Islamic Help

Registered charity 1160490 · since 2015islamichelp.org.uk·Africa, Asia·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£6.8M

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

Islamic Help's stated priorities are Africa and Asia, and its listed themes (safe water, food security, healthcare, education, livelihoods and orphan and child welfare) suit projects that work in those areas.
Its application method is by invitation only, and it does not accept unsolicited requests, so organisations that would otherwise send in an unprompted application should not expect it to be considered.
Its grants go to vetted International Delivery Partners, and the annual report does not explain how other organisations can become partners, so a small charity without an existing link to one of them should first ask whether an invitation is realistic.
The grant range is not stated, so the annual report gives no reliable guide to a request size, and its £6.8m total is an annual sum across all grants rather than an amount for any one application.
Spending is checked through project reports and field visits, so any organisation it does fund should expect close scrutiny of how money is used.

Overview

Islamic Help is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1160490).

Islamic Help is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1160490). Its principal objective is the alleviation of hardship and suffering caused by poverty and natural and man-made disasters. It responds to disasters with emergency relief and provides longer-term support intended to help communities improve their quality of life and become self-sufficient. In the latest annual report it made grants of £6.8m towards its charitable objectives.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Islamic Help makes grants to its International Delivery Partners in countries where beneficiaries live. Partners are vetted for programme delivery, and grants are made against proposals they submit; project and programme reports and field visits are used to check spending and beneficiary feedback. Its work responds to natural and man-made disasters with emergency relief and provides longer-term support intended to help communities improve their quality of life and become self-sufficient. Its programme priorities include safe water, food security, healthcare, education, livelihoods and protection for orphans and vulnerable children. The approach is community-led, relying on local staff and partners who understand their communities, and aims to build dignity, resilience and lasting change.

Themes

Emergency relief
Water access
Food security
Education
Livelihoods
Orphan and child welfare
Medical

Geographic Focus

Priority: Africa; Asia.

How to apply

The report describes grants made against proposals from its vetted International Delivery Partners. It does not explain how organisations become partners or how organisations outside that group can apply.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

After projects are delivered, the foundation seeks project and programme reports to confirm spending.
Trustees and management visit field offices to check programme spending and beneficiary feedback.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Africa
Asia

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Islamic Help.

Caravan of MercyNo public processGave £673k Global Innovation FundFixed deadlinesGave $3.3M Every Well Water FoundationNo public processGave £89,035 Islamic Educational & Recreational InstituteNo public process Global Health PartnershipsInvitation onlyGave £7.8M Save the Rhino InternationalRollingGave £2.6M Shell FoundationInvitation onlyGave $29.4M The Power of NutritionRollingGave $1.4M BRAC EuropeNo public processGave £358k Drop of CompassionNo public processGave £932k

Grants

Not included above: 18 with no named recipient.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£11,342,126	£9,134,852	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£10,966,334	£11,187,040	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£8,544,051	£9,906,452	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£11,389,221	£10,514,297	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£10,954,701	£10,354,217	£6,800,000	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for those years.

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.