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The Zakat Foundation of America

EIN 36-4476244International Illinois Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The leader in empowering lives through Zakat

Founded in 2001, the Zakat Foundation of America aims to foster charitable giving and help generous and caring people reach out to those in need with direct aid. We strive to bridge the gap between our financially privileged donors and our beneficiaries in financial need, as we believe that the first group has responsibilities towards the second. Zakat Foundation is dedicated to alleviating the immediate needs of the poorest communities by providing food, shelter, health care and by delivering relief in emergencies. Zakat Foundation also provides education and training in order to equip people with the skills to help themselves.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

98.23Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,791,127

Total expenses · USD$11,478,047

Program expenses

$9,974,422.84 recorded amount

86.9%

Fundraising expenses

$539,468.21 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$941,199.85 recorded amount

8.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Halil Demir
Recorded compensation: $133,846.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.16%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Zakat Foundation of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2001, the Zakat Foundation of America aims to foster charitable giving and help generous and caring people reach out to those in need with direct aid. We strive to bridge the gap between our financially privileged donors and our beneficiaries in financial need, as we believe that the first group has responsibilities towards the second. Zakat Foundation is dedicated to alleviating the immediate needs of the poorest communities by providing food, shelter, health care and by delivering relief in emergencies. Zakat Foundation also provides education and training in order to equip people with the skills to help themselves.
`ein` EIN	36-4476244
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11478047.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8690000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Halil Demir
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	133846.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0116
`motto` Tagline	The leader in empowering lives through Zakat
`name` Charity name	The Zakat Foundation of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12791127.0
`score` Overall score	98.23
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9974422.843
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	539468.209
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	941199.8539999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4476244
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.