Step-by-step guide on how to raise funds legally in the UAE

Charity box of Dar Al Ber Society outside one of the shop at Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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To raise money you must do two things: find a charity that is allowed to collect donations, then submit a request to Iacad.

You must approach the department to tell them about what you are doing and why.

Applications through the charities take up to one month.

Another option is to support a charity in Dubai’s International Humanitarian City. IHC acts as the charity and routes all funds to the recipient.

Charities registered with Iacad:

Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable Humanitarian Foundation

Al Maktoum Foundation

Dar Al Ber Society

Dubai Charity Association

Beit Al Khair Society

Al Shifa Charity Establishment

DIB Foundation

Dubai Foundation for Woman and Children

Emaar Foundation

Red Crescent (Dubai)

Al Barakah Charitable Society

Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation

Mohammad Omar bin Haider Charity Establishment

Noor Dubai Foundation

Dubai Cares

Emirates Airline Foundation

Trahim Foundation

Majid Al Futtaim Charity Foundation

Khalaf Al Habtoor Foundation