· Private foundation
Meah Family Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k8 grants · $25k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $190k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CLEAR LAKE | $190,000 |
| ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF GREATER HOUSTON | $10,300 |
| INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR ROHINGYA | $6,000 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL | $3,000 |
| JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE | $2,000 |
| CODEPINK | $1,650 |
| GLOBAL CITIZENS FOR HUMANITY | $1,500 |
| THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
25 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RCROHINGYA CULTURE CENTER2× · 2021–2023 · $23k · revenue +15%
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC2× · 2017–2019 · $18k · revenue +102%- UPUNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC4× · 2020–2025 · $18k · revenue ×21
Funded once
- VVariousone grant, 2024 · $26k
- TUthe university of houston clear lakone grant, 2021 · $26k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $20k
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.
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.
Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…
Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…
To lead and coordinate the global initiative to address and prevent criminalization, violence, and impunity against indigenous peoples towards strengthening their collectives, solidarity, and actions.
Human rights watch ("hrw") defends the rights of people worldwide. we scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. human rights watch is an independent,…
Partnersglobal (partners) works through a global network to support local leaders and create partnerships that transform conflict, strengthen democratic institutions, and achieve sustainable development.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
International Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them.
Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.
USA for UNHCR protects and supports refugees by mobilizing resources, elevating awareness, and driving action through a network of engaged supporters.
To enhance the protection of rights of the displaced worldwide by the provision of advice and assistance on the application of international law, the conducting of research on the interpretation and application of international law and the…
How this is measured
22 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. 22 of the 44 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ↗
- Who funds ROHINGYA CULTURE CENTER ↗
- Who funds BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC ↗
- Who funds United Way of Brazoria County ↗
- Who funds A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE ↗
- Who funds UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC ↗
- Who funds ISLAMIC RELIEF USA ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENT ERIE ↗
- Who funds Houston Public Media Foundation ↗
- Who funds SIERRA CLUB ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds CODEPINK WOMEN FOR PEACE ↗
- Who funds TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK ↗
- Who funds Indian Muslim Relief and Charities ↗
- Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Meah Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Meah Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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