The Noor Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 76-0626200
Foundation Overview
Based in Houston, TX, The Noor Foundation has awarded 165 grants totaling $1,310,843 to organizations in Texas, Florida and 4 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $103 to $60,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
13 of 16 recipients (81%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
92% of all grants are concentrated in Texas, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Texas, funding concentrates in Houston (79%), Sugar Land (9%), Stafford (4%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 8% change over 8 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (62%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Noor Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Hands For Mankind Inc | $30,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| United Hands Relief | $20,000 | Arlington, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Isgh Masjib At Taqwa | $17,500 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Masjid Ul Mumineen | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Isgh Masjib As Sabireen | $10,000 | Stafford, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Righous Foundation | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Houston Quran Academy Inc | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Texas Arabic Academy Inc | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Ousseynou Hussein | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Amal El Mahmoudi | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Abdul Rahman Adesokan | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Alhassan Umaru | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Beksultan Ermekov | $1,200 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Atef Abo Elinour Mohamed Ali | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Abas Ahmed | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2024 |
| Al-hirz Institute | $10,000 | Grand Prairie, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Alhussnain | $10,000 | Indianapolis, IN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Cair Foundation Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Progam | $7,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Helping Hand For Relief & Development Inc | $10,000 | Southfield, MI, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Houston Quran Academy Inc | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $50,000 | Stafford, TX, US | Support For Everest Academy | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $20,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For Brand Lane Islamic Center | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For Masjid Maryam | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For Masjid At-taqwa | 2023 |
| Madrasa Islamia | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Masjid Istiqlal Houston | $35,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Masjidul Mumineen | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mohamed Warsame | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Ousseynou Hussein Ba | $2,750 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Righteous Foundation Incorporation | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sh Sayed Abdulaziz | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Sh Sayed Abdulmasoud | $3,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Tawheed Dawah Center | $5,000 | Edison, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Al-hirz Institute | $10,000 | Grand Prairie, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Alhussnain | $10,000 | Indianapolis, IN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Cair Foundation Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Progam | $7,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Helping Hand For Relief & Development Inc | $10,000 | Southfield, MI, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Houston Quran Academy Inc | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $50,000 | Stafford, TX, US | Support For Everest Academy | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $20,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For Brand Lane Islamic Center | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For Masjid Maryam | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For Masjid At-taqwa | 2023 |
| Madrasa Islamia | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Masjid Istiqlal Houston | $35,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Masjidul Mumineen | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mohamed Warsame | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Ousseynou Hussein Ba | $2,750 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Righteous Foundation Incorporation | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sh Sayed Abdulaziz | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Sh Sayed Abdulmasoud | $3,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2023 |
| Tawheed Dawah Center | $5,000 | Edison, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $32,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Masjid-ul-mumineen | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Righteous Foundation Incorporation | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pure Hand For Mankind Inc | $10,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Islaminspanish Inc | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Texas Youth Academy-houston | $1,500 | Cypress, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Program | $3,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Everest Academy | $10,000 | Stafford, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $1,650 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Khalid Sinon | $5,600 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Ousseynou Hussein Ba | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Inam Hamdan | $200 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Mohamed Warsame | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Musa M Jarra | $1,092 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Alioune Ba | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Mohammad T Hossain | $103 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Matthews Jones Jr | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $32,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Masjid-ul-mumineen | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Righteous Foundation Incorporation | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pure Hand For Mankind Inc | $10,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Islaminspanish Inc | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Texas Youth Academy-houston | $1,500 | Cypress, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Program | $3,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Everest Academy | $10,000 | Stafford, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $1,650 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Khalid Sinon | $5,600 