M3K Foundation concentrates its funding on education and community welfare, with a notable emphasis on both Islamic higher education and regional Los Angeles initiatives. The foundation also supports Middle East humanitarian and peacebuilding organizations, and makes sizable institutional gifts to universities and independent schools. Its mix of local (LA) and international grantees suggests an interest in community impact at home alongside targeted global humanitarian/peace efforts.
M3k Foundation’s recent grantmaking is marked by repeated, sizable support for Anera, a Washington, DC-based welfare organization that received $127,000 in 2024 and $103,650 in 2025. That pattern sits alongside major commitments to Islamic graduate education and Los Angeles institutions, showing a funder that combines faith-linked education with community welfare and local institutional support. The foundation’s largest recent grant in the data was $260,000 to the LA Sports Entertainment Commission for sports and welfare work in 2023, followed by six-figure gifts to Anera and Bayan Claremont an Islamic Graduate. The grant list also shows continuing support for independent and higher education, including UC Berkeley, Sierra Canyon School, and the University of Southern California. Alongside those larger awards, M3k Foundation makes smaller grants to religious and charitable organizations in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States. The overall picture is of a foundation that funds both broad public-service work and select educational institutions, with especially strong attention to Southern California and a handful of recurring national partners.
Education appears in several forms across the grant list. M3k Foundation gave $125,000 to Uc Berkley in 2024 for educational support, and also awarded $114,000 in 2024 and $102,000 in 2025 to Bayan Claremont an Islamic Graduate for education. It also backed Sierra Canyon School with $85,250 in 2025. Community welfare and humanitarian aid are another clear thread. The foundation gave $127,000 in 2024 and $103,650 in 2025 to Anera for welfare, continuing a prior $75,000 award in 2023. For local community work, it gave $260,000 to La Sports Entertainment Commission for sports and welfare, showing that recreation and welfare can sit together in its portfolio. The grant list also includes peace-related media and advocacy. Just Vision received $50,000 in 2023, $50,000 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025, indicating sustained support over multiple years.
M3k Foundation’s grant sizes cluster around a relatively modest middle range, with a p25 of $9,000, a median of $13,350, and a p75 of $75,000. The distribution also includes several six-figure awards, which lifts the overall annual giving above the median pattern. The recent list shows repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Anera, Bayan Claremont an Islamic Graduate, and Just Vision. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the data.
$1.5M
$4M
$1.3M
$754K
Most grants fall between $9K and $75K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 71% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, relatively large grants with repeated support to a small set of organizations; a balance between local Los Angeles beneficiaries and targeted international humanitarian/peace-focused grantees. Grants tend to be sizable multi-thousand to six-figure awards rather than many small donations.
Notable grantees: ANERA, Bayan Claremont (An Islamic Graduate School), LA Sports & Entertainment Commission, UC Berkeley, Just Vision
M3k Foundation gives nationally, but California is its most common recipient state, accounting for 71% of grants. Los Angeles is especially prominent, with grants to the LA Sports Entertainment Commission, the Islamic Center of Southern California, Iman, and Mpac Foundation. Other California recipients include Claremont, Chatsworth, Bakersfield, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks. Outside California, grants reached Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Bloomfield, CO, Greenwood Village, CO, Cambridge, MA, and Colorado recipients tied to faith and welfare work.
The grant list centers on education and community welfare, with additional support for Islamic graduate education, Middle East humanitarian aid, peacebuilding and Israeli–Palestinian media/advocacy, and local sports and welfare work in Los Angeles.
Yes. Anera received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Bayan Claremont an Islamic Graduate also received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Just Vision received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The typical grant size is $9,000 at the 25th percentile, $13,350 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger six-figure awards, including $260,000 and $127,000.
California is the top recipient state, with 71% of grants going to recipients in CA. Los Angeles appears frequently, along with Claremont, Chatsworth, Bakersfield, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks.
