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12 funders with a record of paying for “zakat”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Muslim Community Center Incorporate: $425K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Hamd Foundation Inc → Zakat Foundation: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → Zakat Aid & Charity Assisting Humanity: $147K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hillside Islamic Center Inc → Zakat Foundation of America: $134K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Zia & Rabia Bhatti Foundation → Zakat Foundation of America: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts → Helping Hand for Relief and Development: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Give Back Foundation → Zakat Foundation of America: $49K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Muslim Women's Organization: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ge Foundation → The Zakat Foundation of America: $24K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Zakat Foundation of America: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ms Khan Family Foundation Inc → Zakat Foundation of America: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Bank of America Charitable → Zakat Foundation of America: $17K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Arab American Family Services: $326K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Palestinian American Community Center: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Zia & Rabia Bhatti Foundation → Islamic Relief USA: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts → Mercy-USA for Aid & Development: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ms Khan Family Foundation Inc → Zakat Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Islamic-American Zakat Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: $240K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Islamic Center of Detroit: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts → Alhuda Academy: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Darul Qasim: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Zaytuna College: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Zakat Foundation of America: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Islamic Relief USA: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Muslim Public Affairs Council Foundation: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Muslim Legal Fund of America: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Umma-Urban Muslim Minority Alliance: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Bayan: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Muhsen: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Islamic Scholarship Fund (Isf): $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Syrian Community Network: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Nigerian Islamic Association of USA: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Icna Relief USA Programs Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Detroit Revival Engaging American Muslims: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → American Muslim Health Professionals: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → The Ephraim Bahar Cultural Center: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Masjid Al-Taqwa: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Compassionate Care Network: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Family and Youth Institute of Michigan: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Emgage Foundation Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → The Indianapolis Muslim Community Association Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Cair-Chicago: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Indian Muslim Relief & Charities: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Penny Appeal USA: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Rabata Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Tayseer Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Masjid Ash Shaheed: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Girlforward: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Atlanta Masjid: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Cornerstone Marriage & Family Intervention: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Islamic Medical Association of North America Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Center for Global Muslim Life: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Helpers to Good: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Islamic Society of the Washington Area Masjid: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts → Pure Hands Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Penny Appeal USA Inc → Islamic Society of the Washington Area: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts → Madina Academy: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $2.3M The Hamd Foundation Inc: $175K on this topic. Open the funder. The Hamd Foundation Inc $175K The Minneapolis Foundation: $147K on this topic. Open the funder. The Minneapolis Foundation $147K Hillside Islamic Center Inc: $134K on this topic. Open the funder. Hillside Islamic Center Inc $134K Penny Appeal USA Inc: $122K on this topic. Open the funder. Penny Appeal USA Inc $122K Zia & Rabia Bhatti Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. Zia & Rabia Bhatti Foundation $120K Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts: $119K on this topic. Open the funder. Islamic Society of Western Ma… $119K Give Back Foundation: $49K on this topic. Open the funder. Give Back Foundation $49K The Pfizer Foundation Inc: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pfizer Foundation Inc $25K Ge Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder. Ge Foundation $24K Ms Khan Family Foundation Inc: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Ms Khan Family Foundation Inc $21K The Bank of America Charitable: $17K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $17K Muslim Community Center Incorporate: received $425K on this topic Muslim Community Center Incorpo… $425K Zakat Foundation of America: received $342K on this topic Zakat Foundation of America $342K Arab American Family Services: received $326K on this topic Arab American Family Services $326K Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: received $240K on this