ICNA Relief USA
Independently reviewed by HalalWallet · Last reviewed August 2026
100% reaches the charity
Should you give your Zakat to ICNA Relief USA?
ICNA Relief USA scores 3/3 on HalalWallet's transparency scale and is Zakat-eligible. US-only humanitarian arm of the Islamic Circle of North America. Explicitly does not fund or operate overseas.
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About ICNA Relief USA
Founded in 2000, ICNA Relief USA focuses entirely on domestic American need — food pantries, women's transitional shelters, free health clinics, refugee resettlement, and disaster response across the United States, on roughly $46M in annual revenue. It distributes Zakat locally, following the practice of giving within one's own community, and publishes a dedicated public Zakat page. For donors who specifically want their Zakat to stay in the US, ICNA Relief is among the most established options.
Where they work: United States
Causes & programs
Zakat policy
Publishes a dedicated public Zakat policy describing how Zakat is handled and distributed to eligible recipients in the US. Source: icnarelief.org/zakat
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