Help the World Foundation
Help the World Foundation is a private foundation based in Oak Brook, Illinois. Its 2025 filing reports grants for poverty and education, including awards to organizations and individual recipients.
Help the World Foundation at a glance
In short: Help the World Foundation gave $51K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state Illinois. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $51,005
- -54.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,643
- -51.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $58,968
- +9.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (4 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (25% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Help the World Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states in its 2024 filing that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. The filing says to contact Syed M Kazi and specify the need requested. It lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None is listed in the 2024 filing.
- Deadline
- None is listed in the 2024 filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Syed M Kazi
Mailing address: 1204 Midwest Pkwy, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone: (312) 291-6565
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Help the World Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salimuddin Kazi ($11K). Together the top 10 received $46K.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 74 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports recipient-state shares of grant dollars as 25% for Illinois, 9% for New Jersey, 8% for Connecticut, and 8% for California. It also includes a 46% share with the state unspecified.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Help the World Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 14 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $125K (2022). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $51K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salimuddin Kazi | Poverty | $11,000 |
| Shaikh Faisal | Poverty | $8,000 |
| Zakat Foundation North Burnswick, NJ | Poverty | $4,500 |
| Imefna Morton Grove, IL | Poverty | $4,000 |
| Imran Khan Cencer Farmington, CT | Poverty | $4,000 |
| Imrc Oalo Alto, CA | Poverty | $4,000 |
| American Muslim Physician Oak Brook, IL | Education | $3,000 |
| Iamc Morton Grove, IL | Poverty | $3,000 |
| Anjuman Muslim Khawateen | Poverty | $2,000 |
| Friends of Humanity Bartlett, IL | Poverty | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58,968 | $58,700 | $52,986 | $51,005 | 14 | — |
| 2024 | $53,927 | $97,831 | $114,041 | $112,821 | 15 | — |
| 2023 | $41,148 | $104,562 | $85,204 | $83,590 | 15 | — |
| 2022 | $13,678 | $77,454 | $126,984 | $125,400 | 19 | — |
| 2021 | $63,208 | $81,800 | $41,842 | $39,500 | 11 | — |
| 2020 | $23,250 | $35,450 | $30,672 | $30,000 | 9 | $1,027 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $51,005. Grants ranged from $500 to $11,000, with a median grant of $3,000. The largest listed awards to organizations included $4,500 to Zakat Foundation, $4,000 each to IMEFNA, Imran Khan Cencer, and IMRC, and $3,000 each to American Muslim Physician and IAMC. The filing also lists grants to individual recipients.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Syed M Kazi as president and Najam Kazi as secretary.
Help the World Foundation is led by Syed M. Kazi, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Syed M. Kazi
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Najam Kazi
Secretary
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Help the World Foundation
How much does Help the World Foundation give each year?
Help the World Foundation gave $51K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $113K across 15 grants.
What is Help the World Foundation's typical grant size?
Help the World Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,643, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Help the World Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Help the World Foundation give grants?
Help the World Foundation's top state is Illinois, with 25% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (9%) and Connecticut (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Morton Grove, IL (2 grants).
Does Help the World Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Help the World Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Poverty" (12 grants).
Who are Help the World Foundation's largest grantees?
Help the World Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Salimuddin Kazi ($11,000), Shaikh Faisal ($8,000) and Zakat Foundation ($4,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Help the World Foundation?
Help the World Foundation reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $59K.
How do I apply for a grant from Help the World Foundation?
The foundation states in its 2024 filing that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Help the World Foundation's EIN?
Help the World Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4335981. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Help the World Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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