USEF aims to cultivate a Muslim community that is active, educated, prosperous, and engaged by building membership and addressing community gaps while strengthening existing Islamic institutions in Central California.
No. USEF is not a mosque, does not have an imam, and will not become one. Instead, it functions as an umbrella organization supporting mosques' traditional roles.
A volunteer board of directors governs USEF and appoints its officers. The officers lead our work day to day with our staff, a Strategy Board of community leaders advises them, and students and young people take part as volunteers and researchers. See Board and Officers.
Grants, donations and memberships. In 2025, 85% of our income came from grants, including a federal youth mentoring subaward; the rest came from donations and membership dues. Events and programs bring in smaller amounts.
Sustainability relies on a strong and growing membership base plus plans to establish a Waqf (Endowment) for long-term income generation.
USEF was founded by and for the Muslim community of Central California, and that is who most of our work reaches. It is not who we are limited to: anyone who needs our help may ask for it, whatever their background or faith. Zakat, which by its rules goes to Muslim recipients, is the main fund with a restriction, and anyone it cannot help is considered for every other kind of help. See our nondiscrimination policy.
Decisions follow shura: consultation, collaboration, and consensus. Day-to-day decisions involve the Cabinet; larger decisions involve the Strategy Board.
USEF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, maintains rigorous accounting, and shares financial information publicly at Anniversary Socials.
USEF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the entire community, while MSAs are student-run organizations within schools or colleges.
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