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Islamic Charity Index · UK and US Where Muslim giving goes, charity by charity.

Every charity in the UK and the US with an Islamic identity, or that raises Zakat, Sadaqah or Qurbani, ranked by the income it reports to regulators. Built from the official registers and rebuilt every month.

The five largest in the UK
  1. Islamic Relief Worldwide £239m
  2. Human Appeal £90.2m
  3. Al-Khair Foundation £74.8m
  4. Ummah Welfare Trust £71.9m
  5. MATW Project £67.6m
See the top 100
The five largest in the US
  1. United Mission for Relief and Development UMR $150m
  2. IDEA: Islamic Development & Empowerment in America $147m
  3. Palestine Childrens Relief Fund $94.9m
  4. Helping Hand for Relief & Development Inc $89.3m
  5. Baitulmaal Inc $77.4m
See the top 100
Charities
3,899
Combined latest income
£1.67bn
Share of the ten largest
40%
Over £10m a year
21
Organisations
5,189
Combined latest income
$1.85bn
Share of the ten largest
43%
Over $10m a year
30

Updated 11 October 2026. UK: Charity Commission register (England and Wales) of 29 September 2026. US: IRS master file (tax periods to November 2026).

Key findings

Islamic charities in the UK and US, in numbers

United Kingdom

  • The index lists 3,899 registered charities in England and Wales with an Islamic identity or Islamic giving, with a combined latest reported income of £1.67bn.
  • The ten largest account for 40% of that income. 21 report more than £10m a year, while 59% of those reporting income have under £100k.
  • Islamic Relief Worldwide is the largest, with £239m in its latest accounts (year to December 2025).
  • Among those with income over £5m, the fastest growing over the years on record is Husseini Islamic Centre Stanmore Mosque: from £1.9m in 2020 to £7.2m in 2023.
  • Income reported by the charities that filed for each year rose from £1.23bn in 2022 to £1.59bn in 2024.
  • The countries they most often work in, after the UK, are Pakistan (413), Bangladesh (322), India (291), Turkey (114) and Kenya (101).

United States

  • The index lists 5,189 501(c)(3) organisations in the United States with an Islamic identity or Islamic giving, with a combined latest reported income of $1.85bn.
  • The ten largest account for 43% of that income. 30 report more than $10m a year, while 33% of those reporting income have under $100k.
  • United Mission for Relief and Development UMR is the largest, with $150m in its latest filing (year to December 2024).
  • Among those with income over $5m, the fastest growing over the years on record is Muslim Aid America: from $1.6m in 2018 to $26.2m in 2023.
The ranking

