One measure of the management of good Zakat fund is to set the principle of transparency. Transparency means openness and convenience for stakeholders in accessing the information needed. This study tried to analyze the application of transparency principle in the management of Zakat funds at the Amil Zakat Institute of Zakat Center people Panumbangan Unit. The purpose of this research to know the application of the principle of transparency in the management of Zakat funds in the Amil Zakat Institute of Zakat Center people Panumbangan Unit. The methods used are descriptive analysis, while data collection is done with interviews, observations and document studies and library data. The results of this research is openness and ease in obtaining information about the management of zakat funds in the Amil Zakat Institute of Zakat Center people Panumbangan Unit can only be accessed through monthly reports in the form of newsletters and Facebook. This is due to lack of capital and human resources in the institution of Amil Zakat Central Zakat people unit Panumbangan less. Application of the principle of transparency in the management of Zakat funds in the Amil Zakat Institute of Zakat Center people Panumbangan Unit is not optimal, because access to information is still limited that only through monthly reports in the form of newsletters and Facebook