topic Council of Islamic Organization… $240K Zakat Foundation: received $178K on this topic Zakat Foundation $178K Darul Qasim: received $175K on this topic Darul Qasim $175K Zaytuna College: received $150K on this topic Zaytuna College $150K Zakat Aid & Charity Assisting Humanity: received $147K on this topic Zakat Aid & Charity Assisting H… $147K Zakat Foundation of America: received $140K on this topic Zakat Foundation of America $140K Helping Hand for Relief and Development: received $80K on this topic Helping Hand for Relief and Dev… $80K Islamic Relief USA: received $80K on this topic Islamic Relief USA $80K Muslim Public Affairs Council Foundation: received $75K on this topic Muslim Public Affairs Council F… $75K Muslim Legal Fund of America: received $70K on this topic Muslim Legal Fund of America $70K Umma-Urban Muslim Minority Alliance: received $50K on this topic Umma-Urban Muslim Minority Alli… $50K Bayan: received $50K on this topic Bayan $50K Muhsen: received $40K on this topic Muhsen $40K Islamic Scholarship Fund (Isf): received $40K on this topic Islamic Scholarship Fund (Isf) $40K Muslim Women's Organization: received $34K on this topic Muslim Women's Organization $34K Syrian Community Network: received $30K on this topic Syrian Community Network $30K Nigerian Islamic Association of USA: received $30K on this topic Nigerian Islamic Association of… $30K Icna Relief USA Programs Inc: received $30K on this topic Icna Relief USA Programs Inc $30K Detroit Revival Engaging American Muslims: received $25K on this topic Detroit Revival Engaging Americ… $25K American Muslim Health Professionals: received $25K on this topic American Muslim Health Professi… $25K The Zakat Foundation of America: received $24K on this topic The Zakat Foundation of America $24K Palestinian American Community Center: received $22K on this topic Palestinian American Community… $22K Islamic Relief USA: received $20K on this topic Islamic Relief USA $20K The Ephraim Bahar Cultural Center: received $20K on this topic The Ephraim Bahar Cultural Cent… $20K Masjid Al-Taqwa: received $20K on this topic Masjid Al-Taqwa $20K Compassionate Care Network: received $20K on this topic Compassionate Care Network $20K Family and Youth Institute of Michigan: received $20K on this topic Family and Youth Institute of M… $20K Emgage Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topic Emgage Foundation Inc $20K The Indianapolis Muslim Community Association Inc: received $20K on this topic The Indianapolis Muslim Communi… $20K Cair-Chicago: received $20K on this topic Cair-Chicago $20K Indian Muslim Relief & Charities: received $20K on this topic Indian Muslim Relief & Charities $20K Penny Appeal USA: received $20K on this topic Penny Appeal USA $20K Rabata Inc: received $20K on this topic Rabata Inc $20K Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment: received $20K on this topic Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood… $20K Tayseer Foundation: received $20K on this topic Tayseer Foundation $20K Mercy-USA for Aid & Development: received $19K on this topic Mercy-USA for Aid & Development $19K Islamic Center of Detroit: received $18K on this topic Islamic Center of Detroit $18K Masjid Ash Shaheed: received $15K on this topic Masjid Ash Shaheed $15K Girlforward: received $12K on this topic Girlforward $12K Atlanta Masjid: received $10K on this topic Atlanta Masjid $10K Cornerstone Marriage & Family Intervention: received $10K on this topic Cornerstone Marriage & Family I… $10K Islamic Medical Association of North America Inc: received $10K on this topic Islamic Medical Association of… $10K Center for Global Muslim Life: received $10K on this topic Center for Global Muslim Life $10K Helpers to Good: received $10K on this topic Helpers to Good $10K Islamic Society of the Washington Area Masjid: received $8K on this topic Islamic Society of the Washingt… $8K Alhuda Academy: received $7K on this topic Alhuda Academy $7K Pure Hands Inc: received $7K on this topic Pure Hands Inc $7K Islamic Society of the Washington Area: received $6K on this topic Islamic Society of the Washingt… $6K Madina Academy: received $6K on this topic Madina Academy $6K Islamic-American Zakat Foundation: received $1K on this topic Islamic-American Zakat Foundati… $1K 12 funders, 53 recipients, grants matching “zakat” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $150,000 to Muslim Community Center Incorporate — contribution for zakat distribution, unrestricted zakat support for muslim community center academy, skokie illinois campus.
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Largest: $25,000 to MUSLIM WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION — feed our world; zakat al-fitr
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Largest: $55,590 to HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT — morocco, turkey and syria earthquale relief, syria, afhgan palestine and libya relief, orphan relief, fidyah & zakat distributions
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Largest: $85,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION — we help muslims, and the charitable of every conviction, take the steep road to carry out their zakat and charity duties easily, correctly, and with maximum humanitarian impact by …
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Largest: $50,000 to ZAKAT AID & CHARITY ASSISTING HUMANITY — donor-advised, religion
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Largest: $7,760 to THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — matching gift
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Largest: $15,369 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — program support
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Largest: $6,850 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — program/operating support
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Largest: $15,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — further charitable goal of organizat
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Largest: $50,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — libya floods 2023
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Largest: $9,198 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — matching gifts
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Largest: $55,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — relief & welfare program
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