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ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

EIN 36-4476244 WORTH, IL

Revenue 2023
$37,778,597
Expenses 2023
$28,577,163

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

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Z99
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 639

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $37,778,597
    Expenses
    $28,577,163
    Contributions
    $37,661,233
    Grants paid
    $17,288,932
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $29,498,054
    Expenses
    $19,207,320
    Contributions
    $29,480,326
    Grants paid
    $11,317,726

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,208,557
    Expenses
    $15,054,708
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,383,837

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,921,666
    Expenses
    $16,699,500
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,113,673

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,348,196
    Expenses
    $11,467,343
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,176,762

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,809,318
    Expenses
    $10,058,880
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,796,614

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,247,911
    Expenses
    $9,444,106
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,110,346

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,791,127
    Expenses
    $11,478,047
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,228,607

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • ELEVATED ECHELON LLC

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

  • ABUNDANT PROVISIONS LLC

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

  • GREATER EVENNESS LLC

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

  • SEED TO MOUNTAIN LLC

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

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • 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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.