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12 funders with a record of paying for “ahmad”
Where the money went
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to MOHAMMAD AHMAD — small business assistance grants
Largest: $15,000 to AHMAD MOHAMMAD — fellowship stipend
Largest: $29,440 to University of Wisconsin-Madison — scholarships for alyssa ivy (2,508), amara ahmad (1,750), chee thao (3,750), cristhabel martinez (12,600), demitrius nelson (2,500), diana garcia-vidal (2,500), doua xiong (832), g…
Largest: $10,000 to F AHMAD — scholarship-f. ahmad
OnerefugeeSalt Lake City, UT
6 matching grants · $7,084 · through 2024Largest: $1,432 to Ahmad Alani - CO Boise State Univer — to help with education for refugees from other countries.
Largest: $2,250 to UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT ITF AHMAD — scholarship program - scholarship
Largest: $10,776 to SAYED-AHMAD ALI — materials grants, pd grants, snhu, summer stipends
Largest: $8,333 to RABEE AHMAD — college scholarships
Largest: $3,000 to Nadiyah C Ahmad — scholarship grant
Bridge the GapKensington, MD
3 matching grants · $18,868 · through 2023Largest: $7,117 to ahmad Rafi Rousali — provide family with vehicle
Largest: $65,000 to KARIM AHMAD — to develop framework documents, toolkits and curricula for industry impact sessions and trainings to drive and advance racial equity principles within the practices of the media ar…
The Zakat Foundation of AmericaBridgeview, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $75,019 · through 2024Largest: $45,994 to NESAR AHMAD OMID — refugee assistance
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →