Campaigns
Somalia Emergency Relief
Sep 1st, 2011•Emergency Relief
Somalia faces its worst drought in 60 years as it engulfs the lives of millions. Zakat Foundation of America is there providing food aid in famine…
continue reading »Water Scarcity in Africa
Dec 1st, 2010•Food & Water
According to World Health Organization (WHO), the impact of diarrhoea disease on children is greater than the combined impact of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; the…
continue reading »Aid Somali Refugee Women in Kenya
May 19th, 2010•Emergency Relief
Massive amounts of violence and social instability within Somalia have caused many people to flee the country at any cost. In the year 2008 alone,…
continue reading »Horn of Africa Humanitarian Crisis
Feb 12th, 2010•Emergency Relief
Horn of Africa’s Will to Survive: The worst drought in 60 years is affecting 12 million lives in the Horn of Africa. The United Nations…
continue reading »Water Well - Somalia
Dec 7th, 2009•Food & Water
Located in the region of Somaliland, the well is expected to aid more than 400 families, and it will very much benefit as many as…
continue reading »Somalia Cholera Outbreak
Feb 12th, 2009•Emergency Relief
Zakat Foundation allocated $10,000 to an immediate response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Somali refugee camps that caused the death of more than…
continue reading »Zakat Foundation of America, a Muslim charity that collects zakat, sadaqa / donations to provide humanitarian, emergency relief and sustainable development programs to empower lives throughout the world. We offer top Zakat resources including The Zakat Handbook: A Practical Guide for Muslims in the West, Zakat kit, ask an Imam feature, and you can calculate and pay zakat through our easy, online calculator.
Zakat Foundation is recognized and registered under 501(c)(3) as a non-profit charity organization; therefore all donations to Zakat Foundation are tax exempt. We are registered in Illinois as Zakat Foundation of America. Our Tax ID is 36-44 76244