The amount of benefits of zakat as an instrument of the distribution of income in Islam depends on how the management of zakat conducted by the institutions of Zakat, Infak, and charity Managers (ZIS). In Indonesia BAZNAS (Badan Amil Zakat Nasional) and LAZ (Lembaga Amil Zakat) are two institutions that are authorized to manage zakat, but both institutions are not much chosen Muzzaki as a place to pay zakat and prefer to pay zakat through mosques. Compared to the mosque and BAZNAS in Malang, LAZ has been managing ZIS well, creative, and innovative. This research aims to determine the dynamics of the ZIS management conducted by formal zakat institutions consisting of BAZNAS and LAZ, as well as mosques as the institution chosen the majority of Muzakki in paying zakat.