To harness talents and resources available in Member Communities (jamaats) for the greater good — providing a common structure to meet the religious, cultural and social needs of the Shia and to serve humanity through relief, education, and community development.
North American Shia Ithna-asheri Muslim Communities channels grantmaking into religious, social, and humanitarian support for Shia member communities, with a portfolio that reaches from mosque repairs and imam stipends to orphan assistance and emergency relief. The largest recent grant in the record went to Comfort Aid International in Lake Mary, Florida, at $85,395 in 2024, tied to support that included Firdaush Dewji. Another sizable award, $56,708 in 2023, also went to Comfort Aid International for Peshawar mosque-related victim support, showing that the foundation backs both community infrastructure and immediate relief. The foundation’s work also includes direct support for religious education and community life. In 2024, it gave $28,500 to Anjuman-e-asghari in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota for an Alim Grant, and smaller grants in the same portfolio appear again for centers in Minnesota, New York, Florida, and Maryland. Alongside those grants, it funds orphan care through Al Ayn Social Care Foundation and welfare support through Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of NY, reflecting a mix of local member-community support and targeted international concern within a largely U.S.-based grant record.
Religious education is one of the clearest threads in the grant record. The foundation gave $28,500 to Anjuman-e-asghari in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota for an Alim Grant, and also awarded $12,742 to Imam Hussain Islamic Center in Brooklyn Center for the same purpose. Smaller Alim Grant support appears again for Imam Hussain Islamic Center and Husseini Islamic Center in Sanford, Florida. Community welfare is another recurring theme. It provided $16,829 to Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of NY in Hicksville, New York for welfare support, and $10,655 to Ahlul Bayt Mosque in Brooklyn, New York for Ramadhan support. Infrastructure and maintenance also show up in the record: Imam Mahdi Education Center in Dickerson, Maryland received $10,589 for repairs and maintenance in 2023 and $9,254 in 2024 for IMEC repairs and maintenance. The foundation also backed orphan support through Al Ayn Social Care Foundation in Dearborn, Michigan.
Typical grants cluster in the low five figures: p25 is $9,952, median is $11,668, and p75 is $17,668. The record shows a mix of one-off and recurring support, including repeated giving to Comfort Aid International in consecutive years and repeat awards to Imam Hussain Islamic Center, Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of NY, Imam Mahdi Education Center, and Anjuman-e-asghari. Its structure is a mixed community foundation, and the foundation funds organizations rather than individuals. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including the NASIMCO Community Service Scholarship, Women & Seniors Desk, and Appeals channels, while others such as welfare, Alim grants, and capacity building are not marked that way.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $18K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$18K
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Grantmaking is national, but the pattern is heavily U.S.-centered: 29% of grants went to Minnesota recipients, and Michigan stands out as the top state by grant count. Minnesota recipients include Brooklyn Center organizations such as Anjuman-e-asghari and Imam Hussain Islamic Center. Other recipient cities appearing in the record include Lake Mary, Florida; Dearborn, Michigan; Hicksville and Woodside, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Dickerson, Maryland; Fresno, California; and Sanford, Florida. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The record shows support for mosque communities, religious leaders, orphans, disaster-affected communities, and low-income or welfare recipients. Program areas include humanitarian relief, orphan sponsorship, water and sanitation, education and scholarships, refugee support, women and seniors services, and religious community services.
Typical grants are in the low five figures. The distribution provided is p25 at $9,952, median at $11,668, and p75 at $17,668.
Yes. The recent grants show repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including Comfort Aid International, Imam Hussain Islamic Center, Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of NY, Imam Mahdi Education Center, and Anjuman-e-asghari.
Yes, some programs are. The NASIMCO Community Service Scholarship, Women & Seniors Desk, and Appeals channels are marked as accepting unsolicited requests, while welfare, Alim grants, and capacity building are not.
The top state by grant count is Michigan. Minnesota recipients still account for 29% of grants, and the recent grants also include recipients in New York, Florida, Maryland, and California.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMFORT AID INTERNATIONAL | LAKE MARY, FL | $85,395 | 2024 | FIRDAUSH DEWJI, ETC |
| ANJUMAN-E-ASGHARI | BROOKLYN CENTER, MN | $28,500 | 2024 | ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT |
| AL AYN SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION | DEARBORN, MI | $17,948 | 2024 | IRAQ ORPHANS SUPPORT |
| SHIA ITHNA ASHERI JAMAAT OF NY | WOODSIDE, NY | $12,682 | 2024 | KHUMS SEHME IMAM |
| AHLUL BAYT MOSQUE | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,655 | 2024 | RAMADHAN SUPPORT |
| 365 ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL NETWORK | FRESNO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP FEE |
| IMAM HUSSAIN ISLAMIC CENTER | BROOKLYN CENTER, MN | $9,936 | 2024 | ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT |
| IMAM MAHDI EDUCATION CENTER | DICKERSON, MD | $9,254 | 2024 | IMEC REPAIRS & MAINT |
| COMFORT AID INTERNATIONAL | LAKE MARY, FL | $56,708 | 2023 | PESHAWAR MOSQUE VICT |
| SHIA ITHNA ASHERI JAMAAT OF NY | HICKSVILLE, NY | $16,829 | 2023 | WELFARE SUPPORT |
| IMAM HUSSAIN ISLAMIC CENTER | BROOKLYN CENTER, MN | $12,742 | 2023 | ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT |
| IMAM MAHDI EDUCATION CENTER | DICKERSON, MD | $10,589 | 2023 | REPAIRS & MAINT |
| ANJUMAN-E-ASGHARI | BROOKLYN CENTER, MN | $8,400 | 2023 | ALIM GRANT |
| HUSSEINI ISLAMIC CENTER | SANFORD, FL | $6,700 | 2023 | ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT |
ANJUMAN-E-ASGHARI
$28,500ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT
AL AYN SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION
$17,948IRAQ ORPHANS SUPPORT
SHIA ITHNA ASHERI JAMAAT OF NY
$12,682KHUMS SEHME IMAM
AHLUL BAYT MOSQUE
$10,655RAMADHAN SUPPORT
365 ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL NETWORK
$10,000SPONSORSHIP FEE
IMAM HUSSAIN ISLAMIC CENTER
$9,936ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT
IMAM MAHDI EDUCATION CENTER
$9,254IMEC REPAIRS & MAINT
SHIA ITHNA ASHERI JAMAAT OF NY
$16,829WELFARE SUPPORT
IMAM HUSSAIN ISLAMIC CENTER
$12,742ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT
IMAM MAHDI EDUCATION CENTER
$10,589REPAIRS & MAINT
ANJUMAN-E-ASGHARI
$8,400ALIM GRANT
HUSSEINI ISLAMIC CENTER
$6,700ALIM GRANT, SUPPORT