No. The recent grants include universities, independent schools, humanitarian organizations, religious and welfare groups, a sports and entertainment commission, and charitable organizations, showing a mix of educational, community, faith-based, and welfare recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANERA | WASHINGTON, DC | $103,650 | 2025 | WELFARE |
| BAYAN CLAREMONT AN ISLAMIC GRADUATE | CLAREMONT, CA | $102,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL | CHARTSWORTH, CA | $85,250 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| JUST VISION | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| ISLAMIC CENTER OF SOUTERN CALIFORNI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,200 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS/ WELFARE |
| IMAN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| VARIOUS CHARITIES-AMOUNT UNDER 5000 | LSO ANGELES, CA | $14,646 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PORCHLIGHT BOOK COMPANY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $14,170 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| GLOBAL HOPE | BLOOMFIELD, CO | $9,500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| FRIENDS OF SABEEL NORTH AMERICA | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $6,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS/WELFARE |
| HARVARD EDUCATION PRESS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,960 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MPAC FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UNRWA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | WELFARE AND CULTURAL |
| ANERA | WASHINGTON, DC | $127,000 | 2024 | WELFARE |
| UC BERKLEY | BERKLEY, CA | $125,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BAYAN CLAREMONT AN ISLAMIC GRADUATE | CLAREMONT, CA | $114,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| JUST VISION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE |
| VARIOUS CHARITIES-AMOUNT UNDER 5000 | LSO ANGELES, CA | $19,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| KERN BRIDGES YOUTH HOMES | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | CARE TO VURNERABLE CHILDREN |
| SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL | CHARTSWORTH, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MPAC FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ANERA | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | WELFARE |
| CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY | CLAREMONT, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| LA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $260,000 | 2023 | SPORTS AND WELFARE |
| BAYAN CLAREMONT AN ISLAMIC GRADUATE | CLAREMONT, CA | $80,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ANERA | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2023 | WELFARE |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| JUST VISION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE |
| VALLEY SPORTS FOUNDATION | SIMI VALLEY, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | SPORTS |
| VARIOUS CHARITIES-AMOUNT UNDER 5000 | LSO ANGELES, CA | $11,700 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL | CHARTSWORTH, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| EMAGAGE FOUNDATION | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| GLOBAL HOPE | BLOOMFIELD, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UC BERKLEY | BERKLEY, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
ANERA
$103,650WELFARE
BAYAN CLAREMONT AN ISLAMIC GRADUATE
$102,000EDUCATION
SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL
$85,250EDUCATIONAL
JUST VISION
$30,000HEALTHCARE
ISLAMIC CENTER OF SOUTERN CALIFORNI
$15,200RELIGIOUS/ WELFARE
IMAN
$15,000CHARITY
VARIOUS CHARITIES-AMOUNT UNDER 5000
CHARITABLE
PORCHLIGHT BOOK COMPANY
$14,170EDUCATIONAL
GLOBAL HOPE
$9,500CHARITY
FRIENDS OF SABEEL NORTH AMERICA
$6,600RELIGIOUS/WELFARE
HARVARD EDUCATION PRESS
$5,960EDUCATIONAL
MPAC FOUNDATION
$5,000EDUCATION
UNRWA
$5,000WELFARE AND CULTURAL
ANERA
$127,000WELFARE
UC BERKLEY
$125,000EDUCATIONAL
BAYAN CLAREMONT AN ISLAMIC GRADUATE
$114,000EDUCATION
JUST VISION
$50,000HEALTHCARE
VARIOUS CHARITIES-AMOUNT UNDER 5000
$19,500CHARITABLE
KERN BRIDGES YOUTH HOMES
$15,000CARE TO VURNERABLE CHILDREN
SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
MPAC FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION
$6,000CHARITABLE
ANERA
$5,000WELFARE
CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
$5,000EDUCATIONAL
LA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
$260,000SPORTS AND WELFARE
BAYAN CLAREMONT AN ISLAMIC GRADUATE
$80,000EDUCATION
ANERA
$75,000WELFARE
COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER
$75,000EDUCATIONAL
JUST VISION
$50,000HEALTHCARE
VALLEY SPORTS FOUNDATION
$15,000SPORTS
VARIOUS CHARITIES-AMOUNT UNDER 5000
$11,700CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
EMAGAGE FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
GLOBAL HOPE
$5,000CHARITY
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE
UC BERKLEY
$5,000EDUCATIONAL