Mirza Family Foundation

About Mirza Family Foundation

The Mirza Family Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $1,000,067 award to Shenandoah University for program assistance, a signal of how heavily the foundation leans into higher education support. Its recent giving also includes repeated backing for George Mason University Foundation’s Abu Sulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies, showing a sustained interest in university-based Islamic studies. The foundation funds a mix of program support, scholarship aid, and educational services, with several grants tied to Muslim-focused research, teaching, and student support. It also makes direct financial assistance grants to individuals, which places it in a category that combines institutional philanthropy with personal aid. Across the recent grant list, the pattern is consistent: the foundation returns to a small set of organizations and program lines rather than spreading funds broadly. Shenandoah University appears multiple times with different purposes, including program assistance, educational services, and scholarship or textbook support. George Mason University Foundation likewise receives repeat support for the Abu Sulayman Center. Other awards extend the same themes into community services, Muslim philanthropy, and scholarship funds, indicating a giving profile centered on education, Islamic studies, and selected social-service needs.

What Mirza Family Foundation Funds

Higher education is a core theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $125,000 to Shenandoah University for educational services and operational support, and it also gave $9,000 to the same university for legacy scholarship, textbook funds, and a food pantry. Islamic studies and Muslim scholarship form another clear line of support. The foundation awarded $300,000 in both 2025 and 2024 to George Mason University Foundation for the Abu Sulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies, and it gave $20,000 to Indiana University Foundation for the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative. It also funds direct student aid and religiously oriented education. Grants include $28,607 for tuition assistance to students at different universities and $100,000 to Faith for educational scholarships. Community-facing services appear as well, including $30,000 to The Cleveland Clinic Foundaton for community services and $10,000 to Casa for children and court-appointed special advocate work.

How Mirza Family Foundation Gives