The largest Islamic and Muslim charities by income

The 100 largest Islamic charities in the UK, by latest reported income
#CharityFocusIncomeChangeTrend
1Islamic Relief Worldwide Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£239m December 2025-13%
2Human Appeal Cheadle · WebsiteInternational aid£90.2m December 2024+61%
3Al-Khair Foundation Croydon · WebsiteInternational aid£74.8m July 2025+23%
4Ummah Welfare Trust Registered as Amanat Charity Trust Bolton · WebsiteInternational aid£71.9m November 2025-8%
5MATW Project EC1N · WebsitePoverty relief£67.6m August 2025+173%
6Muslim Hands Nottingham · WebsiteInternational aid£33.4m December 2024-5%
7Action for Humanity Salford · WebsiteInternational aid£25.6m December 2025-28%
8One Ummah Middlesbrough · WebsiteInternational aid£24.4m March 2025-19%
9Muslim Aid London · WebsiteEducation£23.7m December 2024+12%
10Mercy Mission UK Bradford · WebsitePoverty relief£23.5m December 2024+40%
11Orphans in Need Bradford · WebsiteInternational aid£23.5m January 2025+4%
12One Nation Batley · WebsiteInternational aid£23.1m September 2025-12%
13The Institute of Ismaili Studies London · WebsiteEducation£19.7m December 2024+7%
14The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities Stanmore · WebsiteInternational aid£15.9m December 2024+8%
15The United Kingdom Islamic Mission Oldham · WebsiteInternational aid£14.6m March 2025-19%
16Penny Appeal Wakefield · WebsiteInternational aid£13.1m December 2024-41%
17The King Fahad Academy Limited LondonEducation£11.0m June 2023
18Islamic Help Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£11.0m March 2025-4%
19Global Relief Trust Birmingham · WebsiteReligion£10.9m December 2024-12%
20Al Mustafa Welfare Trust International Ltd London · WebsiteInternational aid£10.6m October 2025-7%
21National Zakat Foundation (NZF) London · WebsitePoverty relief£10.2m December 2024+14%
22Dawat-E-Islami UK Bradford · WebsiteInternational aid£9.8m December 2024-42%
23The Mosque and Islamic Centre of Brent London · WebsiteReligion£9.5m September 2025
24Spreading Kindness Together Registered as Skt Welfare Dewsbury · WebsiteInternational aid£9.2m September 2025+10%
25Abdullah Aid London · WebsiteInternational aid£8.3m December 2024-3%
26Al-Shirkatul Islamiyyah London · WebsiteReligion£8.3m June 2025-1%
27Muslim Charity Helping the Needy Retford · WebsiteInternational aid£8.1m October 2025+15%
28Husseini Islamic Centre Stanmore Mosque Registered as The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community of London Stanmore · WebsiteInternational aid£7.2m December 2023-33%
29Islamic Aid London · WebsitePoverty relief£6.6m June 2025+5%
30East London Mosque Trust London · WebsiteReligion£6.6m March 2025+17%
31Gardens of Peace Registered as Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery Ilford · WebsiteReligion£6.4m December 2024+15%
32Edhi International Foundation UK London · WebsiteInternational aid£6.3m December 2024+6%
33Al-Imdaad Foundation UK Blackburn · WebsiteInternational aid£6.2m March 2025+54%
34International Learning Movement (ILM) London · WebsiteInternational aid£6.1m March 2025+2%
35Mercy to Humanity London · WebsiteReligion£6.1m August 2025+16%
36The Oxford Centre F0r Islamic Studies Registered as The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Oxford · WebsiteEducation£6.0m March 2025+47%
37The Zahra Trust Burnt Oak · WebsiteInternational aid£5.9m March 2025+51%
38The Mainstay Foundation London · WebsiteEducation£5.7m March 2025+6%
39The Aga Khan University - Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations Registered as The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom London · WebsiteEducation£5.4m December 2025-17%
40Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£5.4m December 2024+8%
41Compassion for Creation LondonReligion£5.2m June 2025
