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Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$301k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$107k
Largest
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

International$380kReligion$238kEducation$95kYouth Development$40kCommunity Improvement$22kHealth$18kHuman Services$6kArts & Culture$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $207k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$6.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALMUTAHABOUN FIL LAAH INC$107,000
Individual grant recipient$100,000
CHICAGO ISLAMIC CENTER$35,000
ICNA RELIEF$20,000
MUSLIM YOUTH FOR POSITIVE IMPACT$10,000
HEAL$6,110
DARUSSALAM FOUNDATION$5,000
INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK$5,000
PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND$3,705
FRY FAMILY YMAC$2,500
BRIGHT HORIZION ACADEMY$2,000
FAMILY & YOUTH INSTITUTE$1,500
LAUNCHGOOD$1,015
TIBYAN COMMUNITY CENTER$1,000
STAAR OVARIAN CANCER FOUNDATION$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $19k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%360 YOUTH SERVICES: $5k → 7%360 YOUTH SERVICES: $5k → 7%360 YOUTH SERVICES: $500 → 7%360 YOUTH SERVICES: $7k → 7%YMCA OF METRO CHICAGO: $2k → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
OH
CT
CA
CO
TN
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$660k · 15 repeat orgs$309k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
30

Total granted

$660k
$183k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+17%

Still filing today

53%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $126k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AF
    ALMUTAHABOUN FIL-LAAH INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $237k · revenue +59%
  • ICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $97k · revenue +39%
  • 3Y
    360 YOUTH SERVICES
    3× · 2020–2024 · $17k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • AC
    A CONTINUOUS CHARITYgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $85k · revenue +36%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $40k
  • HA
    HUMAN APPEAL
    one grant, 2024 · $6k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
International Institute of Islamic Thought the Fairfax Institute
Education
2
Islamic Medical Association of North America

Imana fosters health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance in communities around the world through direct patient care, health programs, and advocacy.

Public Safety & Disaster
3
American Islamic College

Educate the chicago community in particular and the american community in general in arabic and islamic studies

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4
Unity Academy of Chicago

Unity academy of chicago provides its students with an education that instills a lifelong love for learning and excellence. our students are taught to view and understand the world through the light of the glorious quran and the teachings…

Education
5
Zaytuna College Inc

Zaytuna college aims to educate and prepare morally committed professional, intellectual, and spiritual leaders, who are grounded in the islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping…

Religion
6
United Humanitarian Foundation

To provide humanitarian relief and programs to help, assist, and empower citizens in their communities for sustainability and human development.

Human Services
7
Ummah Relief International

Ummah relief international is a dedicated grassroots relief organization providing humanitarian services to bring help and hope to thousands of victims of natural and human disasters with quick and targeted action.

International
8
International Interfaith Peace Corp

To Facilitate Coexistence globally by promoting and rewarding collaborative work in the preservation and promotion of life, based on compassion. To encourage and assist people of all orientations to become true vicegerents of God on earth.

Religion
9
American Islamic Congress Inc

Established to represent the american muslim community and to advocate for human rights, tolerance, and justice in the united state and the world, and to foster interfaith and interethnic understanding.

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10
International College - Beirut

The mission of international college is to inspire and challenge every learner to think critically,take initiative, and contribute to the advancement of society. ic nurtures the whole child in an environment that fosters well-being and…

Education
11
Muslim Community Center

Teaching nbsp;and nbsp;recitation nbsp;of nbsp;holy nbsp;qur apos;an nbsp;full nbsp;time nbsp;school nbsp;daily nbsp;and nbsp;friday nbsp;congrgation nbsp;funeral nbsp;and nbsp;marriage nbsp;services nbsp;and nbsp;children nbsp;and…

Religion
12
Icna Chicago Illinois Organization

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) is a non-ethnic, non-sectarian; open to all, independent, Islamic Organization. ICNA has project, programs, and activities to help in the process of molding the individual and reforming the society.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Family and Youth Institute; the most unlike its peers is Swifty Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 54 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
17/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ALMUTAHABOUN FIL-LAAH INC: $237,100 · OtherALMUTAHABOUN FIL-LAAH INCIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCHICAGO ISLAMIC CENTER INC: $98,166 · OtherCHICAGO ISLAMIC CENTER INCISLAMIC CENTER OF NAPERVILLE: $74,800 · OtherISLAMIC CENTER OF NAPERVILLEIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientISLAMIC CENTER OF CHICAGO WESTERN SUBURBS: $30,000 · Other+29 more: $74,483 · Other+29 moreA CONTINUOUS CHARITY: $85,000 · EducationA CONTINUOU…UNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $5,000 · EducationGUIDANCE COLLEGE INC: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $3,000 · EducationICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC: $96,700 · Public Safety & DisasterICNA RELIEF…UNITED HOLY LAND FUND: $20,900 · InternationalPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $16,705 · InternationalHUMAN APPEAL: $6,000 · International+1 more: $500 · InternationalINNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK: $20,000 · Community ImprovementTorrey Project: $1,000 · Community ImprovementIllinois Muslim Chamber of Commerce: $1,000 · Community Improvement360 YOUTH SERVICES: $17,100 · Human ServicesThe YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: $1,500 · Human ServicesYMCA OF THE ROCKIES: $1,000 · Human ServicesMUSLIM YOUTH FOR POSITIVE IMPACT: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLFORWARD: $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentTIBYAN COMMUNITY CENTER: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$694,549Education$98,000Public Safety & Disaster$96,700International$44,105Community Improvement$22,000Human Services$19,600Youth Development$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetALMUTAHABOUN FIL-LAAH INC: $237,100 over 4y, 22% of budgetICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC: $96,700 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetA CONTINUOUS CHARITY: $85,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetUNITED HOLY LAND FUND: $20,900 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetINNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budget360 YOUTH SERVICES: $17,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $16,705 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEdward Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHUMAN APPEAL: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDANCE COLLEGE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGIRLFORWARD: $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE FAMILY AND YOUTH INSTITUTE: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROHINGYA CULTURE CENTER: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY AT HIGHPOINT: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAREER & NETWORKING CENTER: $1,025 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetYMCA OF THE ROCKIES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEaton Community Palliative Care: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYEMEN AID INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSwifty Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ALMUTAHABOUN FIL-LAAH INC ↗
  • Who funds ICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC ↗
  • Who funds A CONTINUOUS CHARITY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED HOLY LAND FUND ↗
  • Who funds INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds 360 YOUTH SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND ↗
  • Who funds Edward Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MUSLIM YOUTH FOR POSITIVE IMPACT ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN APPEAL ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds GUIDANCE COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRLFORWARD ↗
  • Who funds THE FAMILY AND YOUTH INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT ↗
  • Who funds ROHINGYA CULTURE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY AT HIGHPOINT ↗
  • Who funds The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago ↗
  • Who funds CAREER & NETWORKING CENTER ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Zakat Foundation of AmericaIL17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Zakat Foundation of America · The Dupage Community Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Giveaseed Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Giveaseed Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Giveaseed Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Giveaseed Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 54 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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