Better Business Bureau

Charity Contact Information BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments Programs

Tax Status Governance Fund Raising Financial

Name:	Islamic Relief USA
Address:	3655 Wheeler Avenue
	Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone:	(703) 370-7202
Web Address:	www.islamicreliefusa.org

Islamic Relief USA (IR) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

IR’s program activities include emergency and relief projects which provide food, water and sanitation, health services, livelihood support, and other services to the victims of disasters. The organization’s education and training projects are utilized wherever needed with special emphasis on children and youth. IR’s income generation projects aim to increase sources of fixed income for poor families, restore and promote the local economy, and support families to increase opportunities for success and continuous production. The organization’s health and nutrition projects provide healthcare and medicine to poor communities and integrated health programs aimed at caring for children traumatized and injured by armed conflict and crisis; help people in adapting to their social surroundings; and offer medical aid and care for mothers and children in areas that lack adequate health services. IR’s orphans’ projects provide education, health care, and living expense support to orphans in order to improve their living standards. The organization’s Udhiya/Qurbani projects distribute donated fresh or canned meat to the needy during Muslim holy festivals, and their development projects build community training centers for vocational training. IR’s Zakat and Sadaqa projects provide basic aid including food, rent, clothing, and medical supplies to the poor.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, IR's program expenses were:

Program services	136,993,074
Total Program Expenses:	$136,993,074

Chief Executive : Abed Ayoub, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$130,215

Chair of the Board: Dr. Yaser M. Haddara
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Professor, McMaster University, Canada

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 93

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $147,309,234, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

IR incurred joint costs of $579,759 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $454,698 was allocated to program expenses, $68,570 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $56,491 was allocated to administrative expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on IR's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions	112,754,319
Contributions	34,489,810
Donated stocks	65,105
Unrealized gain on investments	14,053
Investment income	1,049
Total Income	$147,324,336

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 94%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 3%

Total income				$147,324,336
	Program expenses			$136,993,074
	Fund raising expenses			4,243,882
	Administrative expenses			4,735,004
Total expenses				$145,971,960
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,352,376
Beginning net assets				12,939,864
Other Changes in Net Assets				(686,699)
Ending net assets				13,605,541
Total liabilities				13,013,971
Total assets				$26,619,512

Note: According to IR's 2009 audited financial statements, the organization received $112,754,319 in in-kind contributions including pharmaceuticals ($108,740,988) and medical kits ($4,013,331).

Note 2: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" in the amount of -$686,699 refers to a prior period adjustment.