Expertise
Non-profit
In line with Saudi Vision 2030-empowering the non-profit sector and enhancing its role in sustainable development-we have established a dedicated practice serving endowments (AWQAF) and non-profit organizations, providing integrated legal solutions that raise efficiency and ensure long-term sustainability.
We possess extensive experience and a deep understanding of the sector, enabling us to offer services that include:
- Drafting waqf instruments in accordance with founders’ stipulations and applicable regulations.
- Establishing non-profit entities and endowment funds and defining their optimal legal structures.
- Preparing articles of association, internal bylaws, and governance manuals.
- Developing strategic plans, policies, and procedural handbooks.
- Remediating legacy and distressed endowments and ensuring their continuity.
- Providing legal advisory services and reviewing contracts and investments.
- Serving as trustees and counsel to boards of trustees.
We have contributed to high-impact projects, including:
- Participating in the drafting of sector-related regulations.
- Structuring, organizing, and implementing governance for major endowment entities.
- Designing legal solutions to invest endowment assets and revive underperforming endowments.
- Obtaining judicial authorizations for endowments to own interests in commercial entities.
- Updating the founding instruments of large endowments to modern forms that better realize their developmental objectives.
