Pillars Fund

Pillars Fund
Founded2010 (2010)[1]
TypeHumanitarian aid
Tax ID no.81-0983087[2]
Location
Region served
United States
ProductGrants
Key people
Kashif Shaikh[1]
Executive Director
Websitepillarsfund.org

Pillars Fund is a grant-making organization and Muslim community foundation named in reference to the five pillars of Islam,[3] the third of which is Zakat.

Pillars Fund is governed by a Board of Advisors, many of whom are prominent American Muslims. The organization makes particular effort to ensure that donations go to projects that would not elicit controversy.[3] It is one of the largest funders of Muslim issues in the United States.[1]

History

Founded in 2010 in the mold of United Way and Jewish Federations of North America, and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Pillars is focused on funding secular non-profit programs supporting American Muslims in media, public relations, and leadership development.[4]

Pillars Fund was founded as a giving circle housed under the Chicago Community Trust in 2010 and became an independent entity in 2016.[4][1] It raised a million dollars in 2016.[3]

As of 2017, it had invested more than $2 million in a number of programs.[5] It typically awards fifteen of the hundreds of grant applications it receives each year.[3]

Institutional funders

Spending

Pillars Fund funds a variety of approaches towards its stated goal of "amplifying the leadership, narratives and talents of American Muslims," with stated program areas of rights, wellness, understanding and leadership.

Grantees

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "In a Fearful Moment, This Growing Fund Channels Muslim American Philanthropy". Inside Philanthropy. July 25, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Charity Navigator - Unrated Profile for Pillars Fund". Charity Navigator. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia". Buzzfeed. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context". eJewish Philanthropy. November 19, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pillars Fund". The Chicago Community Trust. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "KAPOS: Chicago grantmaker is making national waves". Chicago Sun Times. August 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Pillars Fund". W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Voices of Change, Voices of America". Auburn Theological Seminary. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pillars Fund Awards $25,000 Grant to Islamic Chaplaincy Program". Hartford Seminary. April 21, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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