· Private foundation
The Firoz and Najma Lalji 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k1 grant · $1k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $78k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $170k
- $250k+1 grant · $2.0M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| University of Washington Foundation | $2,000,000 |
| Overlake Medical Center Foundation | $170,000 |
| LSE Foundation | $39,547 |
| Seattle Art Museum | $28,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| Program for African Leadership | $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.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 1% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against -23% for those funded once.
10 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- UOUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION7× · 2018–2024 · $3.1M · revenue +46%
- OHOVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $569k · revenue +61%
GAGE ACADEMY OF ART4× · 2018–2022 · $40k · revenue +103%
Funded once
- SOSEATTLE OPERAone grant, 2018 · $82k · revenue -23%
- FOFRIENDS OF SEATTLE WATERFRONTone grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -48%
- CFCONGREGATIONS FOR THE HOMELESSgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +30%
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.
To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.
Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.
Seattle international soccer local organizing committee exists to use the incredible platform of soccer (including the 2026 fifa world cup(tm)) to enrich and enhance the lives of everyone who visits or lives in the state of washington and…
Kexp's mission is to enrich your life by championing music and discovery.
Arcs foundation advances science and technology in the united states by providing financial awards to academically outstanding u.s. citizens studying to complete degrees in science, engineering and medical research.
Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.
Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.
Independent colleges of washington is the leading advocate for not-for-profit, private campuses in washington state.
Seattle academy is a dynamic community that challenges students to question, imagine, and create in order to contribute to a changing world.
The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…
Fundraising activities to support Seattle University
The Seattle Architecture Foundation connects people to the architecture, design, and history of Seattle. We believe the more you engage with design, the more you feel connected to your changing city. As a volunteer driven organization, we…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 18 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 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY ↗
- Who funds OVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SEATTLE ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds LSE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SEATTLE OPERA ↗
- Who funds GAGE ACADEMY OF ART ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF SEATTLE WATERFRONT ↗
- Who funds CONGREGATIONS FOR THE HOMELESS ↗
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 Norcliffe Foundation · Seattle Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Firoz and Najma Lalji Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Firoz and Najma Lalji Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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