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World Kashmir Awareness

Public charity · Grantmaker Akron, OH EIN: 20-2745365 Website

Founded in 2005, The World Kashmir Awareness Forum WKA strives to increase awareness of the human rights violations and denial of right to self-determination being endured by the people of Jammu and kashmir.

World Kashmir Awareness at a glance

Total assets
$19,662
-64.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$109,458
-38.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$144,454
-38.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who World Kashmir Awareness funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AlexandriaMemphis

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Icna Relief Alexandria, VAPakistan Flood relief$4,000
Nabic Memphis, TNBangladesh medical relief.$1,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$19,662$109,458$144,454——
2024$54,658$178,050$233,198——
2023$109,805$244,417$398,670——
2022$264,059$236,304$215,798$5,5002
2021$231,027$232,074$136,959——
2020$136,039$221,408$89,084——

About World Kashmir Awareness

Based on IRS filings

World Kashmir Awareness is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Akron, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

World Kashmir Awareness is led by Ghulam Mir, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ghulam Mir

    President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syed G Fai

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $20K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Abdul Rauf Mir

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Imtiaz A Khan PhD

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Khaled J Qazi MD MACP

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mohammad Akram Dar

    Board Member

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Dr Syed G Fai — Secretary: $20KDr Syed G FaiSecretary$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $20K, to Dr Syed G Fai (Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about World Kashmir Awareness

How large is World Kashmir Awareness?

World Kashmir Awareness reported $20K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $109K.

What is World Kashmir Awareness?

World Kashmir Awareness is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Akron, OH. It holds $20K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does World Kashmir Awareness operate?

World Kashmir Awareness has awarded grants in Tennessee, Virginia.

What is World Kashmir Awareness's EIN?

World Kashmir Awareness's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2745365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). World Kashmir Awareness funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/world-kashmir-awareness-morg_d607e30c702a4bf38767f8dff3ca3226

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