Build Our Civil Rights Institutions. Automate Your Impact.
You know the Muslim community in America needs to build its civil rights organizations — but you’ve been too busy to research which to support. The Muslim Civil Rights Index solves that problem. Set up recurring donations that are distributed across a vetted basket of Muslim-focused civil rights organizations.
Why Muslim-Centered Institutions Matter
Civil rights organizations have a proven track record of driving systemic change in the United States. But communities without dedicated institutions risk having their interests de-prioritized. While there is a deep bench of effective civil rights organizations in America, few are strictly focused on the Muslim community — and those that do exist operate with varying levels of capability and scale.
There Are Two Pain Points We Are Trying to Solve
The Donor Problem — Analysis Paralysis
We know we need to better fund our civil rights institutions in America. However, most of us don’t have time to research each nonprofit’s competencies, accomplishments, and mission to find the “best” organization to support.
The Civil Rights Organizations’ Problem — Volatile Funding Cycles
Donors donate reactively — usually triggered by a crisis (e.g., Muslim Ban, crackdown on student protests). Volatile donations may work for disaster relief organizations that need bursts of funding to deliver physical goods. It doesn’t work for civil rights organizations. Civil rights advocacy is driven by developing and retaining human talent — a long-term investment that requires stable, recurring donations to ensure legal and policy experts are ready before the next civil rights crisis, not after.
The Solution: The Muslim Civil Rights Index
Set up a recurring contribution that automatically diversifies your funds across the most effective Muslim-focused civil rights institutions in America.
Approach: Similar to investing in index funds (e.g., the S&P 500), we take a portfolio approach that invests in the broader Muslim civil rights sector rather than picking a single organization.
One Donation: You give one recurring contribution — monthly or annually.
Full Coverage: Your funds are automatically split across vetted organizations in the Muslim civil rights sector.
Zero Friction: No research required. We handle the vetting and the distribution.
Your Single Donation Supports This Entire Ecosystem
Recipient organizations are re-evaluated annually based on strict eligibility criteria.
Palestine Legal — palestinelegal.org
CAIR National — cair.com
Muslim Legal Fund of America — mlfa.org
Muslim Advocates — muslimadvocates.org
How It Works
Investment Philosophy
The Index uses an “Equal Weight” model. 100% of your contribution is split equally among the vetted organizations in the portfolio. With four current organizations, each receives 25% of total funds.
Selection Criteria
To be included in the Index, an organization must meet three requirements:
- Tax Status: Must be a 501(c)(3) Public Charity.
- Scope: Must operate at a National Level.
- Focus: Primary mission must be Muslim-focused civil rights, legal defense, or policy advocacy. (Social services and humanitarian aid organizations are excluded.)
About the Founder
Hammad Rahman holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Hammad served as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company where he advised a national civil rights nonprofit, an experience that introduced him to the reactive “Crisis Cycle” of community funding and inspired the creation of this diversified portfolio approach to building sustainable Muslim civil rights institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
All four organizations this fund supports state that they are zakat eligible (see links below). We provide this information for transparency but do not personally attest to eligibility.
- Muslim Advocates – Zakat Memo
- MLFA – Giving Funds (scroll to bottom)
- CAIR National – Why CAIR Qualifies for Zakat
- Palestine Legal – Zakat Eligibility (⚠ link pending)
If you are giving zakat (as opposed to general sadaqah), please write “Zakat” in the comments or memo field when donating. This helps us accurately track and report zakat funds to each recipient organization at disbursement time.
Yes. Recipient charities are re-evaluated on an annual basis to add or remove organizations based on the strict eligibility criteria above.
Distributions are made annually.
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Appreciated Assets
Donate stocks, mutual funds, or crypto — often with significant tax advantages by avoiding capital gains tax. Complete the Asset Donation Form to get started.
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
Have a DAF at Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, or another institution? Recommend a grant to AMCF and write “Muslim Civil Rights Index Fund” in the memo field. AMCF will apply those funds to this initiative.
Give directly through the donation form on this page.
Appreciated Assets
Donate stocks, mutual funds, or crypto — often with significant tax advantages by avoiding capital gains tax. Complete the Asset Donation Form to get started.
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
Have a DAF at Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, or another institution? Recommend a grant to AMCF and write “Muslim Civil Rights Index Fund” in the memo field. AMCF will apply those funds to this initiative.
Yes. If you choose to donate anonymously through the portal, your information will be kept private in accordance with your donor intent and will not be shared with the fund’s organizer.
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