About UMMA

Building the systems that remove the need for aid.

Brooklyn-born. Built on accountability. We're a connected ecosystem of programs — relief, agriculture, food, technology, media, youth — designed to dismantle the conditions that make aid necessary in the first place.

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What makes UMMA different

We didn't start UMMA to raise more money.
We started it to build the systems that remove the need for aid.

A modern humanitarian operating system

Most relief organizations are quietly designed to grow themselves. UMMA is designed to dismantle the conditions that make us necessary in the first place. That's the bet. That's the whole thing.

Direct delivery,not pass-through grants.
Programs that fund themselves,so a bad fundraising quarter doesn’t starve a family.
Field teams who livein the communities they serve.

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Systems, Not Just Campaigns

We build interconnected programs — farm, restaurant, technology, youth — that generate their own revenue to fund relief. Every vertical strengthens the next.

We Own the Supply Chain

From the farm that grows the food to the restaurant that serves it to the bus that delivers it — we control every link. No middlemen, no markups.

Every Dollar Tracked

Real-time donation tracking, live field updates, and transparent financial reporting. You see exactly where your money goes and what it does.

05 · What we build

Built for impact. Designed to outlast us.

UMMA isn’t a one-time fundraiser. It’s an ecosystem of programs that generate their own revenue — so emergency relief doesn’t hinge on the next fundraising quarter.

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Active · 23+ countries

UMMA Relief

Emergency aid across 23+ countries within 48 hours.

Active · Egypt

UMMA Farm

8,000 acres growing the food that funds the mission.

Active · 52 weeks/yr

Hope Bus

Mobile meals and dignity on the streets of NYC.

Active · Halal

Yala Restaurant

A 100% nonprofit halal restaurant. Profits to relief.

Free · iOS & Android

UMMA App

Your community. Connected. Every program in your pocket.

Active · Video

UMMA Studio

Cinematic storytelling. The work, made visible.

Active · Brooklyn

NexGen

The third space where the next generation belongs.

03 · Impact, to date

Real numbers from real fields.

Every figure independently audited. Every dollar traced from donor to family across 23+ countries. If we can’t source it, we don’t print it.

Lives impacted

5M+

↑ +12% YoY · across all programs

Countries

23+

Active operations

Meals served

1M+

↑ +340k this year

Programs

Connected systems

Monthly sustainers

1,200+

↑ Growing

Dollars audited

100%

Independently verified

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Real institutions — not self-claims. Click any badge to verify on the issuing organization’s site.

Candid Platinum Charity Navigator BBB Wise Giving IRS 501(c)(3)

Our leadership

The people behind the mission.

Mohamed Sayed

Founder & Executive Director

Founded UMMA Foundation in 2021 with a vision to transform good intentions into lasting impact through scalable, transparent systems. Mohamed oversees all seven programs and the strategic direction of the organization.

06 · From the field

Trusted by families across 23+ countries.

One face. One quote. One transformation — the kind of proof a spreadsheet can’t give you.

Story 01

Fatima

Gaza, Palestine

Day 3 reach

Before the war, I walked to school every morning. When airstrikes hit our neighborhood, we fled with nothing. UMMA reached us on Day 3.

01 · Before

School-bound. Stable family of six.

02 · Crisis

Airstrike hit the block. They fled.

03 · Reach

Day 3 — food, water, shelter.

04 · Now

Weekly packages. Temp learning center.

Families are waiting. Will you show up?

One gift feeds today. Monthly giving rebuilds tomorrow. Every dollar tracked from donor to family — no detours, no middlemen.

Donate now →Become a sustainer

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