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11 funders with a record of paying for “zainab”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,500 to AWOLUMATE ZAINAB — college scholarships
Largest: $13,750 to HOSSEINI ZAINAB — 2022 dissertation
Largest: $20,000 to HEBA ZAINAB ISLAM — islam, heba (johns hopkins u.) "mediating surveillance: digital rights advocacy in pakistan"
Largest: $10,000 to WOMEN MAKE MOVIES - FISCAL SPONSOR FOR STAND UP FOR MADINAH — to support zainab sultan's film, "stand up for madinah" post-production expenses
Largest: $6,850 to ZAINAB ORGANIZATION — educational & religious
Largest: $93,000 to Zainab Bahrani — as a 2019 andrew carnegie fellow for the project, "monumental landscapes: historical environments and human rights"
Largest: $5,000 to ZAINAB FALANA — college scholarship
The Karl FoundationMercer Island, WA
1 matching grant · $11,850 · through 2023Largest: $11,850 to JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE — zainab - 11/15/23 03:10pm worksheet grants and contributions paid
National Council for CommunityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to GOLDEN ZARI BY ZAINAB INC — covid-19 assistance
OnerefugeeSalt Lake City, UT
1 matching grant · $2,501 · through 2022Largest: $2,501 to Zainab Hadi CO University of Utah — to help with education for refugees from other countries.
Largest: $1,445 to Zainab Cole — single parent grant for rent assistance based on need.
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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 →