Sanaam Foundation

SCOTTSDALE, AZ EIN: 82-1583737

Sanaam Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in SCOTTSDALE, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 20 grants totaling $49K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6K

-63.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$49K

-24.5% YoY

Grant Count

20

-4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-20.7% YoY

About Sanaam Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Sanaam Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in SCOTTSDALE, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 20 grants totaling $49K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlexandriaArlington HeightsChicagoGreat FallsInvernessRolling MeadowsSouthfieldWheatonWorth

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$26K$52K$78K$105K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,692$15,415$65,809
Revenue$39,000$23,700$95,000
Expenses$48,722$74,095$39,537
Qualifying Distributions$48,712$64,487$39,396
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$16K$32K$48K$64K16 grants202012 grants202116 grants202221 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Brighter Future$8KISNS$6KSisters Nurturing Sisters$6KIslamic Institue of Urba…$6KPolaris Foundation$5KSharron Cummings$3KLena Hassan$2KAmeena Issa$2KWaheeda Reshma$2KAhmed Abulhassan$2K

Grant Size Distribution

85 grants across all recorded years

85<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Farzana Motiwala-MoinuddinPresident10
Faiz Motiwala-MoinuddinVice President10
Yasmin MotiwalaSecretary10

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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