Muslim American Giving 2021

Muslim Americans give more to religious and non-religious charitable causes than non-Muslim Americans, a report from the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Islamic Relief USA finds. Based on a survey of 1,002 adults from the general U.S. population and a representative sample of 1,003 Muslim respondents, the report, Muslim American Giving 2021 (23 pages, PDF), Muslims gave $1,810 on average to faith-based causes and $1,400 to non-faith-based causes in 2020, compared with $1,138 and $767, respectively, among non-Muslim respondents. According to the survey, Muslim respondents gave 27.45 percent of their faith-based giving to houses of worship (compared with 51.28 percent of non-Muslims), 12.81 percent for overseas relief, and 11.13 percent for domestic relief. In terms of non-faith-based giving, Muslim respondents directed a larger share than non-Muslims to international relief (18.84 percent vs. 12.05 percent), civil rights, COVID-19 relief, and the environment, while non-Muslim respondents gave a larger share in support of domestic relief, health care, and youth development.