Jood Charity Platform

What Jood Charity Platform does

Jood Charity Platform (منصة جود الخيرية) is a government-operated electronic donation platform run by Oman's Ministry of Social Development, serving as the official national portal for charitable giving across all governorates of the Sultanate. The platform connects individual donors with over 80 registered charitable associations and volunteer teams, enabling direct contributions to campaigns covering debt relief (Waqfat Khair initiative), medical treatment, housing assistance, orphan sponsorship, and seasonal aid such as Ramadan and Eid programs. Donors can browse campaigns, select causes by initiative, charity, or individual case, and contribute without mandatory registration via a self-serve web interface.

The platform is built on standard web technology with integrations to the Mastercard payment gateway (supporting Visa, MasterCard, and bank transfers) and Oman's THEQA national digital identity system, which enables secure authentication via mobile app, PKI-enabled national ID card, or PKI SIM. A campaign management module allows charitable teams to create cases, track donation progress, and manage fund distribution. Distribution is self-serve through jood.om, with social media presence on X (@jood__oman) and email notifications supplementing top-of-funnel awareness. The platform operates within Oman's Vision 2040 framework and receives technology support from ITHCA Group, the Oman Investment Authority's ICT investment vehicle.

The business model is non-commercial: Jood does not charge donors any platform fees, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. The 1,558,788 OMR in relief-campaign donations and 4,610,065 OMR in initiative donations represent pass-through funds to charitable causes rather than platform revenue. With 456,493 registered donors and 21.9M total homepage visitors, Jood functions as civic digital infrastructure — a government monopoly on state-sanctioned charitable giving — rather than a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

Jood Charity Platform

Legal name

منصة جود الخيرية - Ministry of Social Development (Ministry of Social Development)

Website

https://jood.om

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Jood Charity Platform is Oman's official government-operated donation portal, connecting 456,000+ registered donors with 80+ charitable associations across all governorates via secure electronic payments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Donation Platform

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

Keywords

• Charitable donation platform
• Online fundraising services
• Digital payment processing
• Humanitarian crowdfunding
• Debt relief campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Muscat

HQ country

Oman

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction Processing: Platform processes electronic donations from donors to charitable causes. Revenue is generated through transaction processing fees on donations made through the platform.
2. Donation Facilitation: Facilitates donations for charitable campaigns and initiatives, connecting donors with beneficiaries through secure digital channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jood is an electronic charitable donation platform operated by Oman's Ministry of Social Development that enables individual donors to contribute to charitable campaigns and initiatives across Oman via secure digital payment channels. The platform connects donors with over 80 registered charitable associations and volunteer teams across all governorates, supporting debt relief (Waqfat Khair), medical assistance, orphan sponsorship, housing aid, and general humanitarian causes.

Product overview

Jood Charity Platform is an electronic donation collection platform operated by Oman's Ministry of Social Development. It serves as a unified marketplace connecting donors with charitable associations and volunteer teams across Oman. The platform offers two primary giving mechanisms: Campaigns (الحملات), which include the flagship Waqfat Khair (وقفة خير) initiative for debt relief and general humanitarian relief cases, and Initiatives (المبادرات), which are structured programs for orphan sponsorship, medical aid, housing, food assistance, and general charitable giving. Donors can browse and contribute to campaigns and initiatives via secure payment channels including Visa, MasterCard, and bank transfer, with authentication through Oman digital identity (THEQA) or traditional login. The platform aggregates charitable giving across all registered organizations in Oman, providing statistics on total donations collected and distributed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jood Charity Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 21.9M+ platform visitors and 456,493 registered donors demonstrate platform adoption and trust

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, primary and core.

• ITHCA Group (مجموعة إذكاء)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerITHCA Group (Ithca Group) is listed as a supporter of the Jood platform. Created by Oman Investment Authority to contribute to diversified and sustainable economy through ICT sector development, Fourth Industrial Revolution initiatives, and supporting SMEs in technology sector. Aligned with Oman Vision 2040 and Ministry of Technology and Communications.
• Ministry of Social Development (وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية)primaryOthersThe Ministry of Social Development is the operating authority behind the Jood platform. The platform operates under the ministry's supervision with copyright indicating ownership (Ministry of Social Development 2026).
• Mastercard Payment GatewaycoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform uses Mastercard payment gateway for processing electronic donations via Visa, MasterCard, and bank transfer. All transactions processed through secure encrypted connection.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• LaunchGood: A Muslim-focused crowdfunding and charitable giving platform serving the global Muslim community. It is the closest peer to Jood in terms of cultural-religious giving patterns (zakat, sadaqah, debt relief) and MENA/Islamic finance context, though it serves a global diaspora rather than a single national market.
• Yemen Mobile Money / Ehsan (similar MENA gov't platforms): Ehsan is Saudi Arabia's official charitable donation platform operated by the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence, structurally identical to Jood as a government-backed national donation portal. It is the closest regional peer in terms of operating model, regulatory positioning, and feature set.

Direct peers

• Donorbox: A SaaS donation platform serving nonprofits and charities with recurring giving, campaign management, and payment gateway integrations. Jood replicates Donorbox's core product capabilities for a national, government-operated use case.
• JustGiving: A dedicated online charitable giving platform (owned by Blackbaud) that connects donors with verified charities, processes electronic payments, and provides campaign management tools. It is the closest functional peer to Jood in terms of charity verification, donation processing, and campaign-level transparency.
• Classy (GoFundMe Pro): A nonprofit fundraising platform offering campaign management, donor CRM, and payment processing to charities. It directly parallels Jood's campaign infrastructure for registered charitable associations and volunteer teams.

Broad incumbents

• PayPal Giving Fund: A Donor-Advised Fund sponsor operated by PayPal that aggregates charitable donations and distributes them to verified nonprofits. It represents the closest commercial analog to Jood's role as a government-backed donation intermediary with KYC/KYB charity verification.
• GoFundMe: The dominant global online donation and crowdfunding platform. While it operates globally and serves personal causes rather than government-orchestrated charitable distribution, Jood's PLG self-serve donation flow with payment gateway integration directly mirrors GoFundMe's core product model.
• Benevity: A corporate social responsibility and employee giving platform that connects companies, employees, and nonprofits. While Benevity operates B2B rather than consumer-facing, its charity verification, donation processing, and reporting infrastructure parallel Jood's role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jood__oman
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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