Islamic Aid
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Islamic Aid's stated focus areas are food and nutrition, safe and clean water, healthcare, emergency relief, education, climate change and livelihoods, with a particular emphasis on large children's hospitals, so a project clearly in those areas is the best fit to test.
- The only grant amounts published are £250,000 and £125,000, allocated to two hospitals through its institutional partnership model, and no typical grant band is given, so a small charity should ask the funder directly what size of request it would consider.
- No application process is published, so start with the contact shown on its website, and expect partnership funds to be tied to written instruction, nominated accounts and full reporting and audit.
- Its stated selection basis is need, project merit and demonstrated partner capacity, and neither the annual report nor its website says how competitive or relationship-led it is, so build the case around those three points.
Overview
Islamic Aid is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1189918).
Islamic Aid is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that exists to relieve poverty and advance public benefit for communities that have been left behind. Its founder, from one of Pakistan's poorest areas, witnessed how poverty destroys lives and children's futures. Its annual giving is £1,705,945, and its work spans food and nutrition, safe and clean water, healthcare, emergency relief, education, climate change and livelihoods. Its published partnership allocations include £250,000 to Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute and £125,000 to Banadir Maternity and Children's Hospital.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its purpose as relieving poverty and improving the lives of people affected by poverty, war and disaster. Its stated focus areas are food and nutrition, safe and clean water, healthcare, emergency relief, education, climate change and livelihoods. It combines immediate assistance with longer-term work to strengthen essential services, with a focus on large children’s hospitals. Its partnership strategy includes infrastructure development, governance reform, workforce capability building and independent monitoring, evaluation and learning. Grant allocation is based solely on need, project merit and demonstrated partner capacity. Funds through the institutional partnership model are subject to written instruction, held in nominated accounts exclusively for partnership use, and subject to full reporting and audit requirements. The organisation-facing recipients identified in its materials are institutional partners, including hospitals.
Themes
- Food and nutrition
- Safe water
- Healthcare
- Emergency relief
- Education
- Climate change
- Livelihoods
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Grant allocation is based solely on need, project merit and demonstrated partner capacity.
- Institutional partnership funds must be used exclusively for partnership purposes and are subject to full reporting and audit requirements.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £19,680,830 | £2,509,172 | £1,651,975 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £6,288,291 | £3,240,392 | £1,439,842 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £6,588,613 | £2,943,516 | £1,705,945 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2023; year to 30 June 2024; year to 30 June 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- islamicaid.com · read on 30 October 2026
- islamicaid.com/projects · read on 30 October 2026
- islamicaid.com/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- islamicaid.com/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Islamic Aid?
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Contact
- 0300 111 3001source
- mail@islamicaid.comsource
- 29 Church Hill London E17 3ABsource
- islamicaid.com
- Contact form
Applying to Islamic Aid?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0300 111 3001source
- mail@islamicaid.comsource
- 29 Church Hill London E17 3ABsource
- islamicaid.com
- Contact form