42Human Aid UK Registered as Human Aid & Advocacy London · WebsiteInternational aid£5.0m December 2024+98%
43Human Relief Foundation Bradford · WebsiteInternational aid£4.8m December 2025-46%
44Benefit Mankind Ltd Blackburn · WebsitePoverty relief£4.8m December 2025-1%
45Manchester Islamic Educational Trust Ltd Manchester · WebsiteReligion£4.6m August 2024-60%
46Blackburn U.K. Trust Blackburn · WebsiteInternational aid£4.5m March 2025+54%
47Minhaj Welfare Foundation Registered as Minhaj-Ul-Quran Welfare Foundation Manchester · WebsiteInternational aid£4.5m March 2025+8%
48Greensville Trust Liverpool · WebsiteReligion£4.4m April 2025+60%
49Anjuman-E-Burhani (London) Northolt Industrial Park · WebsiteReligion£4.4m December 2024+90%
50Rahma (MERCY) Leicester · WebsiteInternational aid£4.2m March 2025+31%
51Muslim Global Relief Nelson · WebsiteInternational aid£4.2m March 2025+0%
52The Lady Fatemah (A.S.) Charitable Trust Amersham · WebsiteInternational aid£4.1m March 2025-8%
53Global Rahmah Foundation Salford · WebsiteInternational aid£4.1m October 2025+23%
54Lia Relief Trust Leicester · WebsiteInternational aid£4.1m July 2025+3%
55Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust Leicester · WebsiteInternational aid£4.0m October 2025+8%
56Mercy Relief Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£3.8m December 2024+26%
57Muslims in Need Derby · WebsiteInternational aid£3.7m May 2025-25%
58Yusuf Islam Foundation London · WebsiteReligion£3.6m March 2025+37%
59Karimia Institute Registered as Karimia Association Limited Nottingham · WebsiteReligion£3.5m March 2025+261%
60As-Suffa Trust Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£3.5m September 20250%
61Azhar Academy London · WebsiteReligion£3.4m August 2025+13%
62WABIL London · WebsiteReligion£3.4m March 2025-22%
63Minhaj-Ul-Quran International London · WebsiteReligion£3.4m August 2025+2%
64Islamic Education and Research Academy (IERA) London · WebsiteReligion£3.2m June 2025-9%
65Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust Registered as Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK) Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£3.1m March 2025-3%
66KSIMC of Birmingham Registered as Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community of Birmingham Birmingham · WebsiteReligion£3.0m December 2025-25%
67"if..." Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£3.0m December 2024+13%
68Charity Right London · WebsiteInternational aid£3.0m December 2024+3%
6913 Rivers Trust london · WebsiteInternational aid£2.9m March 2025+38%
70Malawi Relief Fund UK Blackburn · WebsiteInternational aid£2.9m December 2024-21%
71Halal Monitoring Committee Registered as HMC (UK) Leicester · WebsiteReligion£2.9m March 2025+5%
72Orison Charitable Trust Birmingham · WebsiteInternational aid£2.8m March 2025+31%
73Gulhar Shareef Trust Registered as Gs Trust BirminghamReligion£2.8m February 2025-12%
74The Council of European Jamaats Moorhall Road · WebsiteReligion£2.7m December 2024+84%
75Help the Needy Registered as Help the Needy Charitable Trust London · WebsiteInternational aid£2.6m February 2025-16%
76Humanity Without Borders Leicester · WebsiteReligion£2.5m April 2025+7%
77Children of Adam Peterborough · WebsiteInternational aid£2.4m August 2025+30%
78Aid 4 Ummah BlackburnEducation£2.4m February 2025+178%
79Dawatul Islam Registered as Da'Watul Islam UK and Eire Limited London · WebsiteReligion£2.4m June 2025+1%
80The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque Registered as The London Central Mosque (Algame) Fund London · WebsiteInternational aid£2.3m December 2024+24%
81Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation Registered as The Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation London · WebsiteInternational aid£2.3m August 2025-9%
82The Welfare Association London · WebsiteInternational aid£2.2m December 2024+1%
