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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,778,597
Total expenses
$28,577,163
Contributions and grants received
$37,661,233
Grants paid
$17,288,932
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,150
Other revenue
$113,214
Total assets, end of year
$38,916,126
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,492,570
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,423,556
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,051,157
Management and general expenses
$968,050
Fundraising expenses
$1,557,956
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,051,157

Program services were 91.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $37,661,233

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $476,168

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,150 · excluded $4,150

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $85,910

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $85,910

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $85,910 · excluded $85,910

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REBATES

    total $23,607 · excluded $23,607

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $3,368 · excluded $3,368

  • 11c · Other revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $329 · unrelated business $329

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,304

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,088,135 · program services $2,088,135

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $344,113 · program services $344,113

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $14,856,684 · program services $14,856,684

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $598,906 · program services $547,561 · management and general $33,439 · fundraising $17,906

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $205,009 · program services $187,434 · management and general $11,446 · fundraising $6,129

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,236,234 · program services $2,957,862 · management and general $181,264 · fundraising $97,108

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $62,548 · program services $58,795 · management and general $2,502 · fundraising $1,251

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $340,330 · program services $319,910 · management and general $13,613 · fundraising $6,807

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $82,634 · program services $33,054 · management and general $41,317 · fundraising $8,263

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $101,393 · management and general $101,393

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $848,021 · program services $805,620 · fundraising $42,401

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,456,812 · program services $1,165,450 · fundraising $291,362

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,782,668 · program services $1,137,682 · management and general $227,034 · fundraising $417,952

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $208,923 · program services $169,227 · management and general $25,071 · fundraising $14,625

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $660,409 · program services $510,941 · management and general $100,551 · fundraising $48,917

  • 17 · Travel

    total $401,835 · program services $252,896 · management and general $14,534 · fundraising $134,405

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $117,708 · program services $113,000 · fundraising $4,708

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $113,036 · management and general $113,036

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $435,721 · program services $396,506 · management and general $21,786 · fundraising $17,429

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPEN

    total $418,556 · fundraising $418,556

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $65,592 · program services $43,574 · management and general $2,027 · fundraising $19,991

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $61,067 · management and general $56,792 · fundraising $4,275

  • 24d · Other expenses: AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES

    total $37,872 · program services $26,448 · management and general $8,496 · fundraising $2,928

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $52,957 · program services $36,265 · management and general $13,749 · fundraising $2,943

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $24,811,181 · end of year $32,766,080

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $1,024,109

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,771,814

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $728,666

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,634,290 · end of year $4,043,148

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $85,877 · end of year $121,067

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $767,496 · end of year $961,722

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $630,425 · end of year $791,019

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $477,337 · end of year $701,551

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,191,082 · end of year $37,423,556

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION FOSTERS CHARITABLE GIVING TO ALLEVIATE THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF POOR COMMUNITIES AND TO ESTABLISH LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ENSURE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH AND QUICKLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

  • FOOD SECURITY, ORPHAN CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS:PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PACKAGES/BOXES WHICH PROVIDED FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY AND HOT MEALS. ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN ONE MILLION MEALS IN MIDDLE EAST DESPITE NUMEROUS RESTRICTIONS, HURDLES AND RISKS, EVEN FOR THE UN AGENCIES. TO ADDRESS THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN USA, ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA HAS OPENED A PRIVATELY-RUN 'REFUGEE CENTER' IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO. THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM WAS DESIGNATED FOR FOOD SECURITY AND PROVISIONS OF NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN. THE ORPHAN CARE PROGRAM COMPRISES OF FOOD, CLOTHING, SCHOOLING, ESSENTIAL NEEDS, AND SEASONAL RELIGIOUS FESTIVITY GIFTS FOR ORPHANS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND SINGLE MOTHERS.

    Expenses $11,493,530 · Grants $7,614,167

  • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WATER PROJECTS:RECENTLY, THE ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS SHIFTED MORE TOWARD EMPHASIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY AND TRANSFORMING IT INTO AN INTRA-COMMUNITY INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING FRESH AND CLEAN WATER TO COMMUNITIES BY CONSTRUCTING INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY CENTERS, SAFE HOUSES (ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN), SHELTERS, CLINICS, PLACES FOR WORSHIP, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE US AND ABROAD. WATER WELLS & HAND PUMPS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD, MAINLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IN MENA I.E. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. THE PURPOSE OF THE WATER PROJECTS IS ACCESS TO FRESH WATER, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE. ALSO, HELP THEM TO WATER THEIR AGRICULTURAL LAND AND LIVESTOCK, TOWARDS A VISION OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING.

