· Private foundation
The Rakka 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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MUSLIM UNITY CENTER | $4,075 |
| NAAMA | $1,200 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $600 |
| BEAUMONT HEALTH | $250 |
| DEMOCRACY NOW | $140 |
| ST JUDE | $100 |
| ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM | $100 |
| AMNESTY | $50 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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.
12 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 2 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, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $240 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MFMERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC4× · 2017–2023 · $8k · revenue +68%
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC4× · 2018–2024 · $2k · revenue +89%- IRISLAMIC RELIEF USA2× · 2018–2022 · $500 · revenue +38%
Funded once
- LLAUNCHGOODone grant, 2023 · $550
- CKCAAP KEYS FOR SYRIA KIDSone grant, 2021 · $500
- KFKARAM FOUNDATIONone grant, 2022 · $260 · revenue -26%
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 provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.
Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…
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.
A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.
Amnesty international of the usa, inc. is the united states section of amnesty international - a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. (continued on schedule o).organization's mission…
Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…
The unrwa usa mission is to lift up the voices and experiences of palestine refugees, secure american support for resources essential to their well-being, and advocate for a better life for them.
MedGlobal is a humanitarian non-governmental organization working to serve vulnerable communities around the world by providing innovative, free, and sustainable healthcare. Our health services support refugees, displaced persons, and…
Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…
Human rights watch ("hrw") defends the rights of people worldwide. we scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. human rights watch is an independent,…
Our mission is to invest in and accelerate the development of the most promising future leaders in biomedical research with global impact.
How this is measured
10 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. 10 of the 23 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 MERCY-USA FOR AID & DEVELOPMENTINC ↗
- Who funds BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND S ↗
- Who funds United States Association for UNHCR ↗
- Who funds ISLAMIC RELIEF USA ↗
- Who funds Beaumont Health ↗
- Who funds KARAM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC ↗
- Who funds A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Rakka Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rakka Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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