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Ramzan and Parvin Dhanji Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Ramzan and Parvin Dhanji Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$161k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

International$405kHuman Services$161kPublic Benefit$109kEducation$103kPhilanthropy$58kFood & Nutrition$55kArts & Culture$37kHousing & Shelter$35kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$7.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION USA$50,000
WORLDWIDE EDUCATION FUND OF THE DALLAS FOUNDATION$25,000
MAAS INSPIRATION INC$20,000
CITIZENS FOUNDATION$10,000
ONE TAIL AT A TIME$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
ZINDAGI TRUST INC$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Institute for Rural Education and Development$5,000
ST JUDE'S CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL$5,000
SONIA SHAH FOUNDATION$5,000
TEAM BRIGHT SIDE$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 (FY20–24, $65k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 15% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MAAS INSPIRATION INC: $25k → 8%MAAS INSPIRATION INC: $20k → 8%MAAS INSPIRATION INC: $10k → 8%THE LIBENU FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%THE LIBENU FOUNDATION: $5k → 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
NY
MA
CA
VA
AZ
TN
DC
OK
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$948k · 17 repeat orgs$102k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +145% since the first grant, against +103% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
17

Total granted

$948k
$92k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+145%
+103%

Still filing today

47%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthInternationalArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • ZT
    Zindagi Trust Inc
    8× · 2017–2024 · $135k · revenue +159%
  • AG
    APNA GHAR INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $35k · revenue +252%
  • NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $22k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • AA
    AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARSgraduated
    8× · 2017–2024 · $15k · revenue +103%
  • P
    PlusOnePlusOnePlusOnegraduated
    5× · 2020–2024 · $10k · revenue +339%
  • AA
    ASHISH AND SUGEETA KOHLI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $10k · revenue +899% · 100% of their budget
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
Management Sciences for Health Inc

(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

International
2
The Malala Fund

We work to ensure all girls can access and complete 12 years of education. by completing 12 years of quality schooling, girls will have the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to reach their full potential, make their own life…

Education
3
International Crisis Group

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…

International
4
Actionaid Usa

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…

Social Science
5
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
6
Pathfinder International

Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…

International
7
Alight

Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…

International
8
Good Neighbors Usa

Good neighbors usa is an international humanitarian and development organization committed to build a global community where people live together in health, harmony, and dignity.

International
9
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

The mission of the global alliance for improved nutrition (gain) is to improve the consumption of healthier diets for all, especially the most vulnerable, by improving the availability, affordability, desirability, and sustainability of…

Food & Nutrition
10
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
11
Gavi Alliance

To save lives and protect people's health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

International
12
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities worldwide. In Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feed My Starving Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ashish and Sugeeta Kohli Family Foundation Inc. 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

37 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.

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

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/37
Grantees still filing
30/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CITIZENS FOUNDATION: $108,500 · OtherCITIZENS FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $105,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWORLDWIDE EDUCATION FUND OF THE DALLAS FOUNDATION: $66,500 · OtherWORLDWIDE EDUCATION FUND OF THE DALLAS FOUNDATIONSONIA SHAH FOUNDATION: $47,500 · OtherSONIA SHAH FOUNDATIONI-CARE FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherI-CARE FOUNDATION+14 more: $92,050 · Other+14 moreAGA KHAN FOUNDATION USA: $255,000 · InternationalAGA KHAN FOUNDATION USAZindagi Trust Inc: $135,000 · InternationalZindagi Trust Inc+2 more: $15,000 · InternationalMAAS INSPIRATION: $55,000 · Human ServicesLIBENU: $10,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $22,325 · Arts & CulturePlusOnePlusOnePlusOne: $10,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureINSTITUTE FOR RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT USA: $16,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF TEACH FOR INDIA INC: $10,000 · EducationFIDAI ACADEMY FOUNDATION USA: $10,000 · EducationAPNA GHAR INC: $34,870 · Housing & ShelterTeam Bright Side Inc: $11,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,300 · Health+2 more: $450 · Health
Other$459,550International$405,000Human Services$65,000Arts & Culture$37,325Education$36,000Housing & Shelter$34,870Health$21,750

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAGA KHAN FOUNDATION USA: $255,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetZindagi Trust Inc: $135,000 over 8y, 24% of budgetMAAS INSPIRATION: $55,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetAPNA GHAR INC: $34,870 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $22,325 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT USA: $16,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetAFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS: $15,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTeam Bright Side Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,300 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetONE TAIL AT A TIME NFP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPlusOnePlusOnePlusOne: $10,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetLIBENU: $10,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetASHISH AND SUGEETA KOHLI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 4y, 100% of budgetI-CARE FUND AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetJUBILEE MONUMENTS CORP: $10,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF TEACH FOR INDIA INC: $10,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetFIDAI ACADEMY FOUNDATION USA: $10,000 over 3y, 87% of budgetLUMEN VITAE INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAKHUWAT USA: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSIUT NORTH AMERICA INC: $200 over 6y, 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 AGA KHAN FOUNDATION USA ↗
  • Who funds Zindagi Trust Inc ↗
  • Who funds MAAS INSPIRATION ↗
  • Who funds APNA GHAR INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT USA ↗
  • Who funds AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS ↗
  • Who funds Team Bright Side Inc ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds ONE TAIL AT A TIME NFP ↗
  • Who funds PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne ↗
  • Who funds LIBENU ↗
  • Who funds ASHISH AND SUGEETA KOHLI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds I-CARE FUND AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds JUBILEE MONUMENTS CORP ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR INDIA INC ↗
  • Who funds FIDAI ACADEMY FOUNDATION USA ↗
  • Who funds LUMEN VITAE INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC ↗
  • Who funds AKHUWAT USA ↗
  • Who funds EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds SIUT NORTH AMERICA 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.

AbbVie FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
AbbVie FoundationIL15.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Ramzan and Parvin Dhanji Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ramzan and Parvin Dhanji Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.

    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 36 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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