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The Fountain of Knowledg 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.

$20k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2024
4
Organizations funded FY2023
50%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
2 to 43
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$966k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionInternationalPhilanthropyEducationPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving1$20k0%
FY20234$119k50%
FY202214$52k79%
FY20212$60k50%
FY20204$16k25%
FY201935$56k46%
FY201843$87k26%
FY201742$77kn/a
89% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$187kPhilanthropy$103kEducation$55kInternational$48kHealth$18kCivil Rights$18kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kCrime & Legal$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
NV
OH
CT
CA
MO
VA
KS
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alalusi Foundation$100,50024%
Huda School$40,00020%
Unity Center$30,3702n/a
Michigan Islamic Academy$10,5003n/a
Guidance College Inc$10,00011%
Islamic Center of Detroit Inc$9,2505n/a
Life for Relief and Development Inc$8,89020%
Amoud Foundation$8,80020%
Islamic Medical Association of North America$8,00020%
Muslim Legal Fund of America$7,50030%
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All grantees of The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alalusi Foundation$100,50024%
Huda School$40,00020%
Unity Center$30,3702n/a
Michigan Islamic Academy$10,5003n/a
Guidance College Inc$10,00011%
Islamic Center of Detroit Inc$9,2505n/a
Life for Relief and Development Inc$8,89020%
Amoud Foundation$8,80020%
Islamic Medical Association of North America$8,00020%
Muslim Legal Fund of America$7,50030%
Dar Alsalam Islamic Center$7,00023%
Pure Hands Inc$6,15030%
Health Unit on Davison Avenue$5,50021%
Islamic Relief USA$4,61830%
Women for Humanity$4,2403n/a
Islamic Association of Greater Detroit$4,0002n/a
Islamic Organization of North America$4,00020%
Ideal Islamic Center$4,0003n/a
Council of Islamic Organization$3,50021%
Mercy Without Limits$3,00010%
United Mission For Relief & Development$2,78020%
Islamic Cultural Association$2,58520%
Baitulmaal Inc$2,50030%
Zaytuna College Inc$2,50020%
The Quran Institute of America$2,50020%
Syrian American Medical Society$2,42030%
Rayyan Center$2,0001n/a
Al Manara Academy$2,00010%
Kids in Need of Development Education and Relief Kinder USA$2,00030%
The Zakat Foundation of America$1,60030%
Icna Relief USA Programs Inc$1,50020%
Mosque Foundation$1,5003n/a
Bangladesh American Society of Muslim Aid for Huma$1,50010%
American Muslim Diversity Association$1,00010%
Darulquran Foundation$1,00010%
Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center$1,0002n/a
Global Charity Foundation$1,00011%
Houston Quran Academy Inc$1,0001n/a
Iman Jasim Foundation$1,00010%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$1,0001n/a
Tmo Foundation$1,00016%
Hidaya Foundation$65010%
Penny Appeal USA Inc$54010%
Sachse Muslim Society$50010%
Noor Unity Center$5001n/a
Muslim American Society Inc$5001n/a
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan$10010%

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($169k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAlalusi Foundation: $100,500 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetHuda School: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGuidance College Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetLife for Relief and Development Inc: $8,890 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmoud Foundation: $8,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIslamic Medical Association of North America: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMuslim Legal Fund of America: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDar Alsalam Islamic Center: $7,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetPure Hands Inc: $6,150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHealth Unit on Davison Avenue: $5,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetIslamic Relief USA: $4,618 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIslamic Organization of North America: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCouncil of Islamic Organization: $3,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMercy Without Limits: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Mission For Relief & Development: $2,780 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIslamic Cultural Association: $2,585 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBaitulmaal Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetZaytuna College Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Quran Institute of America: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSyrian American Medical Society: $2,420 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAl Manara Academy: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKids in Need of Development Education and Relief Kinder USA: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Zakat Foundation of America: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIcna Relief USA Programs Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBangladesh American Society of Muslim Aid for Huma: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Muslim Diversity Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDarulquran Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGlobal Charity Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetIman Jasim Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTmo Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetHidaya Foundation: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPenny Appeal USA Inc: $540 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSachse Muslim Society: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Michigan: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 34.

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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 Tabbaa FoundationAmerican Muslim Commu…The Abu Akeel Foundat…The Syed FoundationThe Bitar FoundatiuonDr Nussri FoundationThe Kashlan FoundationSattar Family Foundat…Nakadar FoundationNoor Munshi FoundationThe Kadry FoundationThe Symn Foundation
The Tabbaa FoundationMI41× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Tabbaa Foundation · American Muslim Community Foundation · The Abu Akeel Foundation · The Syed Foundation · The Bitar Foundatiuon · Dr Nussri Foundation · The Kashlan Foundation · Sattar Family Foundation · Nakadar Foundation · Noor Munshi Foundation · The Kadry Foundation · The Symn 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.

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About The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation

How much does The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation give?
The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $20,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 43 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (38%), Philanthropy (21%), Education (11%).
Who are The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Alalusi Foundation ($101k), Huda School ($40k), Unity Center ($30k).
Does The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Tabbaa Foundation, American Muslim Community Foundation, The Abu Akeel Foundation.
Where is The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation based?
The Fountain of Knowledg Foundation is based in MI.

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 84 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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