83Save An Orphan (International) Leeds · WebsiteInternational aid£2.2m December 2024+34%
84M W H Registered as Muslim Welfare House London · WebsiteReligion£2.2m March 2025+43%
85Waltham Forest Noor Ul Islam London · WebsiteReligion£2.1m December 2025-18%
86Islamia Schools Limited London · WebsiteEducation£2.1m March 2025+5%
87Green Academy Trust Nottingham · WebsiteReligion£2.0m August 2025-3%
88The Cma Welfare Trust Cheadle · WebsiteReligion£2.0m April 2026+23%
89Greengate Trust Oldham · WebsiteInternational aid£2.0m October 2025-17%
90Pakistan Muslim Welfare Society Batley BatleyReligion£2.0m December 2024+551%
91Southgate Mosque Registered as Southgate Mosque and Community Centre Ltd High Street London · WebsiteReligion£2.0m December 2024-41%
92Raza Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre AccringtonReligion£1.9m December 2025+253%
93Human Relief Mission Leeds · WebsiteInternational aid£1.9m December 2024+29%
94Avicenna Foundation London · WebsiteEducation£1.9m December 2024+104%
95National Waqf Fund London · WebsiteReligion£1.9m December 2024+309%
96Abu Zahra Foundation Keighley · WebsiteReligion£1.9m December 2024+25%
97Jamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Muhajir Madani Registered as Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Muhajir Madani BradfordReligion£1.9m August 2025+19%
98Cambridge Muslim College Cambridge · WebsiteEducation£1.9m August 2025-8%
99Quwwat-Ul-Islam Society Newham London London · WebsiteReligion£1.8m March 2025-17%
100Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre Hounslow · WebsiteInternational aid£1.8m April 2025+2%
The 100 largest Islamic charities in the US, by latest reported income
#CharityFocusIncomeChangeTrend
1United Mission for Relief and Development UMR Washington, DCDisaster relief$150m December 2024+226%
2IDEA: Islamic Development & Empowerment in America Formerly Islamic Relief USA Alexandria, VA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$147m December 2024+28%
3Palestine Childrens Relief Fund Burbank, CA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$94.9m December 2024+761%
4Helping Hand for Relief & Development Inc Southfield, MI · WebsiteHuman services$89.3m December 2024+10%
5Baitulmaal Inc Irving, TX · WebsiteInternational relief and development$77.4m December 2024-36%
6ICNA Relief USA Programs Inc New Hyde Park, NY · WebsiteDisaster relief$58.0m December 2024+1%
7Pure Hand for Mankind Inc Plano, TX · WebsiteInternational relief and development$54.2m December 2025+14%
8Life for Relief and Development Inc Southfield, MI · WebsiteInternational relief and development$47.3m December 2024-8%
9Human Concern International Canada · WebsiteHuman services$37.9m December 2024+211%
10Human Appeal Inc Mission Viejo, CA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$35.4m December 2024+268%
11Zakat Foundation of America Worth, ILOther$34.9m June 2025+54%
12Mercy-Usa for Aid and Development Inc Plymouth, MI · WebsiteInternational relief and development$34.9m December 2024-19%
13Mercy Without Limits Inc Overland Park, KS · WebsiteInternational relief and development$33.8m December 2023+72%
14Human Development Fund Canton, MI · WebsiteInternational relief and development$33.0m December 2024+2955%
15Muslim Aid America Mclean, VA · WebsiteDisaster relief$27.0m December 2024+69%
16Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development Franklin, MI · WebsiteInternational relief and development$22.8m December 2024+76%
17Palestinian American Medical Association Fairfax, VA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$22.3m December 2024+552%
18Zaytuna College Berkeley, CA · WebsiteReligion$20.8m July 2025-5%
19Council on American-Islamic Relations California Anaheim, CA · WebsiteArts and culture$18.9m December 2024+94%
