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Advancing Sustainable & Strategic

Charitable Giving Together

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Shaykh

Ahmadu Bamba

Senegal

Poem:

Masalik ul Jinan

Pathways of Paradise

  • Everyone who has passed, desires to return and carry out additional work for their benefit in the Afterlife
  • Giving charity
    • is an affirmation of trust in our faith
    • purifies our wealth
    • protects us from calamity
    • expiates our sins
    • brings joy to those who receive it

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We

are taught

After we pass, 3 things will benefit us:

  1. ongoing charity
  2. beneficial knowledge
  3. righteous offspring

(Hadith Muslim)

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What is a Community Foundation?

A Community Foundation is a publicly supported nonprofit institution governed by a board, which serves its donors, the nonprofit sector, and the community.

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VISION

Leading sustainable & strategic Muslim philanthropy for today & future generations.

MISSION

Cultivating donor giving & diversifying funding to advance charitable causes.

CORE VALUES

Sacred, Strategic, Sustainable, Collaborative, Diverse, Inclusive, Integrity

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Leadership

Board of Directors�

  • Safaa Ibrahim President/Co-Founder
  • Agnes Chong Vice President
  • Omar Hassan Treasurer
  • Sherrin Nasr Interim Secretary
  • Ayman Elsawah General Member/Co-Founder
  • Marwah Maasarani General Member
  • Essma Bengbasia General Member

Staff

  • Muhi Khwaja Director of Development & Philanthropy/Co-Founder
  • Anna Kovchina Bookkeeper
  • Ateea Kazi Marketing Coordinator
  • Yasmeen Munasser Data Administrator
  • Jone Saukitoga Website Administrator

Advisory Committee

  • Athar Siddiqee Strategic Planning & Development
  • Ayat Elnoory Human Resources/Co-Founder
  • Basil Hashem Strategic Advisor
  • Ghada Ahmad Strategic Planning & Development
  • Joe Bradford Religious Finance Scholar
  • Kinan Alhoch Marketing
  • Michael Ramos-Lynch Legal
  • Osman Arain Investment Advisor
  • Shafath Syed Marketing/ Strategic Planning
  • Shams Khan Fundraising/Philanthropy

Consulted with

  • Tahir Anwar Religious Scholar

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700+ Community Foundations in the United States

American Muslim Community Foundation is the only one FOR & BY the Muslim community.

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Our Journey

2016

- Formed a team

- Constructed vision & mission

- Obtained non-profit status

- Built a Strategic Plan

2017

- Designed minimum viable product

- Conceptualized strategy

- Developed DAF infrastructure

- $75K operational funding

- $160K DAF’s established

- $124K Grants disbursed

2018

- Capacity building & team recruitment

- $100K operations

- $15K AMF endowment

- $610K DAF’s

- $470K Grants disbursed

2019

- Capacity building & team recruitment

- $175K operations

- $100K AMF endowment

- $1M DAF’s

- $1.3M Grants disbursed

- Launch Giving Circles

- Host nonprofit endowments

2020

- Capacity building & team recruitment

- Scaled products/services

- Announced Nonprofit Accelerator & Resource Center

- Released Muslim Philanthropy podcast

-Launched 3

grant cycles

-$3M+ Grants

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Core Services

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Programs

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Donating Today

So many ways to give��Inefficient; lack of planning��Uncomfortable, long, drawn-out

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  1. Mission
  2. Desire to make a difference
  3. Personal satisfaction
  4. Family & upbringing
  5. Personal stories
  6. Religious beliefs
  7. Social network
  8. Tax benefits

What Motivates Donors?

Why people don’t give:

  1. They were not asked
  2. They stop thinking that they (or their gift) matter
  3. Lack of trust

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Muslim Giving Motivated by Religious Obligation

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Qur’an

2:43

And be steadfast in prayer; practice regular charity…

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American Muslim Ethnic Breakdown

34%

SOUTH ASIAN

26%

ARAB

25%

BLACK

7%

HISPANIC

8%

WHITE & MIXED

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300+

5,500+

American Muslims

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED AS “ISLAMIC”

MUSLIM SCHOOLS WITH OVER 40,000 STUDENTS

1,500,000+

REGISTERED MUSLIM VOTERS

2,000+

MOSQUES IN AMERICA

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MUSLIMS 2ND

3,750,000

$124,000,000,000

American Muslims

DISPOSABLE INCOME

MUSLIMS IN AMERICA

LARGEST NON-CHRISTIAN GROUP IN 20 STATES: AL, AR, GA, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, NC, ND, NE, SD, TX, VA, WI, WV, & WY

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Giving in 2019 was $450 Billion

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Abu Hurairah (R) reported that the Messenger of God (PBUH) said, "Every joint of a person must perform a charity each day that the sun rises...

Hadith

Imam Nawawi

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Donating with a DAF

User Case 2

  • Gives $7,500 to DAF (combo of stock and cash)
    • Avoids capital gains tax
  • Can invest balance over time
  • Gets one tax receipt
  • AMCF vets charities and keeps track of zakat
  • AMCF donates for you

User Case 1

  • Gives $500 annually to 10 causes (total $5,000)
  • Manually donates multiple times
  • Struggles to collect receipts for taxes
  • Doesn’t follow up with orgs

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Clear mission and purpose��Ability to perform key functions��Strategic practices, procedures, and policies

    • Responsible fiscal plans
    • Strong governance
    • Organization program development
    • Good people
    • Ability to mobilize others

�Legal Compliances

Research & Vetting Nonprofits

Worthy of Your Support…

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DAF Reporting

Both organization & donor get their own reports with details of gift amount, zakat/sadaqa, project designation, etc.

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Opening a DAF

  • $2,500 minimum contribution
  • 5 year commitment
  • $100 minimum distribution

Fill out the forms at:

AMuslimCF.org/donors

Or text DAF to 71441 to get started

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Donor Advised Fund Budget

Annual Administrative

Fee

< $500,000

.65% or $125

(whichever is greater)

Next $500,000

.325%

Next $1,500,000

.225%

Next $2,499,999

.2%

> $5,000,000

.175%

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Qur’an

3:92

“Never will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allah ] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.”

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“Seek sustenance through sadaqa”

Hadith

Wasa’il Shia

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Examples of Endowments Through Islamic History

  • Uthman ibn Affan
    • Well of Medina
  • Fatima Fihri
    • University of al-Qarawiyyin
  • Mariam Fihri
    • Al Andalus Mosque

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Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:

"It is the duty of a Muslim who has something to be given as a bequest not to spend two nights without writing a will about it."

Hadith

Al Muwatta

Imam Malik

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amuslimcf.org/endowments

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Investing your Fund

AMANX

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Join the SOCIAL IMPACT

  • 87+ Donor Advised Funds
  • 10+ Giving Circles
  • 13 Fiscal Sponsorships
  • 6 Endowments
  • Outstanding Foundation award 2019
  • 480+ nonprofits vetted
  • 270+ nonprofits funded: $3,000,000+

Find out more:

amuslimcf.org/financials

amuslimcf.org/impact

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The deeds most loved by Allah (are those) done regularly, even if they are small.

Hadith

Bukhari/Muslim

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Help Us Grow…

Annual Operational Budget:

  • $150,000 (2018)
  • $200,000 (2019)
  • $250,000 (2020)
  • $350,000 (2021)

Sustainable Ecosystem By 2022:

  • Scale to 1,000 DAFs
  • Establish a $5,000,000 endowment
  • Have $10,000,000 of assets under management

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THANKS!

Any questions?

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@AMuslimCF

#MuslimPhilanthropy

donate@amuslimcf.org

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