UMMA Studio Creator Fund
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About
The stories of Muslim communities are mostly told by people standing outside them. UMMA Studio exists so the people living those stories can tell them properly, with equipment that does not get in the way.
The studio gives creators studio time, cameras and audio kit, editing help, and people who have done it before to learn from. What comes out of it belongs to the creators, not to us.
Your donation pays for the gear, the room, and the hours of mentorship. It funds the next film about a community that has been described a hundred times and asked twice.
United States
What Is Happening
Need does not stop at the border. People sleep outside in American cities through the winter, and families a few streets from us are choosing between rent and food.
What UMMA Is Doing
The Hope Bus runs a weekly route with hot meals, blankets and hygiene kits, starting in New York and adding cities as the funding allows. Our restaurants give away food from their own kitchens. Your donation pays for the meals and keeps the route running.
Common Questions
Is my donation secure?
Card details go to Stripe and never reach our servers. We see the amount, the campaign and the receipt address, nothing else.
Are my donations tax deductible?
Yes, to the extent allowed by law. You receive a receipt for every donation, and all of them are in My Donations, in the UMMA app or your dashboard on the web.
Can I give my Zakat to UMMA?
Yes, and only to campaigns marked Zakat eligible. Zakat is restricted to the categories in Surah At Tawbah (9:60), so UMMA will not let it be applied anywhere else. If no eligible campaign is open, we say so rather than route it elsewhere.
How do you decide where donations go?
Donations go to the campaign you choose, and that campaign shows its own progress. If you donate without choosing one, funds go where the need is greatest at that moment.
Can I cancel a recurring donation?
Yes, at any time, in My Donations in the UMMA app or on the web. No email and no phone call. Gave without an account? The link in your receipt email cancels it.
Something went wrong with my donation. Who do I tell?
Email hello@ummafoundation.org with the receipt number and a person replies. Refunds follow the refund policy on this site.
What happens if this campaign does not reach its goal?
The work carries on with what was raised. Donations are not held back waiting for a total and they are not moved to another campaign: they go to this one, and the progress bar shows exactly where it stands.
What happens if it raises more than its goal?
It keeps accepting donations and the extra goes to the same work. A goal is what we planned for, not a cap on the need, and a campaign that has passed its goal is still the campaign you chose.
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