20Inner-City Muslim Action Network Chicago, IL · WebsiteCommunity$18.5m December 2024+19%
21Heroic Hearts Organization Nfp Wheaton, IL · WebsiteInternational relief and development$16.9m December 2024-12%
22University Muslim Medical Association Inc Los Angeles, CA · WebsiteHuman services$14.8m December 2024+8%
23SRD Foundation Also known as SRD Overland Park, KS · WebsiteInternational relief and development$14.5m December 2024+180%
24Hidaya Foundation Santa Clara, CA · WebsitePhilanthropy and grant-making$14.2m December 2024+0%
25Humaniti Foundation Plano, TX · WebsiteInternational relief and development$13.6m December 2024+5721%
26Islamic Services Foundation Also known as Brighter Horizons Academy Richardson, TX · WebsiteOther$12.5m December 2024+62%
27Muslim Community Center Incorporate Chicago, ILReligion$12.0m June 2025+7%
28Muslim American Social Services Inc Jacksonville, FL · WebsiteHealth$10.3m December 2025+20%
29American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa Araha Minneapolis, MN · WebsiteInternational relief and development$10.2m December 2024-7%
30Indian Muslim Relief and Charities Mountain View, CA · WebsiteHuman services$10.0m December 2024-11%
31Foundation to Advance Islamic Teaching in Houston Inc Houston, TXEducation$9.7m June 2025+42%
32Orphans in Need USA Inc Plano, TX · WebsitePhilanthropy and grant-making$8.4m December 2024+64%
33Denver Islamic Education Center Also known as Cresent View Academy Aurora, COOther$8.0m August 2025+30%
34Council of Peoples Organization Brooklyn, NY · WebsiteHuman services$7.6m December 2024-54%
35Muslim Association of Puget Sound Redmond, WA · WebsiteReligion$7.3m December 2024+21%
36Penny Appeal USA Inc Alexandria, VA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$7.2m December 2024+51%
37Alhussnain Indianapolis, INReligion$6.4m December 2024+4%
38American Muslim Community Foundation Fremont, CA · WebsitePhilanthropy and grant-making$6.2m December 2024+403%
39Muslim Community Center of Memphis Inc Also known as Pleasant View School Memphis, TNEducation$5.9m June 2025+8%
40Islamic Education Foundation of New Jersey Inc Wayne, NJ · WebsiteOther$5.6m August 2025+6%
41Islamic Circle of North America Inc Jamaica, NY · WebsiteReligion$5.4m December 2024+13%
42Muslim Response USA for Relief and Development Manassas, VA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$5.3m December 2024-29%
43Islamic Oasis Center Co Chicago, ILReligion$4.8m December 2024+13%
44Isaad Foundation Rockford, IL · WebsitePhilanthropy and grant-making$4.7m December 2025+37%
45Muslim Community and Health Milwaukee, WI · WebsiteOther$4.6m December 2024+61%
46Al-Arqam Islamic School Sacramento, CAEducation$4.5m July 2025+52%
47Comfort Aid International Elmont, NY · WebsiteInternational relief and development$4.3m December 2025-13%
48Muslim Public Affairs Council Foundation Los Angeles, CA · WebsiteEducation$4.3m December 2024+99%
49Myaswan Inc Alamo, CA · WebsiteHuman services$4.1m December 2024-3%
50Great Revelations Academy Inc Also known as Islamic Cultural Center of America Dearborn, MIReligion$4.1m December 2024+82%
51Muslim Legal Fund of America Richardson, TX · WebsiteCivil rights$4.0m December 2024+1%
52Texas Muslim Womens Foundation Inc Plano, TX · WebsiteHuman services$3.9m December 2025+39%
53Almaghrib Institute Inc Houston, TX · WebsiteReligion$3.8m December 2024-8%
54Humanity for Relief and Development Brooklyn, NY · WebsiteDisaster relief$3.7m January 2025+11%
55Malekulashter M Shujauddin Inc Katy, TXReligion$3.7m December 2025+74%
56Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs of Chicago Rolling Mdws, IL · WebsiteOther$3.7m December 2024+48%
57React DC Inc Alexandria, VA · WebsiteHuman services$3.7m December 2024+183%
58Islamic Medical Association of North America Inc Fairfax, VA · WebsiteDisaster relief$3.7m December 2024+61%
