HEART Women & Girls

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 27-3625796

HEART promotes sexual health and sexual violence awareness in Muslim communities through health education, advocacy, research and training. Our work is culturally-sensitive and developmentally appropriate for the audiences that we serve.

HEART Women & Girls at a glance

In short: HEART Women & Girls gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7,000
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$2,507,321
-6.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who HEART Women & Girls funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

ARC Southeast: $7KARC Southeast$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was ARC Southeast ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Atlanta

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ARC Southeast Atlanta, GACrisis intervention$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,507,321$1,309,355$1,488,026$7,0001$37,700
2024$2,677,524$2,016,799$1,343,867——$70,802
2023$2,020,072$1,089,496$929,418——$-595
2022$1,859,288$1,123,502$783,871——$136
2021$1,503,302$1,003,844$434,646——$78
2020$923,795$818,518$414,368——$58
2019$519,528$475,302$419,556——$41

About HEART Women & Girls

Based on IRS filings

HEART Women & Girls is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $38K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

HEART Women & Girls is led by Nadiah Mohajir MPH, Founder & Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nadiah Mohajir MPH

    Founder & Executive Director

    Executive Director → Co-Executive Director, 2021

    Co-Executive Director → Founder & Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $65K (2019) → $103K (2025)

  • Betty-Rose Green

    Secretary

    Board Member → Co-Chair, 2021

    Co-Chair → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kafia Ahmed

    Board Member

    Board Member → Co-Chair, 2021

    Co-Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Assata de la Cruz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Qurratalain Q Sajid

    Co-Chair

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sameena Rahman MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shafaq Zia

    Co-Chair

    Treasurer → Co-Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Asha Hassan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kulsoom Ijaz

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Poppy Liu

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shuba Bala

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Mahdia Lynn (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Saira Rasheed (2019–2024) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Aliza Kazmi (2021–2024) — Co-Executive Director
  • Former: Jessica Athens (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kimya Forouzan (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Shirley Ma (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Saara Hafeez (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kimya Farzoun (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Wajiha Akthar Khaleel PhD (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Wajiha Akhtar-Khaleel PhD (2019–2020) — Co-Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Nadiah Mohajir MPH — Founder & Executive Director: $103KNadiah Mohajir MPHFounder & Executive Director$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Nadiah Mohajir MPH (Founder & Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about HEART Women & Girls

How much does HEART Women & Girls give each year?

HEART Women & Girls gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is HEART Women & Girls?

HEART Women & Girls reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is HEART Women & Girls?

HEART Women & Girls is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does HEART Women & Girls operate?

HEART Women & Girls has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is HEART Women & Girls's EIN?

HEART Women & Girls's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3625796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)

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