Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RAHMA DELIVERS EMERGENCY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO NEEDY COMMUNITIES, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, OR LOCATION. WE AIM TO EMPOWER AND DEVELOP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HARDSHIP GLOBALLY.
- Income
- $22.8 million
- Spending
- $15.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $65,263, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $12.5 million spent. HEALTH AND NUTRITION: RAHMAS ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS EDUCATION/BEHAVIOR CHANGE, GENERAL HEALTH, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING, AND RESPONSE TO ACUTE MALNUTRITION. EDUCATION INITIATIVES ARE CONDUCTED IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS SYRIA, YEMEN, PALESTINE, LEBANON, TURKEY, KENYA, AND OTHERS ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. EMERGENCY RESPONSE: RAHMA FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE LIFESAVING NEEDS OF POPULATIONS IN CRISIS LOCATIONS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, FOOD SECURITY, TEMPORARY SHELTER, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO- EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO DISPLACEMENT IN NORTH SYRIA, AND IN NORTH SYRIA, AND YEMEN: PROVIDED FOOD, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND HEATING KITS TO FAMILIES DISPLACED FROM WAR. FOOD ITEMS INCLUDED FLOUR, RICE, DATES, OLIVES, JAM, OLIVE OIL, COOKING OIL, SUGAR AND OTHERS. EMERGENCY FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN YEMEN: DISTRIBUTED DRY FOOD PACKS AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO DISPLACED FAMILIES SUCH AS RICE, SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, TEA, BULGUR, LENTILS, CHICKPEAS, BEANS, COOKING OIL, OLIVE OIL, SALT. IN ADDITION PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN SAFE WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE ITEMS. ORPHANS SPONSORSHIP: RAHMAS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON MONTHLY SUPPORT TO ORPHANS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND CLOTHING. RAHMA SUPPORTED MORE THAN 5,000 ORPHANS IN 5 COUNTRIES. WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE: INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, HYGIENE PROMOTION, SANITATION, AND WATER SUPPLY. HEALTH AND NUTRITION: RAHMAS HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, ESSENTIAL NUTRITION, AND PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING INITIATIVES, AND MEDICAL AID ACROSS COUNTRIES SUCH AS SYRIA, YEMEN, GAZA, LEBANON, TURKEY, KENYA, AND OTHERS IN AFRICA. IN 2024, RAHMA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WITH MEDICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND NUTRITIONAL AID TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION AND DISEASE. RAHMAS EMERGENCY PROGRAMS DELIVER RAPID RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CRISES, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND CONFLICTS. INTERVENTIONS INCLUDED FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS, PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, AND TEMPORARY SHELTER ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED FAMILIES IN GAZA, YEMEN, AND NORTHERN SYRIA. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM ESSENTIAL RELIEF SUPPLIES, HYGIENE KITS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. RAHMAS ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ORPHANS TO MEET BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, EDUCATION, CLOTHING, AND HEALTHCARE. IN 2024, RAHMA SUPPORTED THOUSANDS OF ORPHANS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES, ENSURING CONSISTENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND WELLBEING SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES. RAHMAS WASH PROGRAMS PROMOTE ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE WATER WHILE IMPROVING SANITATION AND HYGIENE AWARENESS. PROJECTS INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF WATER WELLS, WATER TRUCKING IN DROUGHT-AFFECTED REGIONS, AND HYGIENE PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS THAT IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND REDUCE THE SPREAD OF WATERBORNE DISEASES IN YEMEN, KENYA, AND SYRIA. RAHMAS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFECTED BY CONFLICT AND POVERTY THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2024, RAHMA SUPPORTED SCHOOLS, TEACHER TRAINING, AND STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS ACROSS SYRIA, LEBANON, AND GAZA. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, REHABILITATED CLASSROOMS, AND LAUNCHED TUTORING INITIATIVES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS, INCLUDING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN GAZA. THESE EFFORTS HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME LEARNING GAPS, STAY IN SCHOOL, AND BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. RAHMAS MEDICAL MISSIONS BRING VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING SURGERIES AND MEDICAL CARE IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS. IN 2024, RAHMA ORGANIZED MULTIPLE MISSIONS TO GAZA, DELIVERING SURGERIES, CONSULTATIONS, AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS TO THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS. THESE MISSIONS ALSO PROVIDED TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING SESSIONS FOR LOCAL MEDICAL STAFF, STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND ENSURING SUSTAINABLE IMPACT. THE 2024 GAZA MEDICAL MISSION ALONE TREATED OVER 58,200 PATIENTS AND PERFORMED MORE THAN 13,500 SURGERIES, DELIVERING CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES VALUED AT OVER $3 MILLION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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