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Barzinji Family Foundation

Accepts applications Herndon, Virginia · EIN 462035823

Barzinji Family Foundation is a private foundation in Herndon, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $616,671 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $95,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.9 million the year before.

46% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.9 million48$470,465
2024$616,67137$522,138

How to apply

ContactFiras Barzinji
11919 Safa Court, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone or email(703) 471-6060
What to submitLetter from applicant outlining the need(s) to which contribution would be applied.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Barzinji Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia13$222,671
Tennessee6$160,000
Maryland3$60,000
District of Columbia4$55,000
Utah4$39,000
Texas2$20,000
Illinois1$20,000
North Carolina1$20,000
California1$10,000
Delaware1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Maqasid Institute
Mt Juliet, TN
Program support - educational/community services$95,000
Al-Fatih Academy
Reston, VA
Program support - educational services$80,000
Kawaakibi Foundation
Ashburn, VA
Program support$50,000
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Washington, DC
Program support - educational/community services$30,000
Unity Production Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
Program assistance - community/educational services program support - community/educational services$30,000
Islamic Center of Nashville
Nashville, TN
Program support - social/community services$25,000
Nashville International Academy
Nashville, TN
Program support - educational services$25,000
Muslim Community Center - SLC
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Program support$22,000
Association of Muslim Chaplains
Durham, NC
Program support$20,000
By Peaceful Means
Reisterstown, MD
Program support$20,000
Interact International
Evanston, IL
Program support$20,000
Peaceful Families Project
Great Falls, VA
Program support$20,000
A Continuous Charity
Irving, TX
Program support - social/ humanitarian services$15,000
Hidayah Academy
Ashburn, VA
Program support$15,000
A Life Inspired
Herndon, VA
Program support$10,000
Bdesh Foundation
Sterling, VA
Program support$10,000
If Not Now Education Fund
Washington, DC
Program support$10,000
Islah la
Los Angeles, CA
Program support$10,000
Islamic Society of New River Valley (Blacksburg Masjid)
Blacksburg, VA
Program support$10,000
Noble Garden Academy
Fairfax, VA
Program support$10,000
Tim Media Inc
Bethesda, MD
Program assistance - educational/comumunity services$10,000
Utah Islamic Center
Sandy, UT
Program support$10,000
Women for Women International
Washington, DC
Program support$10,000
American Muslim Advisory Council
Nashville, TN
Program assistance - social services$5,000
Darden School Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Program support$5,000
Deen TV Foundation
Herndon, VA
Program support$5,000
Emerald Hills Institute
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Program support$5,000
Khanversations Institute
Newark, DE
Program support$5,000
Makespace
Alexandria, VA
Program support$5,000
Mist- Nashville
Rochester Hill, MI
Program support$5,000
Murfreesboro Muslim Youth
Murfreesboro, TN
Program support$5,000
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Washington, DC
Program support$5,000
Ouena
Nashville, TN
Program support$5,000
Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
Irving, TX
Program support$5,000
All Dulles Area Muslim Society
Sterling, VA
Program assistance - social services$2,500
Thrive Center for Survivors of Torture
Murray, UT
Program support$2,000
Donations Through Sterling Stock Investments LLC
Herndon, VA
Cash donations made by investment llc$171

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barzinji Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Barzinji Family Foundation give?

$616,671 in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Barzinji Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Firas J Al-Barzinji (Chairman), Suhaib Al-Barzinji (Director), Ghaida Al-Barzinji (Director) and Zaid Al-Barzinji (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Barzinji Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and international.

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