2024-11-15T10:41:09-06:00 2023-12-31 851379064 LEWIS & MOUNT LLC 5151 EDINA INDUSTRIAL BLVD STE 250 EDINA MN 55439 990 2023-01-01 462680963 ZAKAH AID AND CHARITY ASSISTING HUMANITY ZAKA 6123877314 PO BOX 21231 EAGAN MN 55121 BILAL MURAD CHAIRMAN 6123877314 2024-11-13 1 0 CHRIS LEWIS CPA P01402886 9528546262 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BILAL MURAD PO BOX 21231 EAGAN MN 55121 920360 0 X WWW.ZACAH.ORG X 2014 MN TO PROVIDE AID AND CHARITY FOR THOSE IN NEED 7 7 0 20 0 0 907076 893278 0 0 15227 27082 0 0 922303 920360 861225 797050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36593 75779 897818 872829 24485 47531 927959 995551 284 0 927675 995551 ZAKAT, AID AND CHARITY ASSISTING HUMANITY (ZACAH) IS A MINNESOTA-BASED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION AND RE-DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, INCLUDING ZAKAT (MANDATORY CHARITABLE TAX FOR ALL MUSLIMS) AND SADAQAH (ANY DONATIONS), WITHIN OUR MN COMMUNITY. 0 0 297910 283431 RENTAL ASSISTANCE - PROVIDING RENTAL AID TO ENSURE PEOPLE DO NOT LOSE THEIR HOUSING. ZACAH'S MISSION IS TO INTERVENE BEFORE FAMILIES FACE IMMINENT THREAT OF EVICTION, AND SO THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BY ASSISTING HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY AND RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS AT RISK OF RECEIVING AN EVICTION FILING, OR HAS ALREADY RECEIVED ONE, MAY APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM, AND THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES HOW BEST TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. RENTAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 255 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2023, IN THE FORM OF A) PAYMENTS TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE HOUSEHOLD'S EXISTING RENT BALANCE AND DEBT AND B) SECURITY DEPOSIT AND/OR FIRST MONTH RENT PAYMENTS TO ASSIST UNHOUSED PEOPLE WITH MOVING INTO HOUSING. 38563 36688 FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE - PROVIDING FINANCIAL AID TO HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING SEVERE COST BURDEN (SPENDING MORE THAN HALF OF INCOME ON RENT) BY COVERING EXPENSES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN MAINTAINING HOUSING. THIS AID GENERALLY CONCERNS UTILITY BILLS AND CAR PAYMENTS, BUT WE ALSO OFFER SUPPORT WITH EXPENSES SUCH AS CHILDCARE, MOVING EXPENSES, AND OTHER NECESSITIES THAT ARE CENTRAL TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING. ANY INDIVIDUAL STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY WITH THESE ESSENTIALS MAY APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM AND THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE APPROPRIATENESS OF NEED IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE. A TOTAL OF 58 APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WERE RECEIVED IN 2023 THROUGH ZACAH'S REGULAR PROGRAMMING. 501293 476931 AFGHAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE - PROVIDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO NEWLY ARRIVED AFGHAN REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS FACING HOUSING INSECURITY. FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2022, MINNESOTA WELCOMED 1,363 EVACUEES FROM AFGHANISTAN THROUGH THE OPERATION ALLIES FEDERAL PROGRAM, MANY OF WHOM ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. ZACAH HAS PARTNERED WITH DHS TO DISPERSE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS (DAMAGE/SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTH OF RENT, AND/OR ONGOING MONTHLY RENT SUBSIDIES) AND THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE APPROPRIATENESS OF NEED (ELIGIBILITY) IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN COORDINATION WITH PARTNERING REFERRAL AGENCIES. A TOTAL OF 161 APPLICATIONS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE WERE RECEIVED IN 2023 THROUGH THE AFGHAN HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAM. 837766 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 MN X X BILAL MURAD 6123877314 PO BOX 21231 EAGAN MN 55121 X BILAL MURAD CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BROOKE CHAUDHRY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NAHEED MURAD TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 IRSHAD JAFRI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUBNA