Who We Are

Who We Are

In Indonesian, the name “Dompet Dhuafa” translates to
the Wallet for the Impoverished. Dompet Dhuafa USA (DD USA)
is an independent nonprofit organization inspired by Dompet
Dhuafa Republika Foundation, a movement dedicated to
empower people and ending poverty.

In Indonesian, the name “Dompet Dhuafa” translates to the Wallet for the Impoverished. Dompet Dhuafa USA (DD USA) is an independent nonprofit organization inspired by Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation, a movement dedicated to empower people and ending poverty.

Who We Are

Who We Are

In Indonesian, the name “Dompet Dhuafa” translates to
the Wallet for the Impoverished. Dompet Dhuafa USA (DD USA)
is an independent nonprofit organization inspired by Dompet
Dhuafa Republika Foundation, a movement dedicated to
empower people and ending poverty.

In Indonesian, the name “Dompet Dhuafa” translates to the Wallet for the Impoverished. Dompet Dhuafa USA (DD USA) is an independent nonprofit organization inspired by Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation, a movement dedicated to empower people and ending poverty.

Our Vision

Our Vision

Eradicating poverty
through empowerment
and sustainable livelihoods.

Eradicating poverty
through empowerment
and sustainable livelihoods.

Our Mission

Dompet Dhuafa USA brings people together to lift
communities out of poverty through generosity.
We empower lives, create sustainable livelihood opportunities,
promote equity, and improve access to quality education.

Our Mission

Dompet Dhuafa USA brings people together to lift communities out of poverty through generosity. We empower lives, create sustainable livelihood opportunities, promote equity, and improve access to quality education.

Our Core Values

Our Core Values

Our Core Values

Compassion: We care deeply about impoverished communities and strive to help them along the journey to improve and reach their prosperity.

Equality: We believe in equal opportunity for every human being to make the most of themselves and to pursue the betterment of their livelihoods, irrespective of their social, economic, gender, disability and ethnic backgrounds.

Sustainability: We focus on programs that fulfill present needs without compromising our mustahig’s ability to meet their future needs.

Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest ethical principles in every decision we make.

Excellence: We challenge ourselves to the highest level of professionalism and performance in conducting our duties.

Transparency: We are accountable and responsible in managing the funds accordingly and sharing our works transparently to the people we serve.

Our Core Values

Our Team

Hadi Joyowidarbo

Executive Director

Cost Analyst

at Lockheed Martin

Sigit Pambudi

Chair of The Board

Senior Software Engineer

at MicroStrategy

Our Team

Our Team

Hadi Joyowidarbo

Executive Director

Cost Analyst

at Lockheed Martin

Sigit Pambudi

Chair of The Board

Senior Software Engineer

at MicroStrategy

Our Team

Our Team

Hadi Joyowidarbo

Executive Director

Cost Analyst

at Lockheed Martin

Sigit Pambudi

Chair of The Board

Senior Software Engineer

at MicroStrategy

Board of Directors

Novara Alma

IT professional in data

management

Emir Amirullah

Experienced finance and

accounting professional

Wahyu Lestari

Professor of Aerospace

Engineering

Andrieta Pritchett

Financial service professional

and adjunct professor

Board of Directors

Novara Alma

IT professional in data

management

Emir Amirullah

Experienced finance and

accounting professional

Wahyu Lestari

Professor of Aerospace

Engineering

Andrieta Pritchett

Financial service professional

and adjunct professor

Board of Directors

Novara Alma

IT professional in data

management

Emir Amirullah

Experienced finance and

accounting professional

Wahyu Lestari

Professor of Aerospace

Engineering

Andrieta Pritchett

Financial service professional

and adjunct professor

History

History

Inspired by the need to provide relief to natural disasters, DD USA was founded in Philadelphia, PA in January 2014 and then obtained a 501(c)(3), public charity organization status in 2015. Initially, DD USA provides various relief and empowerment programs to local communities through HOLA, which is later revamped to DAYA Center. In 2019, DD USA moved the headquarters to the Washington, DC metro area and since then have focused on funding social, economic, and education programs in Indonesia.

History

History

Inspired by the need to provide relief to natural disasters, DD USA was founded in Philadelphia, PA in January 2014 and then obtained a 501(c)(3), public charity organization status in 2015. Initially, DD USA provides various relief and empowerment programs to local communities through HOLA, which is later revamped to DAYA Center. In 2019, DD USA moved the headquarters to the Washington, DC metro area and since then have focused on funding social, economic, and education programs in Indonesia.

Privacy & Disclosures

Privacy & Disclosures

We respect and care about the privacy of our donor. DD-USA never share donor data with third parties or other organizations. A portion of your donation will go toward administrative costs, which is determined by the Board of Directors under the counsel of Dompet Dhuafa Shariah Council.

We respect and care about the privacy of our donor. DD-USA never share donor data with third parties or other organizations. A portion of your donation will go toward administrative costs, which is determined by the Board of Directors under the counsel of Dompet Dhuafa Shariah Council.

A portion of your donation will go toward administrative costs. The portion is determined by the Board of Directors under the counsel of Dompet Dhuafa Shariah Council.

On most of our donation forms, there will be an option to select either a one-time donation or recurring (monthly) donation. The default option is a one-time transaction. One-time donations will only be processed as authorized for that specific transaction, per the given day.

By selecting recurring donation options, you authorize Dompet Dhuafa USA to automatically transfer your gift each month from the account you provide—the transaction will appear on your checking account or credit card statement. The monthly charge date shall be the date in which the donation was initially submitted. If the monthly charge date needs to be changed, you may submit an email to wecare@dompetdhuafa-usa.org and request for the monthly date to be changed.

Dompet Dhuafa USA will make every effort to use donations for their intended purpose as designated by donors at the time of the transaction (through verbal or written notification). If we cannot determine the explicit intent of the donation, we reserve the right to automatically default it as general sadaqah. Dompet Dhuafa USA retains complete control over the use and distribution of donated funds under the direction of Board of Directors and Dompet Dhuafa Shariah Council in furtherance of our mission.

Dompet Dhuafa USA follows Islamic principles for collection and distribution of zakat funds, and additionally humanitarian and unrestricted funds are distributed regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin.

Special Notes on specific donation types

Waqf Donation – by fiqh, waqf donations, including monetary donations, are submitted whole to the nazhir (executor) of waqf projects. Depending on the project, some donations may be eligible for a waqf certificate. However, to cover for our transfer and operational fees, we suggest an additional infaq donation of up to 10% with your waqf donation.

Zakat Donation – Please consider adding 3% when using electronic payments to your total zakat donation. This will compensate for any transaction fees deducted from your donation by the credit card companies, and will ensure that your intended zakat amount is paid in full. Alternatively we accept zakat donations by check. Please mail your check to: Dompet Dhuafa USA, Zakat Payment, 4445 Corporation Ln Ste 264 Virginia Beach, VA, 23462.  Include your email address on your check if you would like us to email you the receipt.

A portion of your donation will go toward administrative costs. The portion is determined by the Board of Directors under the counsel of Dompet Dhuafa Shariah Council.

On most of our donation forms, there will be an option to select either a one-time donation or recurring (monthly) donation. The default option is a one-time transaction. One-time donations will only be processed as authorized for that specific transaction, per the given day.

By selecting recurring donation options, you authorize Dompet Dhuafa USA to automatically transfer your gift each month from the account you provide—the transaction will appear on your checking account or credit card statement. The monthly charge date shall be the date in which the donation was initially submitted. If the monthly charge date needs to be changed, you may submit an email to wecare@dompetdhuafa-usa.org and request for the monthly date to be changed.

Dompet Dhuafa USA will make every effort to use donations for their intended purpose as designated by donors at the time of the transaction (through verbal or written notification). If we cannot determine the explicit intent of the donation, we reserve the right to automatically default it as general sadaqah. Dompet Dhuafa USA retains complete control over the use and distribution of donated funds under the direction of Board of Directors and Dompet Dhuafa Shariah Council in furtherance of our mission.

Dompet Dhuafa USA follows Islamic principles for collection and distribution of zakat funds, and additionally humanitarian and unrestricted funds are distributed regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin.

Special Notes on specific donation types

Waqf Donation – by fiqh, waqf donations, including monetary donations, are submitted whole to the nazhir (executor) of waqf projects. Depending on the project, some donations may be eligible for a waqf certificate. However, to cover for our transfer and operational fees, we suggest an additional infaq donation of up to 10% with your waqf donation.

Zakat Donation – Please consider adding 3% when using electronic payments to your total zakat donation. This will compensate for any transaction fees deducted from your donation by the credit card companies, and will ensure that your intended zakat amount is paid in full. Alternatively we accept zakat donations by check. Please mail your check to: Dompet Dhuafa USA, Zakat Payment, 4445 Corporation Ln Ste 264 Virginia Beach, VA, 23462.  Include your email address on your check if you would like us to email you the receipt.

Reports

Reports

Being accountable to our stakeholders means ensuring that we share information in a transparent way.

Being accountable to our stakeholders means ensuring that we share information in a transparent way.

Reports

Reports

Being accountable to our stakeholders means ensuring that we share information in a transparent way.

Being accountable to our stakeholders means ensuring that we share information in a transparent way.