Islamic-American Zakat Foundation (Last update 6-27-2009)

Combined Federal Campaign Code: 17934 United Way Code: 8834

AS_SALAMU ALAIKUM!

Another medical emergency resolved! Thanks to all of you who helped us to pay for the woman with an 8-year old child who has had a stroke. Thanks to you we have been able to buy her a "stretcher transportation" back to her homeland so the father will be free to pursue work and so she can get affordable medical care in her home country and be with her family for support. We are thankful to Kuwait Air for cutting the fare almost in half so that our donors and those of her local masjid could pay for the tickets. Now that he no longer needs the room for his wife and child, we would like to help the father move into a less expensive apartment. If you would like to help you may click here to donate or send your donations by check to Islamic-American Zakat Foundation, 4323 Rosedale Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. May Allah reward you for your compassion.

Thank yous!
"I would like to thank you for helping me in my rent lsat month. That was a huge favor, more than you can imagine." -- <name withheld>
"Thank you so much for making my move to [transition housing] from the shelter possible. May Allah reward you in this life and the next for all that the foundation will do and has been able to do for believers in need." -- <name withheld>
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The Islamic-American Zakat Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt religious and charitable organization. Our mission is to provide assistance for food, shelter, clothing and transportation for the poor and needy, orphans, wayfarers, and other persons and needs deserving of charity under Islamic law by assessing, collecting and distributing obligatory and voluntary charity called zakat and sadaqa. Our primary objective is to serve poor and needy Muslims in the United States, eligible non-Muslims are also helped and some aid is sent abroad to help poor or needy orphans and other children.

NOTICE: This organization provides no scholarships, tuition money, nor any other payments to schools or universities, or to foreign organizations, nor will we send any money directly abroad.

Office Hours are now
Mon. & Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and
Fri. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

4641 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 30
Bethesda, MD (near Bethesda METRO)

Send donations, applications, and correspondence to:

Islamic-American Zakat Foundation
4323 Rosedale Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814

Telephone: 301-907-0997
To send e-mail, click here.

Click here for an application for assistance (pdf).
Click here for a job opportunity as a part-time bookkeeper-receptionist for the Islamic-American Zakat Foundation.
Click here to access our Zakat Calculation Form in PDF format.
Click here to read a report on our participation in the U.N. Conference on the status of women.
Click here or on the Guidestar logo at the top of the page for detailed financial information about our organization.
Click here for a copy of our most recent annual report.
Click here for a copy of our most recent audit report.
Click here for RFPs to contract for Operation of the Islamic-American Zakat Foundation or Administration of Operations.

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