |
| International Golden Foods | $6,769 | 1 | n/a |
| Thirds Enterprise Inc | $6,705 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace & Peace Fellowship | $6,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Mohammed Webb Foundation | $6,600 | 1 | 4% |
| Mehran Restaurant | $6,453 | 1 | n/a |
| Alisug1 Inc | $6,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson County Red Cross | $6,155 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Association of Raleigh | $6,069 | 1 | n/a |
| Muslim American Society Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Al-Bukhari Islamic Center Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Institute of Orange County | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chaparral Country Corporation | $5,965 | 1 | n/a |
| Avs Companies | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| The Convenient Wholesalers of America | $5,792 | 1 | n/a |
| North American Imams Fellow | $5,737 | 1 | n/a |
| Ziyad Brothers Importing | $5,606 | 1 | n/a |
| Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| West Coast Islamic Society | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Gourmet Gorilla Inc | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Dayib Cafe Inc | $5,395 | 1 | n/a |
| Karachi Chat House | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Nahita Bakery | $5,011 | 1 | n/a |
| United Mission For Relief & Development | $3,900 | 1 | 0% |
| ICNA Chicago Illinois Organization | $1,600 | 1 | n/a |
| The Color of Autism Foundation | $1,150 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($185k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Zakat Foundation of America supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Islamic Relief USA · United Hands Relief Inc · American Muslim Community Foundation · Pure Hands Inc · The Tabbaa Foundation · The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation · Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America · United Mission For Relief & Development · Pious Projects of America · Mohammady Foundation · Bibi Foundation · Giveaseed Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Zakat Foundation of America
- How much does The Zakat Foundation of America give?
- The Zakat Foundation of America reported 85 itemized grants totaling $4,399,078, out of $24,061,037 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 40 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Zakat Foundation of America fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (22%), Education (22%), International (12%).
- Who are The Zakat Foundation of America's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Khalil Foundation ($2.9M), Zakat Foundation Institute ($1.1M), Rohingya Culture Center ($969k).
- Does The Zakat Foundation of America fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Zakat Foundation of America?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Islamic Relief USA, United Hands Relief Inc, American Muslim Community Foundation.
- Where is The Zakat Foundation of America based?
- The Zakat Foundation of America is based in IL.
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