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Mecca Center Charity Fund

Help the people to overcome hardship and poor situations

$209k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

International$459kReligion$131kHuman Services$26kFood & Nutrition$10kEducation$10kArts & Culture$7k
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 2 grants below total $13,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $208,650 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $195,650 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $1k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$12,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$17k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Miftaah Institute$12,000
Masjid Attawheed$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–22, $26k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 39% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Helping Hand for Relief and D: $16k → 8%Zakat Chicago: $10k → 14%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

IL
MI
NY
IN
NJ
CA
VA
KS
DC
TX
FL
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$450k · 11 repeat orgs$206k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +115% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
13

Total granted

$450k
$193k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+115%
+29%

Still filing today

82%
92%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’25
InternationalHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterHealthCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyOther
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

  • IH
    INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
    3× · 2020–2022 · $71k · revenue ×27
  • MW
    Mercy Without Limits
    3× · 2020–2022 · $55k · revenue +88%
  • VO
    VIOLET ORGANIZATION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $35k · revenue +236%

Funded once

  • LF
    LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC
    one grant, 2022 · $35k · revenue +22%
  • BA
    BANGLADESH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MUSLIM AID FOR HUMAgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue +320%
  • IR
    ISLAMIC RELIEF USAgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +34%
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
Islamic Ummah Relief Corp

Develop long-term developmental projects aimed at providing a sustainable living for poor communities as well as supporting needy widows and orphans

Human Services
2
Humanitarian African Relief Organization

To help africans in need. our main focus is getting food, shelter, clothing and medicine to the needy

International
3
Al Ansaar Foundation for Humanity
Philanthropy
4
Isaad foundation

Isaad Foundation aspires to preserve human dignity and to help achieve happiness, and to achieve the necessary needs for all individuals.

Philanthropy
5
International Institute of Islamic Thought the Fairfax Institute
Education
6
Muslim Aid America

Provide help to people who are victims of natural disasters or conflicts or suffering from poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, discrimination, homelessness, debt, unemployment, injustice, or lack of skills or economic opportunity.

Public Safety & Disaster
7
Muslim Response Usa for Relief and Development

To provide material and financial assistance to relieve the sufferings of any and all persons affected by disasters. conflicts, disease. and hunger, irrespective of race. creed or ethnicity. To support schools and other learning centers…

International
8
Sudanese American Relief and Development Cnetr
Education
9
Imam Abu Hanifa Islamic Center

Religious Organization, to pray and promote the religion, help refugees

Religion
10
S a H a R a Humanitarian Resource Inc

Disaster relief, emergency food assistance and long term sustainable food intervention

Human Services
11
Coalition for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran
Civil Rights
12
Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development

Rahma delivers emergency and development programs to needy communities, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, or location. we aim to empower and develop individuals and communities affected by hardship globally.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Helping Hand for Relief and Development Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bangladesh American Society of Muslim Aid for Huma. 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

21 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. 21 of the 26 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
18/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOPE FOR RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $97,918 · InternationalHOPE FOR RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONINTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF: $71,350 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEFMercy Without Limits: $55,000 · InternationalMercy Without LimitsVIOLET ORGANIZATION: $35,000 · InternationalVIOLET ORGANIZATIONLIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $35,000 · InternationalLIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INCBASMET AMAL FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF INC: $35,000 · InternationalBASMET AMAL FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF INCPURE HANDS INC: $30,000 · InternationalPURE HANDS INCISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $20,000 · InternationalSYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK: $20,000 · InternationalThe Human Development Foundation of North America: $15,000 · InternationalNIGERIAN ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF USA: $31,000 · OtherNIGERIAN ISLAMIC ASS…MASJID AL-FAROAQ NFP: $29,000 · OtherMASJID AL-FAROAQ NFPIslamic Institute of Urban Affair: $21,000 · OtherIslamic Institute of…Taleef Collective: $13,000 · OtherTaleef CollectiveMIFTAAH INSTITUTE: $12,000 · OtherMIFTAAH INSTITUTETHE EPHRAIM BAHAR CULTURAL CENTER: $7,000 · OtherTHE EPHRAIM BAHAR CU…MASJID AL-TAQWA: $7,000 · OtherMASJID AL-TAQWA+1 more: $1,000 · OtherBANGLADESH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MUSLIM AID FOR HUMA: $30,000 · PhilanthropyHELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $15,815 · Human ServicesCouncil of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: $10,000 · Human ServicesSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $25,000 · HealthUnited Mission For Relief & Development: $10,000 · Public Safety & DisasterICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC: $10,000 · Public Safety & DisasterHCS FAMILY SERVICES: $10,000 · Community ImprovementBAYAN: $10,000 · Education
International$414,268Other$121,000Philanthropy$30,000Human Services$25,815Health$25,000Public Safety & Disaster$20,000Community Improvement$10,000Education$10,000

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 budgetHOPE FOR RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $97,918 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF: $71,350 over 3y, 15% of budgetMercy Without Limits: $55,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBASMET AMAL FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF INC: $35,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetNIGERIAN ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF USA: $31,000 over 2y, 9.3% of budgetPURE HANDS INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBANGLADESH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MUSLIM AID FOR HUMA: $30,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $15,815 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Human Development Foundation of North America: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Mission For Relief & Development: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCouncil of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHCS FAMILY SERVICES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetICNA RELIEF USA PROGRAMS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAYAN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE EPHRAIM BAHAR CULTURAL CENTER: $7,000 over 1y, 8.3% 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.

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.

American Muslim Commu…The Chicago Community…Amin & Rubina Chikhal…Muslim Community Cent…The Fountain of Knowl…Bright Funds Foundati…National Philanthropi…B&R Kashlan FoundationThe Honest FoundationSattar Family Foundat…Sahara FoundationDearborn Community Ce…
American Muslim Community FoundationCA21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Muslim Community Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Amin & Rubina Chikhalia Foundation · Muslim Community Center · The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation · Bright Funds Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · B&R Kashlan Foundation · The Honest Foundation · Sattar Family Foundation · Sahara Foundation · Dearborn Community Center

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 Mecca Center Charity Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mecca Center Charity Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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

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    How do I get to Mecca Center Charity Fund?

    Find your warmest path to Mecca Center Charity Fund 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 26 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 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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