Anjuman-e-Qutbi, the Orange County and Inland Empire chapter of the Dawoodi Bohras, has been selected as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year by California State Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez. Anjuman-e-Qutbi is one of several nonprofits honored by California state senators and assemblymembers for their tremendous contributions to the communities they serve.
“California Nonprofit of the Year is an opportunity for our elected officials to celebrate the good work they see nonprofits doing in their districts, and for everyone to appreciate the collective impact of nonprofits in our communities.”
“Bohras in Orange County, the Inland Empire, and across the country and world are engaged in transformative work to help and support our surrounding communities. We’re deeply humbled to be recognized by Assemblymember Rodriguez, who has been a long-standing supporter of our congregation,” stated Yusuf Zakir, a spokesperson for Anjuman-e-Qutbi.
“The pandemic and shelter-in-place orders of the last few months have put nonprofits – usually hidden in plain sight – in the spotlight,” explains Jan Masaoka, CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits). “California Nonprofit of the Year is an opportunity for our elected officials to celebrate the good work they see nonprofits doing in their districts, and for everyone to appreciate the collective impact of nonprofits in our communities.”
For the last five years, legislators from across California have chosen a Nonprofit of the Year in their district. Traditionally, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector Assemblywoman Monique Limón (Santa Barbara) and CalNonprofits invited legislators and honorees to a celebratory luncheon on California Nonprofits Day. This year, the June luncheon was canceled in response to the Shelter-in-Place orders, but legislators have moved forward with honoring nonprofits doing great work in their districts.