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The Al-Harastani Foundation at a glance

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The Al-Harastani Foundation

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.

$121k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$31k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$465kInternational$174kHuman Services$135kCivil Rights$97kHealth$65kPhilanthropy$38kEducation$14kFood & Nutrition$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $78k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FLINT ISLAMIC CENTER$31,008
SWAISA$15,000
MED GLOBAL$11,000
YAQEEN$10,500
Individual grant recipient$10,000
MI ISLAMIC INSTITUTE$5,000
MERCY WITHOUT LIMITS$5,000
HOPE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REFLIEF$5,000
PALESTINIAN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP$5,000
LIFE$5,000
BAITUL MAL$5,000
CAIR$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM$2,000
INDIAN AMERICAN MUSLIM COUNCIL$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 (FY18–22, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 55% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%UNITED HUMANITARIAN FDN: $12k → 21%HELPING HANDS: $10k → 8%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
MA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
KS
DC
AL
GA
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$911k · 18 repeat orgs$136k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +117% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
23

Total granted

$911k
$118k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+117%
+13%

Still filing today

33%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k 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
InternationalHealthHuman ServicesEducationCivil RightsReligionOther
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

  • CI
    CAIR-FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $95k · revenue +41%
  • MI
    MedGlobal Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $49k · revenue +163%
  • MF
    MERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC
    5× · 2017–2022 · $32k · revenue +68%

Funded once

  • UH
    UNITED HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $12k · revenue -56%
  • TZ
    THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICAgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $12k · revenue +82%
  • S
    SWASIA
    one grant, 2017 · $11k
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
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
2
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
3
Amel Foundation Inc

Amel Foundation is most focused on addressing the dire situation caused by the war in Sudan and the need of Nine Million people who have been displaced as a result of the war, by providing them with food, shelter , water, and medical…

Human Services
4
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
5
Irusa Waqf

Establish a pool of capital that ensures the long-term sustainability of irusa and enables the charity in achieving its objectives.

International
6
Syrian American Medical Society Foundation

We are dedicated to delivering life-saving services, revitalizing health systems during crisis and promoting medical education via a network of humanitarians in syria, the us, and beyond.

Health
7
Sudan Aid 911 Emergency Relief Incorporated

To provide support (food, medical and shelter) for victims and refugees escaping or trapped in the war zone in sudan and currently residing in egypt or sudan. most of these refugees are women and children. we will also support them…

International
8
International Medical Corps

To save lives & relieve suffering through health interventions & related activities that strengthen communities affected by conflict, natural disasters & disease outbreaks.

International
9
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
10
Syrian American Medical Society-Midwest Foundation

Our mission is to save lives and work to ensure a healthier future for all through medical relief and healthcare development on behalf of Syrian American healthcare professionals. Our vision is to be a leading humanitarian organization,…

Health
11
Bangladesh American Society of Muslim Aid for Huma
Philanthropy
12
Physicians for Palestine
Health
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 Helping Hands 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

24 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. 24 of the 47 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
17/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FLINT ISLAMIC CENTER: $246,387 · OtherFLINT ISLAMIC CENTERSWAISA: $129,500 · OtherSWAISALIFE: $96,200 · OtherLIFEYAQEEN: $67,500 · OtherYAQEENSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY: $50,000 · OtherSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETYMI ISLAMIC INSTITUTE: $40,000 · OtherTHE HOPE FOUNDATION: $26,400 · Other+21 more: $113,530 · Other+21 moreCAIR-FOUNDATION INC: $95,000 · Civil RightsCAIR-FOUND…MERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC: $32,100 · InternationalMERCY-USA…BAITULMAAL INC: $15,000 · InternationalBAITULMAA…ISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $12,000 · InternationalISLAMIC R…Mercy Without Limits: $10,000 · InternationalMercy Wit…SAINT RITA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $6,000 · InternationalSAINT RIT…RAHMA WORLDWIDE AID AND DEVELOPMENT: $5,000 · InternationalRAHMA WOR…+4 more: $10,500 · International+4 moreMedGlobal Inc: $48,500 · HealthTHE HOPE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthSUDANESE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 · HealthUNITED HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION: $12,000 · Human ServicesHELPING HANDS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesPalestinian Students Scholarship Fund: $5,000 · EducationSFUSA: $5,000 · EducationAMJA WAQF INC: $2,000 · Religion
Other$769,517Civil Rights$95,000International$90,600Health$58,500Human Services$22,000Education$10,000Religion$2,000

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 budgetCAIR-FOUNDATION INC: $95,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMedGlobal Inc: $48,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC: $32,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBAITULMAAL INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetISLAMIC RELIEF USA: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELPING HANDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetMercy Without Limits: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT RITA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE HOPE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSUDANESE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSFUSA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRAHMA WORLDWIDE AID AND DEVELOPMENT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE USA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIndian American Muslim Council: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $80 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 CAIR-FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MedGlobal Inc ↗
  • Who funds MERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC ↗
  • Who funds BAITULMAAL INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ISLAMIC RELIEF USA ↗
  • Who funds THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds HELPING HANDS INC ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Without Limits ↗
  • Who funds SAINT RITA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds THE HOPE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SUDANESE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Palestinian Students Scholarship Fund ↗
  • Who funds SFUSA ↗
  • Who funds RAHMA WORLDWIDE AID AND DEVELOPMENT ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING ↗
  • Who funds UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL 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.

The Arif FoundationThe Farhan FoundationThe Tabbaa FoundationThe Alnour FoundationAmin & Rubina Chikhal…American Muslim Commu…Sahara FoundationSidra FoundationDearborn Community Ce…The Syed FoundationMercy Foundation IncDr Nussri Foundation
The Arif FoundationMI22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Arif Foundation · The Farhan Foundation · The Tabbaa Foundation · The Alnour Foundation · Amin & Rubina Chikhalia Foundation · American Muslim Community Foundation · Sahara Foundation · Sidra Foundation · Dearborn Community Center · The Syed Foundation · Mercy Foundation Inc · Dr Nussri 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 The Al-Harastani Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Al-Harastani Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–5%
    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 47 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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