جمعية أبناء لرعاية الأيتام

What جمعية أبناء لرعاية الأيتام does

جمعية أبناء لرعاية الأيتام (Abna Charitable Association for Orphan Care) is a Saudi-licensed nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Buraydah, Al-Qassim region, founded in 2009 and operating under license #463 from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. It provides comprehensive care for 4,450 orphans through recurring monthly sponsorship (500 SAR), continuous endowment-based sponsorship, Zakat collection and distribution, expiation payments, the Seven-Ear multi-channel charity project, and the Hayat Yateem investment building endowment instrument (2,650 SAR per square meter). Supporting programs include Abna Academy, a 4-hour daily educational and developmental program, plus care programs covering housing, utilities, food baskets, seasonal clothing, and Hajj/Umrah sponsorship, all delivered through a network of 18,000 volunteers under the honorary presidency of the Emir of Al-Qassim.

The underlying platform is a self-serve digital donation system built on the abna.sa website (developed with Web Study as technology partner), integrating Visa, Mada, Apple Pay, and bank transfer payment gateways with QR code support, automated periodic deductions (daily, weekly, monthly), endowment certificate issuance, and WhatsApp-based gift dedication delivery. The association's GTM motion is direct-to-donor through the website, supplemented by social-media campaign sharing, word-of-mouth referrals from its volunteer base, and endorsements from the Emir of Al-Qassim and senior Islamic scholars.

The revenue model is donation-driven rather than commercial: subscription-style recurring streams include orphan sponsorship, Continuous Sponsorship endowments, Friday Charity (60 SAR weekly), and periodic-deduction programs (30/50/100 SAR); one-time streams include Zakat, expiation payments, Hayat Yateem investment shares (starting at 90 SAR), and gift dedications (minimum 50 SAR). Customer segments are individual Saudi donors seeking to fulfill Zakat, Sadaqa, and expiation obligations, plus orphan families as beneficiaries. The association has earned ISO certification, King Abdulaziz Quality Award (Bronze, 7th cycle), Global Qalboun Award for Humanitarian Excellence, Great Place to Work certification, and Al-Qassim Excellence and Innovation Award.

Name

جمعية أبناء لرعاية الأيتام

Legal name

الجمعية الخيرية لرعاية الأيتام ببريدة

Website

https://abna.sa

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abna Charitable Association for Orphan Care is a Saudi-licensed nonprofit in Buraydah, Al-Qassim, founded in 2009, serving 4,450 orphans through recurring sponsorship, Zakat collection, endowment instruments, and educational programs via the abna.sa digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Orphan Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Orphan care services
• Charitable sponsorship
• Humanitarian assistance
• Social welfare programs
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Buraydah (بريدة)

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Orphan Sponsorship Programs: Recurring monthly sponsorship of orphans at 500 SAR per month, with options for half sponsorship (250 SAR), participatory sponsorship, and daily sponsorship (17 SAR). Donors can also contribute one-time or set up periodic automatic deductions.
2. Continuous Sponsorship (وقف الكفالة): An endowment-based sponsorship model where the donated amount is invested; 20% of the endowment's returns fund permanent orphan sponsorships that continue for life and pass to new orphans as needed.
3. Zakat Collection and Distribution: Collection of Zakat from donors and distribution to eligible orphan families following Islamic law assessment criteria.
4. Expiation Payments (الكفارات): Collection of religiously mandated expiation payments (cursing, fasting, conjugal relations) and distribution to the neediest orphans. Fasting expiation: 600 SAR for 60 people; option to add a Smiles Arrow contribution of 25 SAR.
5. Friday Charity (صدقة الجمعة): Weekly charity program at 60 SAR per Friday, with automatic weekly deduction option, directed toward continuous orphan sponsorship.
6. Hayat Yateem Investment Project: Investment project for purchasing a commercial and residential building in Buraydah; donors purchase shares at 90 SAR (for self), 270 SAR (for self and parents), 450 SAR (for self and family), or 1000 SAR. Returns fund all orphan care programs.
7. Endowment Instrument (الصك الاستثماري): Donors invest in square meters of the 'Hayat Yateem' investment building at 2,650 SAR per square meter, payable one-time or in monthly installments (3, 6, or 12 months). A certificate is issued and can be gifted.
8. Care Programs (برامج الرعاية): One-time and periodic donations supporting programs: Sahm (assistance), winter clothing, electricity bills, housing (سكني), Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha clothing, summer clothing, Ramadan food baskets.
9. Gift Dedications (الإهداءات): Donors can dedicate their donation as a gift to others (family, parents, for healing) for special occasions, sent via WhatsApp with a personalized greeting card. Minimum 50 SAR.
10. Periodic Deduction Programs (الاستقطاع): Automatic periodic giving at 30 SAR (weekly), 50 SAR (monthly), or 100 SAR, deducted from the donor's bank card for continuous orphan support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

