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Rahima International Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 77-0442850 Website

Organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide food, education, assistance, and housing allowance to poor and needy families.

Rahima International Foundation at a glance

In short: Rahima International Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$500,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500,000
Total assets
$15,213,336
+4.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rahima International Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

USA for Unhcr: $500KUSA for Unhcr$500K

The largest 2025 recipient was USA for Unhcr ($500K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

Cities

Washington DC

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2025) to $1.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
USA for Unhcr Washington DC, DCTo Help Refugees$500,000
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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$15,213,336$4,455,700$3,854,643$500,0001$1,363
2024$14,558,951$4,100,385$3,719,298$1,000,0001$38,895
2023$14,151,875$4,006,022$2,611,563——$17,385
2022$12,719,064$4,150,150$2,284,730——$2,000
2021$10,862,475$4,453,844$2,093,291——$441,727
2020$8,529,836$3,935,294$2,101,370——$-26,514
2019$6,704,623$2,803,382$1,842,654——$29,939

About Rahima International Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Rahima International Foundation is a public charity, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $1K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rahima International Foundation is led by Shakila Cochinwala, Board Chairperson since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shakila Cochinwala

    Board Chairperson

    Board Member → Board Chairperson, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ishrat Husain

    Executive Di

    President & Executive Director → Executive Di, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $71K (2019) → $46K (2025)

  • Sadia Hasan

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    29 hrs/week

    $35K (2019) → $66K (2025)

  • Omair Farooqui

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adnan Husain

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Zainab Baqar (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Habibe Hasain (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sophia Husain (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Rabea Chaudhry (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Maresa Nirwan (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ambreen Jamal (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Ayesha Khan (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Li-Jia Sharifa Ma (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Susanne Tow (2019) — Vice President

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

Sadia Hasan — Treasurer: $66KSadia HasanTreasurer$66KIshrat Husain — Executive Di: $46KIshrat HusainExecutive Di$46K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $66K, to Sadia Hasan (Treasurer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Rahima International Foundation

How much does Rahima International Foundation give each year?

Rahima International Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.

How large is Rahima International Foundation?

Rahima International Foundation reported $15.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.5M.

Where does Rahima International Foundation operate?

Rahima International Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is Rahima International Foundation's EIN?

Rahima International Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0442850. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 23, 2020)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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