MIYANOORWALA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOREEN IRFANULLAH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTA SIDDIQUI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOEEN MASOOD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 523586 369692 893278 27082 27082 920360 0 0 27082 797050 797050 27927 2792 25135 6789 6789 6478 324 6154 UTILITIES 25830 25830 SUPPLIES 4718 944 3774 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 4037 4037 872829 837766 35063 0 297161 323871 484209 531796 84 186709 46909 146589 139800 927959 995551 284 284 0 X 927675 995551 927675 995551 927959 995551 47531 20345 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 150394 925050 764712 906426 887022 3633604 150394 925050 764712 906426 887022 3633604 6781 3626823 2088 15277 9427 26792 309 253 562 3660958 0.99070 0.98610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 484209 47587 531796 512372 -28163 484209 500000 12372 512372 0 0 186709 46909 139800 139800 940705 20345 20345 920360 0 920360 872829 0 872829 0 872829 PART V, LINE 4 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CREATED AN ENDOWEMENT TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL HOMES AND LOW INCOME HOUSING 1 RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT EVICTION FMV PAYMENT TO A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR ON BEHALF OF AN INDIVIDUAL. INDIVIDUALS SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BASED UPON THEIR NEED FOR GRANT FUNDS. THESE APPLICANTS ARE THEN INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATENESS OF NEED BEFORE DISPERSING ORGANIZATION FUNDS. ASSISTANCE WITH FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FMV PAYMENTS TO A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR, ON BEHALF OF AN INDIVIDUAL INCLUDING UTILITY BILLS, CAR REPAIR PAYMENTS, CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE, STORAGE AND MOVING FEES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NECESSITY HOTEL STAYS FOR HOMELESS FMV PAYMENTS TO HOTELS ON BEHALF OF THE UNHOUSED AFGHAN HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAM FMV PAYMENTS TO A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR, ON BEHALF OF AN INDIVIDUAL, PROVIDING FIRST MONTHS, RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSIT, PAST DUE RENT AND RENT SUBSIDIES ZAKAT AL FITR PROGRAM FMV ZAKAT -UL-FITR IS MANDATORY FOR ALL MUSLIMS TO GIVE TO DESERVING MUSLIMS ONLY, WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENT TO HELP THEM CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL OF EID-UL-FITR AT THE END OF THE FASTING MONTH OF RAMADAN. FUNDS ARE DONATED BY MUSLIMS IN THE COMMUNITY TO LOCAL MOSQUES AND OTHER MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE NOT EVERY MOSQUE OR ORGANIZATION HAS THE CAPACITY OR OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY TO DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS, THEY DISTRIBUTE THEIR COLLECTIONS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ZACAH WHICH ARE DIRECTLY PROVIDING SERVICES TO DESERVING IN THE COMMUNITY. ZACAH RECEIVES THESE FUNDS DONATED BY INDIVIDUALS DURING RAMADAN, AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NWICC (NORTHWEST ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTER), SMIC (SOUTH METRO ISLAMIC CENTER)/MAS (MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIETY). THERE IS NO APPLICATION PROCESS: ZACAH ALREADY WORKS WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED SPECIALLY WITHIN THE NEW AFGHAN COMMUNITY. WE IDENTIFY NEEDY FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS BASED ON FAMILY SIZE, RANGING FROM $50-$420 / HOUSEHOLD. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FMV PAYMENTS TO THIRD-PARTY VENDORS, INSURANCE, UTILITIES, REPAIRS, AND MAINTENANCE NEEDED TO PROVIDE A STABLE HOME TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 CHAIRMAN BILAL MURAD AND TRUSTEE NAHEED MURAD ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WHILE THERE IS NOT A FORMAL BOARD REVIEW OF FORM 990, THE BOARD HAS ACCESS TO THE FORM AHEAD OF FILING SHOULD THEY WANT TO REVIEW IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BYLAWS OUTLINE A PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF FAMILY MEMBER OF ANY EXISTING BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST