Muslim burial funds in the United States

Muslim Funeral Service of USA (MFSUSA)

A funeral cooperative: members pay a one-time fee and share the cost of each member's funeral, which MFSUSA pays to a partnering mosque that collects the body and performs the ghusl.

Fees, as published: One-time membership fee of $125 plus $25 for each additional member (parents $50.00 each); members share each member's funeral cost, not to exceed $25 per funeral; seen 2026-10-18

Checked Oct 2026

Muslim Community Center (MCC) East Bay

Does not run its own funeral services; refers families to partner funeral homes and mosques and gives financial assistance for indigent Muslim burials in the Bay Area.

Fees, as published: Lists typical adult burial expenses of approximately $10,250 (hearse and permits $1,800-$2,500; storage, washing, shrouding $500; plot and grave services $7,600), seen 2026-10-06

Checked Oct 2026

Amanah Janaza Care

A membership janazah assistance fund. Members may ask for financial or other help with a janazah, usually after three full months; the fund says assistance is discretionary and is not insurance or a guaranteed funeral benefit.

Fees, as published: $200 one-time enrollment and $25 a year in dues (seen 18 Oct 2026)

Checked Oct 2026

Masjid Al Farooq Sadaqa Janazah (Burial Fund)

Masjid Al Farooq on Chicago's South Side runs a burial fund that pays for Islamic burials of families who cannot afford them, with janazah at the masjid.

Fees, as published: Total cost of an Islamic burial stated as $3,500, covering transport, washing and shrouding, janazah at Masjid Al Farooq, burial plot, cemetery transport and death certificate (seen 2026-10-11)

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Burmese Muslim Education and Community Center - Funeral Assistance Program

Volunteers help with funeral homes, body-washing and burial plots at no charge to any Muslim in need, plus a funeral fund prioritizing contributing families.

Fees, as published: Service assistance no charge; funeral fund contribution $120 per household per year (up to 6 members), $20 per additional person; enrollment Jan 1-Mar 31 (seen 2026-10-06)

Checked Oct 2026

Masjid ZamZam Burial Fund

Burial fund helping families who cannot afford funeral home and burial costs; refers families to Hakim's Islamic Funeral Home.

Fees, as published: Published estimate: $5,000 to $8,400 total (funeral home $1,200–$1,600; grave plot $800–1,800; burial expenses $3,000–$5000) (seen 2026-10-11)

Checked Oct 2026

ICNA Relief Michigan - Janazah Funeral Assistance

Helps families afford Islamic burial services so as to prevent cremation or un-Islamic burial.

Checked Oct 2026

Muslim Free Burial Association (MFBA)Verified

A charity whose volunteers give a free Muslim funeral and burial to Muslims who cannot afford one or who have no one to arrange it: removal, ghusl, burial permits and transport to a Muslim section.

Fees, as published: Free for Muslims who have no family or friends to make arrangements (seen 2026-10-18)

Verified by the organization, October 2026

Masjid Ar-Rahman NYC (Ar-Rahman Foundation)

Helps cover funeral costs for Muslims who cannot afford them, working with Pak Funeral Home; families contact Pak Funeral Home first.

Checked Oct 2026

Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center Funeral Fund Program

Funeral fund meant to ensure no Muslim is denied a proper burial because of financial hardship, serving refugee and low-income families in Northern Virginia.

Fees, as published: Average funeral cost listed as $5,500 (seen 2026-10-06)

Checked Oct 2026

Muslim Funeral Service Washington (MFSWA)

A nonprofit started in 2024 with a cost-sharing model to help Muslim families in the Seattle area with funeral and burial expenses.

Checked Oct 2026