59Akbar Mosque Inc Madison, NJReligion$3.6m December 2024-64%
60Sachse Muslim Society Sachse, TX · WebsiteReligion$3.6m December 2024+117%
61American Muslim Social Services Inc Longwood, FL · WebsiteHuman services$3.5m December 2025+37%
62Rahmat-E-Alam Foundation Chicago, IL · WebsiteReligion$3.5m December 2024+25%
63International Humanitarian Relief Also known as Ihr Hickory Hills, IL · WebsiteInternational relief and development$3.4m December 2024+248%
64Jannah Institute Irvine, CAReligion$3.3m December 2025+86%
65Al-Furqaan Foundation Romeoville, ILReligion$3.2m December 2020-4%
66Uplift Charity Corporation Yorba Linda, CA · WebsitePhilanthropy and grant-making$3.1m June 2025-25%
67Muslim Academy of Greater Orlando Inc Orlando, FL · WebsiteEducation$3.1m June 2025+35%
68The Oasis Initiative Foundation Chicago, ILReligion$3.1m December 2024+16%
69Islamic Association of Arabi Garland, TX · WebsiteReligion$3.1m December 2024-8%
70Islamic Association of Greater Detroit Rochester Hls, MIReligion$3.1m December 2025
71Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate Temporary Help Faith Herndon, VA · WebsiteHuman services$3.0m December 2024-8%
72Muslim Education Resource Council Also known as Al Fatih Academy Reston, VA · WebsiteEducation$3.0m July 2025-1%
73Seekersguidance Inc Brownsburg, IN · WebsiteReligion$3.0m December 2024-3%
74Muslim Youth for Positive Impact Broomfield, CO · WebsiteYouth$3.0m December 2024+42%
75Dawat E Islami USA Inc Chicago, ILReligion$3.0m December 2025-2%
76Nur Islamic School of Louisville Inc Louisville, KY · WebsiteEducation$2.9m December 2024+26%
77Muslim Housing Services Seattle, WAHousing$2.8m December 2025+30%
78Darul Qasim Glendale Hts, ILEducation$2.7m December 2024+52%
79Umma-Urban Muslim Minority Alliance Also known as Umma Center Waukegan, ILHuman services$2.7m December 2024-13%
80Islamic Foundation of South Florida Inc Sunrise, FL · WebsiteOther$2.6m December 2024-2%
81Al-Misbaah Elk Grove, CA · WebsiteReligion$2.6m December 2024-3%
82Community Help Center Also known as Muslim Women Resource Center Chicago, IL · WebsiteHuman services$2.6m December 2025-4%
83Islamic Society of New River Valley Inc Blacksburg, VA · WebsiteReligion$2.6m September 2025+47%
84Najam Institute Foundation Inc Decatur, GAHuman services$2.5m December 2024
85The Human Development Foundation of North America Oak Brook, ILInternational relief and development$2.4m December 2024+11%
86IRUSA Waqf Alexandria, VA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$2.4m December 2024-49%
87The Quran Institute of America Detroit, MI · WebsiteEducation$2.4m December 2024+15%
88Sadagaat-Usa Mountain View, CA · WebsiteInternational relief and development$2.4m December 2024+53%
89Orange County Islamic Foundation Mission Viejo, CAReligion$2.3m December 2024+4%
90Islamic Cultural Association Farmingtn Hls, MIArts and culture$2.3m December 2025+49%
91Islamic Academy of Alabama- Inc Homewood, AL · WebsiteEducation$2.3m June 2025+8%
92Islamic Foundation of Nevada a Nevada Non Profit Corporation Las Vegas, NVEducation$2.3m December 2025+119%
93Greensboro Islamic Academy Greensboro, NC · WebsiteEducation$2.3m July 2025+19%
94Muslim Foundation Inc Somerset, NJ · WebsiteOther$2.2m December 2024+46%
95Islamic Cultural Center School New York, NY · WebsiteEducation$2.2m December 2025+10%
96Muslim American Society of Sacramento Region Also known as Alhoda Group Sacramento, CA · WebsiteHuman services$2.2m December 2024-32%
97North American Humanitarian Aid and Relief Inc Brooklyn, NY · WebsiteInternational relief and development$2.2m December 2024+114%
98Rabata Inc Arden Hills, MN · WebsiteReligion$2.1m December 2024+11%
99Merrimack Valley Islamic Academy Inc Methuen, MAEducation$2.1m June 2025+25%
100Islamic Center of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · WebsiteReligion$2.1m December 2024-18%

