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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4698812

The Al-Ameen Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $892,630 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $892,630

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $24,795,793
  • Tax year 2023

    $936,228

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $20,767,818
  • Tax year 2022

    $475,250

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $16,443,833
  • Tax year 2021

    $413,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $21,216,966
  • Tax year 2020

    $337,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $16,886,058
  • Tax year 2019

    $388,808

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $11,484,433
  • Tax year 2018

    $442,130

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,705,681

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Philanthropic Trust WFDAFJenkintown, PA

    Provide educational resources to underprivileged children

    $300,000
  2. MPAC FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Promote education for human rights and islam teachings

    $170,000
  3. New Horizon School WestsideLos Angeles, CA

    Provide educational resources

    $104,400
  4. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Islamic studies

    $75,000
  5. UBS Optimus FoundationSwitzerland

    Children empowerment

    $53,700
  6. Rahma CenterFoothill RNCH, CA

    Prayer space

    $50,000
  7. New Horizon School - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Provide educational resources

    $47,100
  8. Other grants under 5000 eachVarious, CA

    Various other charitable purposes

    $15,930
  9. Scipper USALos Angeles, CA

    Spinal cord injury project

    $15,000
  10. New Horizon School PasadenaPasadena, CA

    Provide educational resources

    $12,000
  11. Islamic Center of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Iftar/history project

    $10,000
  12. Kinder USADallas, TX

    Children emergency relief fund

    $7,500
  13. National Institute of Child HealthKarachi, Pakistan

    Provide healthcare for children in underserved communities

    $7,000
  14. Developments in LiteracyIrvine, CA

    Provide education and empowerment to disadvantaged students

    $5,000
  15. Shine HumanityIrvine, CA

    Healthcare for underserved communities

    $5,000
  16. The Citizens FoundationHouston, TX

    Provide education for underprivileged children

    $5,000
  17. Zindagi TrustOrlando, FL

    Provide education to underprivileged children

    $5,000
  18. Daffodil StudiosVienna, VA

    Films that compassionately address global challenges

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $196,40083% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $10,0004% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $509,430
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $300,000
  3. Texas2 grants $12,500
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Amina AdayaCEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gazala ShaukCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tehmina AdayaSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nargis DadaDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ruksana MohammedDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nasreen HaroonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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