How a community welfare trust streamlined Zakat collection across two states

Al-Ameen Welfare Trust runs orphan support, widow stipends, and a free clinic across two cities. About 40% of giving is Zakat-tagged and must be categorised by asnaf (eligible recipient class) before disbursement. Donations from the UAE and Saudi diaspora needed FCRA-compliant routing.

The trustees were keeping three separate ledgers: one for Zakat, one for Sadaqah, one for general donations. Reconciling them against the bank statement at year-end was a multi-week exercise. FC-4 filing had been delayed two years in a row.

Donateazy's Faith Intent ledger lets donors mark each contribution as Zakat / Sadaqah / Waqf at the point of donation, and the system auto-segregates the funds. FCRA-flagged donations route to the designated SBI account; the FC-4 dashboard tracks the 20% admin cap in real time.

The clinic and orphanage programmes are set up as separate fund buckets, so trustees can show donors exactly how their Zakat was utilised within the year — a key Shariah requirement.

Year-end reconciliation went from 3 weeks to under 2 days. FC-4 was filed 4 weeks early. Zakat collection during Ramadan rose 42% year-on-year as Gulf donors could give instantly via the trust's public donation page and receive a digital receipt segregated by asnaf.