Consistent with its mission of establishing Zakat as a living institution, Zakat Chicago provides additional services that other Zakat organizations do not. These include coordination between Zakat-collecting and Zakat-distributing organizations.
Many organizations seek and collect Zakat in the Greater Chicago area. Masajid, in particular, are trusted with Zakat by their musallies. Zakat Chicago organizes quarterly meetings of the Masajid Zakat Committees. In 2018, ZC held three coordination meetings between Masajid who collect the Zakat. At these meetings, masjid representatives discuss the varying levels of Zakat collection and the challenges every organization feels in distributing the Zakat to those who need it.
