NonprofitsPillars Fund

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Pillars Fund

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$6.0M

Total expenses

$6.2M

Net assets

$8.0M

Grants received

$23.5M

79 grants

EIN

810983087

Tax year

2024

Mission

To strengthen relations with American Muslims and all Americans. Pillars Fund strategically supports nonprofit organizations that amplify the talents and leadership of American Muslims and improve the communities they serve.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.0M
Program service revenue
Investment income$1K
Other revenue
Total revenue$6.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.7M
Salaries & benefits$2.1M
Fundraising$742K
Other expenses$1.3M
Total expenses$6.2M
Total assets$8.1M
Net assets$8.0M

People

14 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kashif Shaikh

Executive Dir.

Board

$255K

40 hrs/wk

Sameer Shamsi

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Rashid Shabazz

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Deana Haggag

Secretary

Board

4 hrs/wk

Nancy A Khalil

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Noorain Khan

Treasurer

Board

4 hrs/wk

Dr Rami Nashashibi

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Shakeeb Alam

Board Chair

Board

4 hrs/wk

Kalia Abiade

VP Programs

Staff

$180K

40 hrs/wk

Arij Mikati

Managing Dir.

Staff

$155K

40 hrs/wk

Nadia Ismail

Managing Dir.

Staff

$148K

40 hrs/wk

Waliya Lari

Programs

Staff

$135K

40 hrs/wk

Hina Mahmood

Programs

Staff

$130K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
GENERAL NONPROFIT SUPPORT
2024
$350K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$300K
IN SUPPORT OF ITS STORYTELLING AND NARRATIVE CHANGE ACTIVITIES
2024
$250K
CORE SUPPORT TO CULTURE CHANGE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN MUSLIM CREATIVES WORKING TO CREATE NARRATIVE CHANGE IN THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE
2024
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$200K
General support
2024
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MUSLIMS IN PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE TO BOLSTER THE ROLE OF U.S.-BASED MUSLIM GRANTMAKERS AND TO FOSTER A ROBUST NETWORK DEDICATED TO EQUITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
2024
$50K
IN SUPPORT OF A CONVENING TO DESIGN A PROGRAM OF SUPPORT FOR MUSLIM JOURNALISTS WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES
2024
$24K
GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATION THAT STRATEGICALLY SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT AMPLIFY THE TALENTS AND LEADERSHIP OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
2024
$15K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY
2024
$10K
C/O FBRK IMPACT HOUSE
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1M
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$600K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300K
Promise of an Equitable Future
2023
$250K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250K
in support of its storytelling and narrative change activities
2023
$200K
General support
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$70K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$35K
DONOR DIRECT FUND DISTRIBUTION
2023
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$15K
General Nonprofit Support
2023
$668K
Grantmaking for Pillars Fund
2022
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$400K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200K
Program support for the Pillars Fund and Pop Culture Collaborative project
2022
$180K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$150K
support the elevation and amplification of the talents and leadership of American Muslim communities through community engagement, narrative change, and collaborative giving by providing general operating support
2022
$125K
in support of its storytelling and narrative change activities
2022
$100K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$25K
AMPLIFY THE LEADERSHIPS, TALENTS AND NARRATIVES OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$988K
Pillars Catalyze Fund, unrestricted funds (annual contribution)
2021
$988K
Pillars Catalyze Fund, unrestricted funds (annual contribution)
2021
$300K
in support of a set of storytelling activities to amplify Muslim American voices.
2021
$300K
in support of a set of storytelling activities to amplify Muslim American voices
2021
$200K
support the elevation and amplification of the talents and leadership of American Muslim communities through community engagement, narrative change, and collaborative giving by providing general operating support
2021
$125K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$15K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$6.0M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$848K
TO SUPPORT CATALYZE FUND, AND GRANTMAKING FOR PILLARS FUND
2020
$500K
support the elevation and amplification of the talents and leadership of American Muslim communities through community engagement, narrative change, and collaborative giving by providing general operating support
2020
$300K
in support of a set of storytelling activities to amplify Muslim American voices.
2020
$200K
to ensure that authentic American Muslim stories are seen and heard in media and pop culture
2020
$150K
Program support for the Pop Culture Collaborative project
2020
$150K
Program support for the Pop Culture Collaborative project
2020
$100K
Program support for the Pop Culture Collaborative project
2020
$100K
Program support for the Pop Culture Collaborative project
2020
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
to provide general support
2020
$110
Matching Gift for General Operating Support
2020
$110
Matching Gift for General Operating Support
2020
$893K
TO SUPPORT GRANTMAKING, AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
2019
$500K
strengthen Grantee's capacity to support Muslim, Arab and South Asian children experiencing racial trauma and provide job training for parents by shifting narratives, building leadership capacity, advancing a racial equity agenda across communities and investing in community-based organizations
2019
$50K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2019
$50K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2019
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$748K
GRANT MAKING 2019
2018
$150K
Program support for project to counter Islamophobia through narrative change
2018
$500K
strengthen Grantee's capacity to support Muslim, Arab and South Asian children experiencing racial trauma and provide job training for parents by shifting narratives, building leadership capacity, advancing a racial equity agenda across communities and investing in community-based organizations
2017
$147K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$23.5M from 30 funders · 79 grants · 2017–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$6.3M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$6.3M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

WK Kellogg Foundation

$2.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$1.6M · 7 grants · 2020–2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.4M · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Foundation To Promote Open Society

$1.3M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Democracy Fund Inc

$1.3M · 8 grants · 2018–2024

Skoll Fund

$515K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN810983087
NTEE codeT12
Subsection03
Ruling date2016-06
Formed2015
Employees19
Volunteers8
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