Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work
Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work is an independent non-profit foundation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It aims to promote charitable work and connect donors with beneficiaries by offering diverse donation opportunities through the foundation, enabling individuals and companies to contribute, and helping enhance the efficiency of the non-profit sector in Saudi Arabia.
It is a government electronic platform established to support the non-profit and developmental sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It achieves this by collecting monetary donations from individuals as well as public and private entities, then directing them to beneficiaries through trusted donation channels, with no minimum or maximum contribution limits required.
Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work adopts the Quranic verse: “And do good; indeed, Allāh loves the doers of good.” (Surah al-Baqarah Ayat 195), as its slogan on its website. The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) operates and develops the platform.
Establishment of Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work
Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work was established during the reign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, specifically in 2020. Several government entities jointly supervise it, including the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Ministry of Education, Presidency of State Security, the Saudi Central Bank, and the Digital Government Authority. The platform has a board of directors chaired by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Objectives of Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work
Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work was established for many purposes, including broadening and strengthening the influence of the developmental and non-profit sectors in Saudi Arabia, consolidating the principles of humanitarian and charitable work and the values of belonging to the country, and integrating work between entities on the platform and their regulators, such as charitable entities, government entities, and private sector entities. In addition to that, it enables Saudi Arabia’s private sector to engage in charitable work, supports it, strengthens its efforts, and allows donations.
Donation fields on Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work
Through Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work, one can donate for various purposes, including donating to diverse social projects, such as providing food baskets for families in need, building houses, and more. Also, it includes donating to the Saudi “Furijat" service, which is dedicated to settling unpaid debts of prisoners jailed due to financial obligations. Other services involve donating to individual cases like sponsoring orphans and divorcees, providing treatment for the most needy cases, as well as contributing to various relief projects worldwide. Donors can track the impact of their donations through reports sent via the platform.
Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work also offers the opportunity to publicize donation opportunities through the "Gheras" service, which allows users to share cases listed on the platform on social media, aiming to attract more donations to them.
Zakat calculator on Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work
Ehsan Platform for Charitable Work features a zakat calculator for all its categories, such as zakat on money, gold, silver, stocks, and investment funds. The platform facilitates zakat, which is the third pillar of Islam. The platform also has a religious committee composed of members from the Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Ifta. This ensures compliance with all Islamic Sharia rulings in all transactions on the platform, including charitable and developmental activities, Zakat, and alms.
Donors can offer their donations in many fields, including education, health, relief, environment, economy, and technology, among others. The platform also allows sending donations as gifts by choosing a donation option, and then sending it as a gift.
Total donations received by Ehsan Platform, from its establishment until 2025, have exceeded SAR9 billion, benefiting more than 4.8 million male and female beneficiaries in various humanitarian and developmental fields.
National Campaign for Charitable Work
The National Campaign for Charitable Work is carried out annually during the month of Ramadan through the National Platform for Charitable Work (Ehsan), coinciding with the increased participation of philanthropists during this month.
Objectives of the National Campaign for Charitable Work
The 'Ehsan' campaign for charitable work reflects the great attention and care of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, toward charitable work, while providing all members of society the opportunity to contribute to acts of benevolence and community solidarity.
Donations of the National Campaign for Charitable Work
The first and second editions of the campaign achieved more than SAR750 million and more than SAR800 million, respectively, while the third edition received donations exceeding SAR760 million. Total donations made during the fourth edition in 2024 amounted to more than SAR1.8 billion, through over fifteen million donation transactions.
National Campaign for Charitable Work 2025
On March 7, 2025, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz approved holding the fifth edition of the National Campaign for Charitable Work through the National Platform for Charitable Work, "Ehsan". Total donations reached approximately SAR 1.8 billion across 20 million donation transactions.
National Campaign for Charitable Work 2026
Approval was granted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to hold the sixth edition of the National Campaign for Charitable Work via "Ehsan" on February 20, 2026.