Income is total gross income (UK) or total revenue (US) in each charity’s latest filing; change compares its last two filed years. Names link to the official record.

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The sector

Size, growth and focus

Income by financial year

  1. 2022 £1.23bn 2,737 charities
  2. 2023 £1.42bn 2,859 charities
  3. 2024 £1.59bn 3,031 charities

Charities that have filed accounts for each year. The latest year is left out until most have filed.

Growing fastest

  1. Husseini Islamic Centre Stanmore Mosque £1.9m in 2020 to £7.2m in 2023 +55% a year
  2. Abdullah Aid £2.2m in 2020 to £8.3m in 2024 +40% a year
  3. Mercy to Humanity £2.5m in 2022 to £6.1m in 2025 +35% a year
  4. Human Appeal £29.7m in 2020 to £90.2m in 2024 +32% a year
  5. Al-Imdaad Foundation UK £2.1m in 2021 to £6.2m in 2025 +31% a year

Charities with income over £5m and at least four years of filings, by average yearly growth.

Charities by size

Annual incomeCharitiesShare of income
Under £100k1,9504%
£100k to £1.0m1,16522%
£1.0m to £10.0m14924%
Over £10.0m2150%

What they do

  1. International aid £956m 598
  2. Religion £467m 2,224
  3. Poverty relief £118m 67
  4. Education £117m 297
  5. General Charitable Purposes £5.0m 49
  6. Disability £1.2m 12
  7. Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity £1.1m 10

Income by main purpose, as classified in the register; the small figure is the number of charities.

Where they work

  1. Pakistan 413 charities
  2. Bangladesh 322 charities
  3. India 291 charities
  4. Turkey 114 charities
  5. Kenya 101 charities
  6. Occupied Palestinian Territories 90 charities
  7. Tanzania 83 charities
  8. Yemen 79 charities
  9. Malawi 77 charities
  10. Uganda 72 charities

Countries of operation listed in the register (outside the UK), by number of charities.

Growing fastest

  1. Muslim Aid America $1.6m in 2018 to $26.2m in 2023 +76% a year
  2. Palestine Childrens Relief Fund $7.6m in 2018 to $92.2m in 2023 +65% a year
  3. Muslim American Social Services Inc $1.4m in 2018 to $8.6m in 2023 +44% a year
  4. Pure Hand for Mankind Inc $39.0m in 2018 to $185m in 2023 +37% a year
  5. Human Concern International $7.0m in 2018 to $28.4m in 2023 +32% a year

Charities with income over $5m and at least four years of filings, by average yearly growth.

Charities by size

Annual incomeOrganisationsShare of income
Under $100k4301%
$100k to $1.0m66312%
$1.0m to $10.0m18423%
Over $10.0m3064%

What they do

  1. International relief and development $700m 41
  2. Religion $383m 887
  3. Disaster relief $242m 6
  4. Human services $212m 85
  5. Other $91.2m 59
  6. Education $83.5m 88
  7. Philanthropy and grant-making $43.4m 22

Income by main purpose, by IRS category (NTEE); the small figure is the number of organisations.

Methodology

How the index is built

United Kingdom

Registered main charities in the Charity Commission register for England and Wales are included when their name or working name, activities or charitable objects refer to Islam, Muslims, mosques, Zakat or related terms, or when they are overseas-aid or religious charities whose website asks for Zakat, Sadaqah or Qurbani. Charities registered only in Scotland (OSCR) or Northern Ireland are not yet included.

United States

501(c)(3) organisations in the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File are included when their name refers to Islam or Muslims, when the IRS classes them under Islam (NTEE X40), or when they are relief, human-services or grant-making organisations with revenue of $1m or more whose Form 990 describes their work in Islamic terms, or whose website asks for Zakat, Sadaqah or Qurbani. Many mosques are not required to file Form 990, so they may appear with no revenue.

The index measures size, not quality: it does not rate effectiveness, overheads or Zakat eligibility. Charities matched by the rule only in passing were removed after review.

