The Zakat Foundation

Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) is a Chicago based, Muslim non-profit dedicated to alleviating the immediate needs of the poorest communities, as well as providing emergency relief, post-disaster rehabilitation, sustainable development, education, healthcare, orphan sponsorship, and seasonal programs such as Ramadan Iftars and Udhiya/Qurbani. Zakat Foundation of America is recognized and registered under 501(c)(3) as a non-profit charity organization; therefore all donations are tax exempt.

Mission statement

Zakat Foundation of America is an international charity organization that helps generous and caring people reach out to those in need. Our goal is to address immediate needs and promote the self-reliance of the poorest people around the world using the zakat and sadaqa dollars of privileged Muslims and the support of other generous donors.

We believe that those to whom God has granted prosperity can sanctify their material wealth through charity, and those whom God has tried with loss are accorded a rightful share from the resources of the affluent.