Q: Can Zakah be given to orphans or orphanages?
الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب
A: If the orphan does not own the Nisab then he/she may be given Zakah. If the orphanage makes the orphans owner of the Zakah and can be trusted to do so then one may give Zakah to an orphanage.