See the 74 charities removed and why
  • Arab World Ministries (UK): Christian mission charity: its purpose refers to Muslims as the people it seeks to reach.
  • Oxfam Gb (UK): Mainstream international charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • The Hanoon Foundation (UK): Education grant-maker: the reference is to the names of universities it funds.
  • The London Merit Association (UK): Community association: the reference is incidental to one of its projects.
  • The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (UK): Interfaith foundation: Islam is named alongside Christianity and Judaism.
  • Woolf Institute (UK): Interfaith research institute on Jewish, Christian and Muslim relations.
  • Abrahamic Interfaith Communities (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Acled (US): Conflict data organisation: the reference is incidental.
  • AFS Intercultural Programs (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • America's Best Local Charities (US): Workplace giving federation for many charities: not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • American India Foundation (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Central European University (US): University: the reference is incidental.
  • Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA) (US): Media monitoring organisation: the reference is incidental.
  • Cornerstone Ministries International (US): Christian mission: its purpose refers to Muslims as the people it seeks to reach.
  • Des Moines Area Religious Council (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Egypt Cancer Network 57357 (US): Hospital fundraiser: Ramadan is named as a fundraising season only.
  • Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Families Set Free (US): The reference is to the country name, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
  • Far Reaching Ministries (US): Christian mission: its purpose refers to Muslims as the people it seeks to reach.
  • Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn (US): Classified under Islam (NTEE X40) by the IRS in error.
  • Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Freedom in Christ Ministries (US): Christian ministry: matched by a word in its trading name.
  • GiveDirectly (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Global Fund for Assistance (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Global Impact (US): Workplace giving federation for many charities: not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (US): Health organisation: "SHIA" is the acronym of a state health insurance agency.
  • Henry L Stimson Center (US): Policy research institute: the reference is incidental.
  • Horizons International (US): Christian mission: its purpose refers to Muslims as the people it seeks to reach.
  • Hua Shia Buddhist Association (US): Another faith, matched by a word in its name.
  • iMMAP (US): Humanitarian data organisation: the reference is incidental.
  • Inkomoko (US): Enterprise investor: Sharia-compliant finance is one of its products.
  • Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Interfaith Dialogue (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Interfaith Foundation (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • International Budget Partnership (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (US): Agricultural research centre: the reference is to the Islamic Development Bank, a funder.
  • International Youth Foundation (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Islamic Congress Church (US): Church: matched by a word in its name.
  • Jewish Christian Muslim Dialogue of Southern New Jersey (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society of Washington (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Kiva Microfunds (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Muslim Christian Church (US): Church: matched by a word in its name.
  • Nassau Interfaith and Outreach (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Near East Media (US): Christian mission: its purpose refers to Muslims as the people it seeks to reach.
  • NYC Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee (US): Interfaith body: Islam is named alongside other faiths.
  • Omprakash (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Organization for Research and Community Development (US): The reference is to Muslim charities that fund its work.
  • Soliya (US): Dialogue programme between Western and Muslim-majority societies: not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (US): Community foundation for many causes: not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • TrustAfrica (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • United States Fund for UNICEF (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • UNRWA USA National Committee (US): UN national committee: accepts Zakat, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Washington Institute for Near East Policy (US): Policy research institute: Islam appears as a subject of its research.
  • WaterAid America (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Women for Afghan Women (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Women for Women International (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • World Central Kitchen (US): Mainstream charity: accepts Zakat among many forms of giving, but is not an Islamic or Muslim charity.
  • Ahmadiyya community organisations (8 UK, 7 US): outside the scope of this index.

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Questions

What people ask about Islamic charities

What is the largest Islamic charity in the UK?

Islamic Relief Worldwide, with £239m of income in its latest accounts (year to December 2025), followed by Human Appeal (£90.2m), Al-Khair Foundation (£74.8m) and Ummah Welfare Trust (£71.9m), by income reported to the Charity Commission.

What is the largest Islamic charity in the US?

United Mission for Relief and Development UMR, with $150m of revenue in its latest IRS filing, followed by IDEA: Islamic Development & Empowerment in America ($147m), Palestine Childrens Relief Fund ($94.9m) and Helping Hand for Relief & Development Inc ($89.3m).

How many Islamic charities are there in the UK?

The index lists 3,899 registered charities in England and Wales whose name, purposes or website are Islamic, with a combined latest income of £1.67bn. Charities registered only in Scotland or Northern Ireland are not included.

How many Islamic charities are there in the US?

The index lists 5,189 501(c)(3) organisations with an Islamic name or IRS classification, or whose website asks for Zakat, Sadaqah or Qurbani, with combined latest revenue of $1.85bn. Many mosques are not required to file financial returns, so their income is not shown.

Is this a ranking of the best charity to give Zakat to?

No. The index ranks charities by the income they report to regulators. It does not rate effectiveness, overheads or Zakat eligibility; check each charity’s own Zakat policy and its regulator record before you give.

How is the index built?

From the official registers: the Charity Commission for England and Wales register, and the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File with filing history from ProPublica. It is rebuilt automatically each month. The last update was on 11 October 2026.

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