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A New Kind of Charity this Ramadan

Fawad Butt September 1, 2008

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#1 Posted by MatloobZaman on September 1, 2008 10:07:30 pm
A very important subject that you have covered in this post, most definitely donors and contributors to such charitable organizations should thoroughly review who they are about to entrust and what portion of their charity literally reaches the deserving, i.e. what portion of the donation/contribution is used by the organization in the name of administrative costs to run the organization and it's expenses which includes salaries of officials etc.
Following is an example of a very highly performing organization that has been seen on all scenes of disasters throughout the world regardless of which region of the world it may be:(this is only an example and no endorsement of the organization is intended except their track record)

Charity Name: Islamic Relief USA – CA
Overall Rating:
Overall Score: (64.61)
Organizational Efficiency
Program Expenses 96.1%
ï?¶ Administrative Expenses 1.9% (A very important consideration for donors)
ï?¶ Fundraising Expenses 1.8% (A very important consideration for donors)
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01
Efficiency Rating (39.61)
Organizational Capacity
Primary Revenue Growth 89.3%
Program Expenses Growth 94.7%
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.20
Capacity Rating
(25.00)
Islamic Relief USA was incorporated in 1993 and is a member of the Islamic Relief Worldwide family. Islamic Relief operates a wide variety of projects, including education and training, water and sanitation, income generation, orphan support, health and nutrition, and emergency relief. Islamic Relief also sponsors many domestic projects including homeless feedings, toy fairs for children, financial assistance, healthcare in underserved areas, the annual 'Humanitarian Day' program, providing food, medical care, hygiene kits, clothes, blankets, and more to homeless and underserved communities across the United States, and more.

Islamic Relief USA
6131 Orangethorpe Avenue
Suite 450
Buena Park, CA 90620
Tel: (888) 479-4968
Fax: (714) 676-1301

Mail donations to:
P.O. Box 5640
Buena Park, CA 90622
http://www.irw.org/

Their services have included relief of affected by the, Tsunami disaster, the Pakistan Earthquake disaster, cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, Somalia food crisis, Darfur crisis, Katrina crisis, Palestine Gaza crisis; other than these and other crisis intervention IRW has been coordinating the Qurbani meat distribution to the deserving in many countries for last several years.

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