The Islamic-American Zakat Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt religious and charitable organization based in Bethesda, MD. Their mission is to provide assistance to the poor and needy, orphans, wayfarers, and other deserving individuals in accordance with Islamic law by collecting and distributing obligatory and voluntary charity known as zakat and sadaqa.
Through their Medina Program project, the foundation works closely with individual clients to develop personalized plans for achieving self-sufficiency, offering financial aid for rent, utilities, transportation, medicine, and more, along with counseling and referrals. They focus primarily on serving poor and needy Muslims in the United States and do not provide scholarships, tuition money, or direct financial support to schools, universities, foreign organizations, or abroad.
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