جمعية أبناء لرعاية الأيتام (Abna Association for Orphan Care) is a nonprofit charitable association dedicated to caring for orphans. Its core offering is financial sponsorship and comprehensive welfare support for orphan children and their caregivers, including ongoing monthly sponsorship programs, one-time and recurring charitable donations, and a range of care and empowerment services designed to meet the educational, health, social, and economic needs of orphaned children.

Product overview

جمعية أبناء لرعاية الأيتام operates a comprehensive charitable platform with multiple interconnected donation and sponsorship products. The core offerings include orphan sponsorship programs (كفالة يتيم) available as educational sponsorship, continuous endowment-based sponsorship (كفالة بلا انقطاع), and comprehensive sponsorship (الكفالة الشاملة). Additional donation mechanisms include زكاة (zakat), صدقة (charity), and الكفارات (religious expiations). Investment products include الصك الاستثماري (investment certificates) for the Hayat Yateem building and حياة يتيم (Orphan's Life endowment). The platform also features سهم البسمة - سبع سنابل (seven-channel charity program), campaigns creation tool, and الإهداءات (gift dedications). Supporting programs include الأكاديمية (academy) providing daily educational and developmental activities, and programs for care (برامج الرعاية) and empowerment (برامج التمكين). The ecosystem is connected through periodic deduction options (الاستقطاع) and صدقة الجمعة (Friday charity) for recurring donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orphan Sponsorship Program (كفالة يتيم) Monthly financial sponsorship program under which individual donors commit to support a specific orphan on a recurring basis, providing sustained financial assistance for the orphan's living, educational, and welfare needs.
• Continuous Sponsorship (كفالة بلا انقطاع) Long-term, uninterrupted sponsorship program where donors commit to continuous support for orphans without gaps, ensuring consistent assistance to sponsored children.
• Comprehensive Sponsorship (الكفالة الشاملة) Full-coverage sponsorship package that addresses the totality of an orphan's needs — including education, healthcare, clothing, housing support, and seasonal allowances — through a single integrated sponsorship commitment.
• Charitable Donations (الصدقات) General voluntary charitable giving channel through which individuals and benefactors donate funds to support the association's orphan care mission.
• Zakat Collection (الزكاة) Program for the acceptance, calculation, and disbursement of Islamic Zakat donations directed to eligible orphan beneficiaries in accordance with Sharia-compliant practices.
• Expiations and Penance Payments (الكفارات) Program that channels Islamic expiation (kaffarah) payments — for oaths, fasting violations, and other religious obligations — toward supporting orphan care and welfare.
• Orphan Care and Empowerment Programs (برامج الرعاية والتمكين) Suite of welfare, educational, social, and economic empowerment programs delivered to sponsored orphans and their families, including tutoring, vocational training, psychosocial support, and seasonal assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,450 orphans and orphan girls provided with comprehensive care
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Abdullah Al-Othaim (عبدالله الأذQuest)minorOthersCorporate partner and supporter of Abna Association's orphan care programs.
• Mohammed Al-Olayan Foundation (مؤسسة محمد العليان)minorOthersCorporate donor supporting the association's charitable programs.
• Nayf Al-Basateen (نبع البساتين)minorOthersCorporate partner contributing to the association's mission.
• Al-Habib Factory for Glass and Aluminum (مصنع الحبيب للزجاج والألمنيوم)minorOthersCorporate partner providing support for orphan care.
• Sami Al-Balkhair Real Estate Office (مكتب سامي بالخيل العقارية)minorOthersCorporate partner supporting the association.
• Rivi Company (شركة ريفي)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Zero Defect (زيرو ديفكت)minorOthersCorporate supporter of Abna's programs.
• Romino (رومينو)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Dilso (دليسو)minorOthersCorporate partner supporting Abna's charitable mission.
• Salla Rahsh Basket (حلويات سلة رهش)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Borsa (بورصة)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Atraktive (اتراكتف)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Ajmal Al-Nawaem (أجمل النواعم)minorOthersCorporate partner supporting Abna.
• Al-Ashaa Al-Frika (الأشياء الفريدة)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Risha Salon (صالون ريشة)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Qoti (قوتي)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Kanto (كانتو)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Kunooz Al-Bahr (كنوز البحر)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Cold Summer (كولد سمر)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Al-Jona Bakeries (مخابز الجونا)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Amal Bakeries (مخبوزات أمل)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Gaun Handicrafts Foundation (مؤسسة جاون للحرف اليدوية)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Sultan Telecom (سلطان للاتصالات)minorOthersCorporate partner of the association.
• Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (وزارة الموارد البشرية)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary regulatory and supervisory authority. The association is licensed by the Ministry under license #463 for its operations in orphan care and charitable activities.
• National Center for Non-Profit Sector (المركز الوطني للقطاع غير الربحي)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupervisory body overseeing the association's donation store. The center is the official regulator for non-profit sector organizations in Saudi Arabia.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jood Association for Charitable Development: Jood is a Saudi charitable association focused on housing and social-care support for low-income families, including widows and vulnerable populations. It is comparable to Abna as a regional Saudi charity delivering integrated care (housing, utilities, financial aid) to vulnerable beneficiaries, operating with a similar digital-donation model and Saudi regulatory framework.