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Ousseynou Hussein Ba | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Inam Hamdan | $200 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Mohamed Warsame | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Musa M Jarra | $1,092 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Alioune Ba | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Mohammad T Hossain | $103 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Matthews Jones Jr | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $32,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Masjid-ul-mumineen | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Righteous Foundation Incorporation | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pure Hand For Mankind Inc | $10,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Islaminspanish Inc | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Texas Youth Academy-houston | $1,500 | Cypress, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Program | $3,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Everest Academy | $10,000 | Stafford, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $1,650 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Khalid Sinon | $5,600 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Ousseynou Hussein Ba | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Inam Hamdan | $200 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Mohamed Warsame | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Musa M Jarra | $1,092 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Alioune Ba | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Mohammad T Hossain | $103 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Matthews Jones Jr | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2022 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Program | $24,350 | Sugar Land, TX, US | Training, Uniforms And Travel Expenses | 2021 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $20,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Pure Hand For Mankind Inc | $20,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Righteous Foundation Inc | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Sandalls Cottage | $6,976 | Solihull, N/A, UK | General Support | 2021 |
| Nigerian Muslim Association | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Grace Christian Academy | $2,100 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ibrahim Abdul-hakim | $9,300 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| Khalid Sinon | $8,400 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| Ousseynou Hussein Ba | $3,300 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| Alioune Ba | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| Mohammad Tawfiq Alswealmeen | $328 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| Ernesto Cedillo | $250 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| Inam Hamdan | $250 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2021 |
| City Of Birmingham Rockets Basketba | $4,409 | Birmingham, N/A, UK | Basketball Court & Equipment | 2020 |
| Elite Bahamian Education Program | $31,600 | Sugar Land, TX, US | Student Housing Support, Transportation, & Food | 2020 |
| Tajweed Institute | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Muslim Inter-scholastic Tournament | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Masjid At-taqwa | $5,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Muhammad Abdul-alim | $3,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Ibrahim Abdul-hakim | $5,553 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Mohammad Z Ashraf | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Ahmed Khalil | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Muhammad Raza Khan | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Shube Sidibe | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Syed Abdul Masoud | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Delphine Sangodeyi | $8,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Rania Najib Ajam | $250 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Khalid Sinon | $8,400 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2020 |
| Elite Bahamian Education | $20,685 | Sugar Land, TX, US | Student Housing Support, Transportation, And Food | 2017 |
| Houston Hoops Inc | $1,000 | Kingwood, TX, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Helping Blind People Inc | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Sandalls Cottage | $4,030 | Solihull, Solihull, UK | General Support | 2017 |
| Al-furqad Community College | $15,344 | Solihull, Solihull, UK | General Support | 2017 |
| The Muath Trust | $26,183 | Birmingham, Birmingham, UK | General Support | 2017 |
| Pro Player Foundation | $2,500 | Southlake, TX, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Abdula Bjay Dawodu | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Alhassan Umaru | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Elsayed Abdallah | $3,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Foday Dumbuya | $2,390 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Ganiyat Olajuwon | $2,200 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Halima Isah | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Ibrahim Abdul-hakim | $14,910 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Jameel Asafi | $7,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Moubarak Aminu Olajuwon | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Remi Agboola | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Shube Kordmah | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Giwa Salaudeen | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Mamadou Ndiaye | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Adebayo Oluwatoyin Sanusi | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Rasheed M Ameen | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Sherif Hussein | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Hardship Assistance | 2017 |
| Islamic Society Of Greater Houston | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Synott Masjid, Hamza Masjid, Everest Academy, And Sabereen Masjid | 2016 |
| Elite Bahamian Education | $32,000 | Sugar Land, TX, US | Student Housing Support, Transportation, And Food | 2016 |
| Helping Blind People Inc | $7,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Houston Quran Academy | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Mumineen Relief Project Inc | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Amateur Athletic Union Of The Us In | $1,000 | Lk Buena Vis, FL, US | General Support | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 76-0626200 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 6420 HILLCROFT ST STE 218 Houston, TX 77081-3103 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Noor Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Hakeem Olajuwon |
|---|---|
| Director | Abdurrahman Adesokan |
| Director | Jamal Asafi |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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