Zakat in Kashmir
Give your Zakat to verified poor and needy families across the Kashmir valley — through a foundation that has been on the ground here since 1977.
Kashmir's need has a particular shape. It is the widow in a downtown Srinagar lane, the snowbound village in Kupwara, the apple-farming family in Shopian undone by an early frost, the household along the Jhelum that lost everything to floodwater. Meeting that need well takes an organisation that knows the valley from the inside.
Imdaad Foundation has been that organisation since 1977 — collecting Zakat and delivering it, verified and in full, to eligible families across Kashmir. When you give your Zakat here, it stays in the region and reaches the people the Qur'an intends.
A relief record across the valley
Since 1977
Began as a monthly ration drive for families in distress in Srinagar, growing into a valley-wide relief organisation.
Harsh winters
Year after year, delivering blankets, warm clothing, and fuel to families in high-altitude and border belts cut off by snow.
The 2014 floods
When the Jhelum submerged Srinagar and south Kashmir, local relief networks like ours were among the first able to reach stranded families.
Today
Medical aid, orphan and widow support, debt relief, and livelihoods across Srinagar and the districts of Kashmir.
Why give your Zakat through a Kashmir-based foundation
We are from here
Based in Kashmir, not run from afar. Our volunteers know the neighbourhoods, the winters, and the families.
We verify on the ground
Every Zakat case is assessed locally — income, dependants, and need — before a rupee is disbursed.
100% Zakat policy
Every rupee of Zakat reaches an eligible recipient. Overheads are covered separately.
Questions & Answers
Zakat in Kashmir — your questions
- Why give my Zakat to a Kashmir-based organisation?
- A local foundation understands regional need in a way a distant one cannot — the specific hardship of a snowbound border village, a failed apple harvest, or a family displaced by floods. Being on the ground also means faster, better-verified distribution of your Zakat.
- Does my Zakat stay within Kashmir?
- Yes. Imdaad Foundation works across Srinagar and the districts of the Kashmir valley. Zakat given to us is distributed to eligible poor and needy families within the region.
- How long has Imdaad worked in Kashmir?
- Since 1977 — nearly five decades. The organisation began as a monthly ration drive in Srinagar and has grown into a valley-wide relief foundation, registered under 12AB and 80G with publicly available reports.
- Which areas of Kashmir do you serve?
- We serve Srinagar and districts across north, central, and south Kashmir — including Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Budgam, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, and Kulgam.
Give your Zakat across Kashmir
Verified locally, delivered in full, staying within the valley. Fulfil your obligation with a foundation rooted here since 1977.