Others

• Saudi Red Crescent Authority: The Saudi Red Crescent Authority is the national humanitarian/medical-response body operating under Saudi government oversight. It is comparable to Abna as a Saudi charitable organization in the broader humanitarian sector, though its mission (medical relief) differs materially from Abna's orphan-care focus.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): Humanity & Inclusion is an international NGO supporting vulnerable populations including orphans and children with disabilities through rehabilitation, education, and social-inclusion programs. Comparable to Abna in providing integrated care-and-development programming for vulnerable children, though at an international scale and with a disability-inclusion specialty.

Broad incumbents

• King Khalid Foundation: King Khalid Foundation is a major Saudi philanthropic foundation supporting social-development causes including family welfare, education, and vulnerable-population programs. Comparable to Abna in operating within the Saudi nonprofit ecosystem focused on vulnerable groups, though at a broader foundation level rather than as a single-cause operator.
• Ehsan (إحسان): Ehsan is the Saudi national charitable donation platform operating under the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP), aggregating multiple nonprofit causes including orphan care. It is comparable to Abna as a competing donation-channel infrastructure for Saudi donors but serves a broader set of causes across the entire Kingdom.
• Islamic Relief Worldwide: Islamic Relief Worldwide is a major international Islamic humanitarian NGO running global orphan-sponsorship programs (e.g., its flagship "Orphan Sponsorship Program"). Comparable to Abna in its Islamic-framework orphan care model and recurring monthly sponsorship product, though operating globally rather than regionally.
• King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief): KSRelief is the Saudi government-affiliated humanitarian aid body providing large-scale charitable funding domestically and internationally. While it operates at a vastly larger scale and geographic scope than Abna, both share the Saudi charitable-aid mission space, donor-pool overlap, and regulatory environment under Saudi nonprofit law.

Regional players

• Bayt Al-Khair Society: Bayt Al-Khair is a UAE-based charitable society supporting orphans, families, and students through financial sponsorship and educational programs. Comparable to Abna as a Gulf-region orphan-sponsorship charity with monthly sponsorship products, education support, and recurring donation mechanisms.
• Qatar Charity: Qatar Charity is a major Gulf-based humanitarian organization running orphan-sponsorship programs (including the "Kindness Sponsor" model) across the Middle East. It is comparable to Abna in its orphan-sponsorship product structure, religious-compliance framing (Zakat/Sadaqa), and endowment-style recurring giving.
• Dar Al-Ber Society: Dar Al-Ber is a UAE-based charitable society providing integrated support (financial aid, education, healthcare, housing) to orphans, widows, and low-income families across the Gulf. Comparable to Abna in its comprehensive 360-degree care model for orphans and its endowment-based sustainability mechanisms, though operating in a different GCC jurisdiction.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abnaa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abna-org

Compliance6 records

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