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Sidra Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$653k
Granted FY2023
99
Grants FY2023
13
States reached
$123k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0168% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$455kInternational$261kReligion$235kHuman Services$130kPhilanthropy$50kCivil Rights$46kPublic Safety & Disaster$32kHealth$31kOther$0
02FY2023 · 99 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k78 grants · $213k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $317k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $123k
$2,500
Median grant
13
States reached
$198k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BAYAAN ACADEMY$123,080
SYRIAN FORUM USA$49,900
RADIANT HANDS$34,140
CAIR (COUNSIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC R$25,000
JESUS SON OF MARY CTR$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
ISLAMIC CENTER OF GUNN HWY$20,000
ISLAMIC CTR OF TAMPA BAY$13,500
MUSLIM AID USA$12,400
RAHMA RELIEF FOUNDATION$11,400
Individual grant recipient$11,000
HEROIC HEARTS$10,050
BAYAAN ACADEMY$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY$10,000
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 (FY19–23, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%GIVE FROM THE HEART: $3k → 12%200 MUSLIM WOMEN WHO CARE: $1k → 13%200 MUSLIM WOMEN WHO CARE: $1k → 13%UNITED HUMANITARIAN FDN: $5k → 21%UNITED HUMANITARIAN FDN: $4k → 21%MUHSEN: $1k → 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

NH
MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
IN
OH
NJ
CT
CA
NE
WV
VA
MD
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 40 repeat orgs$436k to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2023, 9 since wound down; 42 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
50

Total granted

$1.2M
$266k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+76%

Still filing today

45%
16%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $169k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalEducationHuman ServicesReligionCommunity ImprovementHealthOther
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

  • BA
    BAYAAN ACADEMY INC
    5× · 2019–2023 · $396k · revenue +117%
  • RH
    RADIANT HANDS INC
    5× · 2019–2023 · $63k · revenue +96%
  • S
    SFUSA
    2× · 2022–2023 · $57k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • SS
    Syrian Sunrise Foundation
    one grant, 2017 · $75k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • J
    JJS
    one grant, 2022 · $21k
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
Bangladesh American Society of Muslim Aid for Huma
Philanthropy
3
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
4
Muslimahs United

Muslimahs united was founded on islamic principles of justice, integrity, and commitment to community services. we aim to offer support, grounded in islamic practice of justice for muslim women of color, and all women who are affected by…

Civil Rights
5
American Muslim Instituition

Human Rights Project

Arts & Culture
6
Al Ansaar Foundation for Humanity
Philanthropy
7
Wisdom Islamic Studies and Education Inc
Religion
8
Tvislaamaa

To spread islamic values to the globe through media

Arts & Culture
9
Al-Zaharah Islamic Education Center
—
10
Muslim Welfare Association

Carry out charitable initiatives that provide essential support and basic necessities to those in need.

Philanthropy
11
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
12
Zakah Aid and Charity Assisting Humanity

Zakat, aid and charity assisting humanity (zacah) is a minnesota-based grassroots organization dedicated to the collection and re-distribution of wealth, including zakat (mandatory charitable tax for all muslims) and sadaqah (any…

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercy-Usa for Aid & Developmentinc; the most unlike its peers is Give From the Heart. 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

31 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. 31 of the 132 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
21/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $127,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSyrian Sunrise Foundation: $75,000 · OtherSyrian Sunrise FoundationIndividual grant recipient: $65,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientISLAMIC CENTER OF GUNN HWY INC: $60,000 · OtherISLAMIC CENTER OF GUNN HWY INCSAMS: $32,000 · Other+106 more: $545,596 · Other+106 moreBAYAAN ACADEMY INC: $395,870 · EducationBAYAAN ACADEMY INCSFUSA: $57,410 · EducationSFUSAA CONTINUOUS CHARITY: $26,500 · EducationA CONTINUOUS CHARITY+2 more: $12,100 · EducationISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $44,350 · InternationalSUNRISE USA INC: $15,000 · InternationalMERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC: $8,500 · InternationalBAITULMAAL INC: $5,500 · InternationalPURE HANDS INC: $5,000 · InternationalMercy Without Limits: $3,000 · International+2 more: $2,500 · InternationalRADIANT HANDS INC: $63,440 · Community Improvement+1 more: $2,000 · Community ImprovementCAIR-FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 · Civil RightsZaytuna College Inc: $10,600 · ReligionMUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF HUNTINGTON: $9,900 · ReligionRABATA INC: $3,800 · ReligionSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY: $20,000 · HealthMaristan: $2,000 · Health
Other$904,596Education$491,880International$83,850Community Improvement$65,440Civil Rights$45,000Religion$24,300Health$22,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBAYAAN ACADEMY INC: $395,870 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetRADIANT HANDS INC: $63,440 over 5y, 4.6% of budgetSFUSA: $57,410 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCAIR-FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $44,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetA CONTINUOUS CHARITY: $26,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY: $20,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetTaleef Collective: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSUNRISE USA INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMUSLIM AID AMERICA: $12,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDARUL QASIM: $11,100 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetZaytuna College Inc: $10,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF HUNTINGTON: $9,900 over 1y, 18% of budgetUNITED HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION: $8,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBAITULMAAL INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPURE HANDS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNUDAY: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRABATA INC: $3,800 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGIVE FROM THE HEART: $3,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetMercy Without Limits: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget200 Muslim Women Who Care Inc: $2,400 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTAMPA WOMEN STARS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMaristan: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUnited Hands Relief Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING BLIND PEOPLE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPENNY APPEAL USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSLIM CONNECTION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMuhsen: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAHLUL-QUR'AN ACADEMY INC: $700 over 2y, 0.1% 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 BAYAAN ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds RADIANT HANDS INC ↗
  • Who funds SFUSA ↗
  • Who funds CAIR-FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ISLAMIC RELIEF USA ↗
  • Who funds A CONTINUOUS CHARITY ↗
  • Who funds SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Taleef Collective ↗
  • Who funds SUNRISE USA INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSLIM AID AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds DARUL QASIM ↗
  • Who funds Zaytuna College Inc ↗
  • Who funds MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF HUNTINGTON ↗
  • Who funds UNITED HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC ↗

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…Amin & Rubina Chikhal…The Tabbaa FoundationDasankop Family Found…Sahara FoundationDearborn Community Ce…Verizon FoundationBaker Hughes Foundati…The Syed FoundationBarzinji Family Found…Texas Instruments Fou…Khizzar and Sarah Sha…
American Muslim Community FoundationCA34.2× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Muslim Community Foundation · Amin & Rubina Chikhalia Foundation · The Tabbaa Foundation · Dasankop Family Foundation · Sahara Foundation · Dearborn Community Center · Verizon Foundation · Baker Hughes Foundation · The Syed Foundation · Barzinji Family Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Khizzar and Sarah Shaukat Foundation

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 Sidra Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sidra Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Universal Academy of Florida Inc: 10% of income from government
  • The Muslim Connection Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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 Sidra Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sidra 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 132 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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