When a donation arrives at KASA — whether by credit card through our website, by Zelle, or by check — it enters a process designed to move it toward its intended purpose as quickly and transparently as possible. KASA is a lean organization; we do not have large administrative overhead, which means that the fraction of each donation that reaches direct services is high.

For food aid, the process looks like this: donations are pooled until there is enough to purchase a batch of food packages. Volunteers purchase the items in bulk from halal grocery stores and wholesale suppliers, pack them according to a standard package list, and coordinate delivery through a network of volunteers who know which families to reach and how to reach them. The package arrives at a family’s door, usually within a few weeks of the donation that funded it.

For the Qurban program and for emergency aid, the timeline is different — Qurban is seasonal, and emergency aid moves as fast as the need requires — but the principle is the same: money in, community support out, as directly as possible. KASA does not believe in hoarding reserves. We believe in using what we have, now, for the families who need it.