    Expenses $8,455,593 · Grants $5,457,028

  • EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS:ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA PROVIDES RAPID RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES CAUSED BY BOTH MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS. WE OPERATE BASED ON 'RESPONSE, RESCUE, RECOVER', TECHNICALLY KNOWN AS "3XR", PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHES, SHELTER, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND WEATHER PROTECTION TO DISASTER VICTIMS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN VARIOUS REGIONS, INCLUDING THE MIDDLE EAST, WHERE CONFLICTS HAVE CREATED MILLIONS OF VICTIMS AND REFUGEES, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN. DESPITE PROHIBITIONS ON RELIEF OPERATIONS, THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION MANAGED TO DELIVER HOT MEALS IN COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE RED CROSS, RED CRESCENT, THE UNITED NATIONS, AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS.ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS AIDED VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKES IN AFGHANISTAN, FLOODS IN MOROCCO AND LIBYA, HURRICANES IN THE US, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS GLOBALLY AND WITHIN THE USA PROVIDING RELIEF TO REFUGEES AND THE HOMELESS.

    Expenses $3,237,639 · Grants $2,089,491

  • HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS:COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED TO THE POOR, NEEDY, DISPLACED, AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE ACROSS ALL INHABITED CONTINENTS. SERVICES INCLUDED PREVENTIVE TREATMENTS, HEALTH EDUCATION, REHABILITATIVE INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, CHRONIC ILLNESS TREATMENTS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION PLACES A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE KHALIL CENTER TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG THE POOR IN THE US AND ABROAD. ADDITIONALLY, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND GENERAL SANITIZATION ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PROGRAM.OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS (VTC), AND HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES. WE ALSO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS IN COLLABORATION WITH ACCREDITED UNIVERSITIES IN THE US. THESE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AIM TO CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND SINGLE PARENTS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENABLE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $2,864,395 · Grants $2,128,246

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Halil Demir

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $274,978
    From this org
    $233,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,950
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,000
    Bonus
    $77,028
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,680
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,270
    Filer's total
    $274,978

  • Dr Hasan Arslan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Mehmet Tarhan

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Saoussen Habali

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Fuat Yazar

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Fatima Tuncer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nasreen Amira

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $95,684
    From this org
    $88,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,164
    Hours/week
    40

  • Raza Farrukh

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $182,416
    From this org
    $159,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,631
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,785
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,631
    Filer's total
    $182,416

  • Majeda Nabhan

    DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL HR

    Total calculated
    $158,856
    From this org
    $128,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,305
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,551
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,856
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,449
    Filer's total
    $158,856

  • Duniya Stanikzai

    LEGAL ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $136,330
    From this org
    $127,069
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,261
    Hours/week
    40

  • Duran Jones

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $117,533
    From this org
    $113,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,456
    Hours/week
    40

  • Syed Yousuf

    SR. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, SOUTH REGION

    Total calculated
    $131,921
    From this org
    $109,754
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,167
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ibrahim Aldardasawi

    RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $131,375
    From this org
    $107,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,683
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
DURING 2023, A DISCRETIONARY BONUS OF $77,028 WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PAID TO HALIL DEMIR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • ELEVATED ECHELON LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDING · IL · income $0 · assets $429,193

    Directly controlled by ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

  • ABUNDANT PROVISIONS LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDING · IL · income $0 · assets $132,338

    Directly controlled by ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

  • GREATER EVENNESS LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDING · IL · income $0 · assets $6,300

    Directly controlled by ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

  • SEED TO MOUNTAIN LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDING · IL · income $0 · assets $1,040,725

    Directly controlled by ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ERTUGRUL USA LLC

    C · HOLD CULTURAL EVENTS TO SPREAD THE WORD OF ZAKAT'S MISSION · IL · 100% owned · share of income $226,990 · share of assets $224,928 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541299349302634

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