Grants for islamic organizations

250 islamic nonprofit organizations received at least $5.1 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 242 grants made from 154 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 154 foundations, 77% made just a single grant to islamic orgs, and 7% made grants to four or more islamic orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$5,060,557
Total grant dollars given to islamic organizations
242
Number of grants made annually to islamic organizations
154
Number of grantmakers funding islamic organizations
$1,000
Median grant size to islamic organizations

Foundations that support islamic nonprofit organizations

Out of all grants made to islamic organizations, 88% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 93% of the dollar-value of grants to islamic orgs. Foundations funding islamic orgs also made grants to international humanitarian organizations, religious organizations, emergency assistance programs, and multiservice human service organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation sizeNumber of grantmakers
Small
 
137
Medium
 
7
Large
 
10
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation typeNumber of grantmakers
Community
 
3
Private
 
122
Corporate
 
12
Other
 
17

Grants made

Grants made to islamic orgsNumber of grantmakers
1
 
119
2-3
 
24
4-10
 
10
11+
 
1

Top 10 foundations supporting islamic nonprofit organizations

GrantmakerStateGeographic focusPercent of grant dollars to islamic orgsNumber of grants made to islamic orgsMedian grant size
MI Rosenthal FoundationNYMetro39.4%15$300
Blum FoundationNYMetro3.6%8$500
The Mainstay FoundationMINational25.4%6$2,500
Abbvie FoundationILNational0.0%6$760
Issa FoundationMIMetro48.4%5$1,000
Shell Oil Company FoundationTXNational0.1%4$3,069
Rasheed Family FoundationIANational6.2%4$1,250
The Fountain of Knowledg FoundationMINational8.9%4$1,250
The Tabbaa FoundationMINational1.8%4$500
The Syed FoundationMIMetro2.5%4$85

Islamic nonprofit organizations grantees

Islamic organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 0% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 15% of all islamic orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grantNumber of grants
<$10k
 
241
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
1

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenueMedian grant size
<$100k
 
$575
$100k-$500k
 
$1,100
$500k-$1M
 
$2,000
$1M-$5M
 
$1,762
>$5M
 
$500

Grantee states

State of granteeNumber of grants
New York
 
72
Michigan
 
39
California
 
32
Texas
 
21
Other
 
78

Grantee metros

Metro area of granteeNumber of grants
New York City
 
75
Detroit
 
32
San Francisco
 
16
Houston
 
10
Other
 
104

Top 25 grants made to islamic organizations

GranteeGrant sizePurposeGrantmaker
Riverside Study Center$4,668,185Renovation of Physical PlantWoodlawn Foundation
Islamic Center of Greater Toledo$5,000Al Firdaus Ensemble SupportGreater Toledo Community Foundation
Islamic Society of Greater Houston$5,000EducationHaque Family Foundation
Islamic Society of Carroll County$5,000Program Assistance - Community ServicesSterling Charitable Gift Fund
Northwest Islamic Community Center$5,000Support Spiritual Mission of Islamic People in MinnesotaChief Foundation
Imam Sadeq Islamic Foundation$5,000Ashura Expenses Part of HoldingThe Mainstay Foundation
Michigan Islamic Institute$5,000Religious InstitutionDr Nussri Foundation
Al-Huda Islamic Association$5,000Building New MosqueDr Nussri Foundation
Tawfiq Islamic Center$5,000Help the NeedyFirst Hijra Foundation FHF
Our Lady of Mount Carmel$5,000Charitable Donation for General UseThe Sam M Sciturro Family Foundation
Bais Ruchel Dsatmar$5,000EducationalMSG Foundation
Grand Blanc Islamic Center$5,000CharityThe Arif Foundation
Michigan Islamic Institute$5,000CharityThe Symn Foundation
Al-Huda Islamic Association$5,000CharityThe Kashlan Foundation
Al-Huda Islamic Association$5,000CharityThe Al-Azem Foundation
NCS Bergen County$5,000Men's MinistriesFrank X and Mary Ethel Weny Charitable Trust
Bosnian American Islamic Center$5,000CharitySayed Foundation
Zaytuna College$5,000EducationThe Hafeez Foundation
Masjid Ar Rahman$5,000General Operating SupportPhilanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Hatfield Jame Masjid$5,000CharitableMumtaz Foundation
Muslim Community Center of Charlotte$5,000General & UnrestrictedEl-Gamal Family Foundation
Islamic Shura Council of Southern California$5,000Program Assistance - School Construction/educational ServicesThe Mirza Family Foundation
Islamic Resources and Iranian Cultural Foundation$5,000Cash DonationAli Rahimian
Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta$5,000Institute for Muslim Civic Leadership (Imcl)Georgia Power
Bais Ruchel Dsatmar$5,000Religious & EducationalJla Charitable Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Islamic organizations" category for this page is determined by the "X40: Islamic" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.