Islamic Relief USA
Working Together for a Better World
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Islamic Relief USA is working towards a world free of poverty. We provide relief and development in a dignified manner regardless of gender, race, or religion, and work to empower individuals in their communities and give them a voice in the world.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Humanitarian Aid, International and Domestic
Islamic Relief USA provides relief and development in a dignified manner regardless of gender, race, or religion, and works to empower individuals in their communities and give them a voice in the world. IRUSA helps millions of people each year, and, in 2021, has active programs in some 40 countries around the world.
We prioritize aid for vulnerable communities, whether in times of emergency or for sustainable, long-term development, whether here in the United States or across the globe: From food aid to water and sanitation, from programs for orphans and widows to opening access to education, health care, and economic independence, from vocational training to helping refugees get the vital resources they need as they cope from trauma and pain.
Our goal is a world free from poverty, and we are working with more than 100,000 donors to achieve that end.
Programs for Vulnerable Families Across the United States
Homelessness, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water access, sanitation, and health care aren’t just international problems. They exist right here at home in our neighborhoods. The end of 2020 brought the sharpest rise in the U.S. poverty rate since the 1960s, according to a study by the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame, placing the poverty rate now at 11.8%.
Islamic Relief USA has partnered with more than 100 local community groups to support efforts for vulnerable families across the United States. From disaster response to hot meal distributions; from packing boxes with nutrient-dense food, flood buckets, or hygiene kits to helping local health centers so that they can provide healthcare to low-income families for free; from helping those affected by COVID-19 to providing aid for newly-arrived refugees to building new homes for survivors of natural disasters, IRUSA donors and volunteers support efforts for our neighbors in need all across the United States.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total Beneficiaries
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Orphans Sponsored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Please note: The total listed for 2023 is not yet a complete tally. The final tally will be available later in 2024.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Islamic Relief USA is a community of diverse people sharing a set of common values: excellence, sincerity, social justice, compassion, and custodianship. Our goal is simple: we are working together for a better world.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Islamic Relief USA donors support emergency and development projects in more than 30 countries around the world.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Islamic Relief USA is a community of humanitariansstaff, volunteers, affiliates, supporters, partners, donorswho have been working together for a better world for more than 30 years.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Islamic Relief USA has worked with many organizations over the years, formed strong alliances, and achieved great milestones, including partnering with the American Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services, ANERA, and more. IRUSA has grown to provide service in over 30 countries around the world, and intends to continue not only widening its reach, but always looking for ways of improving the quality of relief and development.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Islamic Relief USA
Board of directorsas of 03/18/2024
Ahmed Azam
No affiliation
Khaled Albadawi
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Ahmed Azam
Hussein Ata
Gregory Abdullah Mitchell