100% of your donation reaches families in need. The Foundation's administrative and operational costs are covered separately by private donors.
Believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and spend of that whereof He has made you trustees. And such of you as believe and spend (in Allah's Way), theirs will be a great reward.
Surah Al-Hadid: 7
Since different Islamic rulings apply on criteria for distribution, we keep Zakat and Sadaqa separate. Donations to the foundation can be done through following methods.
Send directly to the mailbox that matches the kind of charity you are giving.
Zakat — Zelle or Venmo to
Zakat@FoundationForLocalNeedy.orgSending by Zelle? Please type your email address in the memo — the field your bank calls “Memo”, “Add a note” or “What's this for?”. That is all we need to send your tax receipt, and the memo is private.
Sending by Venmo? Venmo notes are public, so please leave your email out of them and use the Donor Information form instead.
Sadaqa — Zelle (Venmo not supported at the moment) to
Sadaqa@FoundationForLocalNeedy.orgPlease type your email address in the Zelle memo — the field your bank calls “Memo”, “Add a note” or “What's this for?”. That is all we need to send your tax receipt, and the memo is private.
Dear Brother / Sister,
IRS regulations mandate that a receipt be issued for each donation. Although sending money this way is highly convenient, it does not give the recipient any contact details of the donor.
To adhere to legal requirements, please fill in donor information below if you haven't already done so.
IRS regulations require a receipt for each donation. Complete our short Donor Information form and we will send your tax receipt.
Send your name & mailing address to:
Zakat@FoundationForLocalNeedy.org — Zakat Sadaqa@FoundationForLocalNeedy.org — SadaqaMake the check payable to Foundation for Local Needy. Clearly write in the memo section if it is Zakat or Sadaqa.
Zakat and Sadaqa have different fiqh rulings for disbursement, so the memo line is what tells us which ledger a check belongs to.
Through our partner Cars4Jannah, you can donate your car or other vehicle.
Fill in the short form on the Cars4Jannah page. They arrange free towing from your home straight to an auction house or salvage yard, where the vehicle is sold. The Foundation never takes the vehicle itself.
Cars4Jannah handles the paperwork and sells the vehicle. All of the proceeds from the sale go to The Foundation for Local Needy, and you receive a tax-deductible receipt.
Please encourage your friends and relatives to support The Foundation by sharing this link with them.
Jazaka'Allah Khair,
