The WAQF Endowment Fund primarily supports Islamic faith-based education in Southern California, repeatedly funding a network of New Horizons Islamic schools across several cities. Its giving also includes mosque-related community needs (e.g., burial plots), indicating a focus on sustaining local Muslim institutions and services. Grants are regionally concentrated and mission-specific rather than broadly distributed across causes.
Concentrated, repeated support: a small number of grantees receive multiple, sizable grants (majority directed to New Horizons schools across locations), with funds focused on local Southern California Muslim institutions rather than broad, one-off grants.
WAQF Endowment Fund’s giving is anchored in a repeated pattern of support for Islamic education across the New Horizons School network in Southern California, alongside grants that help maintain Muslim community services. In the recent grant list, New Horizons School - West LA received $40,000 in 2025, and New Horizons School - Pasadena received $35,000 the same year, showing a preference for funding established school sites rather than isolated one-off projects. The fund also extends beyond classroom instruction into institutional needs that sustain local religious life. A 2023 grant to the Islamic Center of Southern California supported burial plots, linking the foundation’s giving to funeral aftercare as well as education. Other grants to Islamic Centers of SoCal and Mpac for further Islamic education show that the fund works through community institutions that serve Muslim families and students in Southern California. Across the record provided, the foundation’s priorities are narrow, repeated, and tied to faith-based infrastructure.
Islamic education is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $30,000 to New Horizons School - Irvine in 2025, and the same school received $25,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023 for further Islamic education. New Horizons School - Los Angeles also received support for the same purpose, including $15,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2023. The funder also backed Islamic Centers of SoCal with $29,000 in 2025 for further Islamic education, showing that it supports both schools and broader religious education providers. Its program mix includes community religious services as well: the Islamic Center of Southern California received $30,000 in 2023 to provide burial plots. Smaller grants to Biae and Mpac indicate that the foundation’s education support reaches multiple Islamic institutions in Los Angeles County.
Typical grants cluster in a fairly tight band, with a p25 of $9,750, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $25,625. The recent record shows repeated support to the same institutions over multiple years, especially across the New Horizons School network. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring institutional support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a local grantmaker with all listed grants going to California recipients. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, so its activity is centered on direct grants to religious schools and community institutions.
$350K
$10.2M
$71K
$229K
Most grants fall between $10K and $26K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$26K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: New Horizons School — West LA, New Horizons School — Pasadena, New Horizons School — Irvine, Islamic Center of Southern California
Grantmaking is entirely concentrated in California, with 100% of listed grants going to recipients in the state. Los Angeles is the most common recipient city, including New Horizons School - West LA, New Horizons School - Los Angeles, Mpac, and the Islamic Center of Southern California. Pasadena and Irvine also appear repeatedly through New Horizons School - Pasadena and New Horizons School - Irvine. The pattern is regional rather than statewide in breadth, with all giving tied to Southern California.
The funder supports Islamic schools and community religious institutions. Recent grants went to New Horizons School sites for further Islamic education, to Islamic Centers of SoCal for further Islamic education, and to the Islamic Center of Southern California for burial plots.
Recent grants are centered in a moderate range: the p25 is $9,750, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $25,625. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $40,000 and $35,000.
Its giving is entirely in California in the data provided, with 100% of listed grants going to recipients in the state. Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Irvine appear repeatedly among recipient cities.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, especially within the New Horizons School network. For example, different school sites received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support for the same institutions.
No. The fund does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, so its activity is focused on direct grants to organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons School - West LA | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Irvine | Irvine, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Further Islamic Education |
| Islamic Centers of SoCal | Los Angeles, CA | $29,000 | 2025 | Further Islamic Education |
| MPAC | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - West LA | Los Angeles, CA | $27,500 | 2024 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $27,500 | 2024 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Irvine | Irvine, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | Further Islamic Education |
| MPAC | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Further Islamic Education |
| Islamic Center of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | Provide Burial Plots |
| New Horizons School - West LA | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 2023 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Irvine | Irvine, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | Further Islamic Education |
| New Horizons School - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Further Islamic Education |
| MPAC | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 | 2023 | Further Islamic Education |
| BIAE | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2023 | Further Islamic Education |
New Horizons School - West LA
$40,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Pasadena
$35,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Irvine
$30,000Further Islamic Education
Islamic Centers of SoCal
$29,000Further Islamic Education
MPAC
$10,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Los Angeles
$6,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - West LA
$27,500Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Pasadena
$27,500Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Irvine
$25,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Los Angeles
$15,000Further Islamic Education
MPAC
$5,000Further Islamic Education
Islamic Center of Southern California
$30,000Provide Burial Plots
New Horizons School - West LA
$18,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Irvine
$15,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Pasadena
$15,000Further Islamic Education
New Horizons School - Los Angeles
$10,000Further Islamic Education
MPAC
$9,000Further Islamic Education
BIAE
$3,000Further Islamic Education