Michigan · Public charity
The Mainstay Foundation
To advance the muslim communities, organizations, and individuals in the united states of america by developing their intellectual, spiritual, social, and financial aspects, utilizing the most advanced methodologies and technologies.
- $187k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $28k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $6,750
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $8,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 19
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $624k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations The Mainstay Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $28k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $21k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $21k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $69k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imam Husain Islamic Center | $27,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Anjuman E Asghari | $23,775 | 4 | n/a |
| Al-Ghadeer Benevolent Foundation Inc | $18,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Islamic Education Foundation of Arizona | $16,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Islamic Jaffaria Association Inc | $12,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Shia Ithna-Asheri Islamic Jamaat of Los Angeles | $8,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Islamic House of Faith | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Al-Zahra Islamic Inc of Charlotte | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lady Fatimah Center | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Imam Sadeq Islamic Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imam Husain Islamic Center | $27,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Anjuman E Asghari | $23,775 | 4 | n/a |
| Al-Ghadeer Benevolent Foundation Inc | $18,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Islamic Education Foundation of Arizona | $16,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Islamic Jaffaria Association Inc | $12,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Shia Ithna-Asheri Islamic Jamaat of Los Angeles | $8,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Islamic House of Faith | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Al-Zahra Islamic Inc of Charlotte | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lady Fatimah Center | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Imam Sadeq Islamic Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| AlKauther Organization of Buffalo | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dar-E-Butool - Sa | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Zainabia Nonprofit Inc | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Jaafary Islamic Center | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Husseini Islamic Center of Florida | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of New York | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosque of Imam Ali a Nj Nonprofit Corporation | $2,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Jaffarya Center of Niagara Frontier New York Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Islamic House of Wisdom Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida International University | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($6k), not named here.
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: North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Mainstay Foundation
- How much does The Mainstay Foundation give?
- The Mainstay Foundation reported 4 itemized grants totaling $27,775, out of $186,976 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Mainstay Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (86%), Philanthropy (8%), Education (1%).
- Who are The Mainstay Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Imam Husain Islamic Center ($28k), Anjuman E Asghari ($24k), Al-Ghadeer Benevolent Foundation Inc ($19k).
- Does The Mainstay Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Mainstay Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Mainstay Foundation based?
- The Mainstay Foundation is based in MI.
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