Community Grants — Mahmoud S Taman Foundation

Community Grants — Mahmoud S Taman Foundation is sponsored by Mahmoud S Taman Foundation. Provides grants to community organizations and local entities for initiatives that promote interfaith and civic causes, education about Islam, peace education, and humanitarian issues.

Mahmoud S Taman Foundation The Mahmoud S Taman Foundation Scholarship and Grant Opportunities Available! Grantee Highlight: Pablo Center in Eau Claire, WI The MST Foundation is proud to support the Pablo Center in Eau Claire, WI through our community grants program.

The Pablo Center opened in 2018 as a vital arts and culture resource for our Northern Wisconsin community and has served UW- Eau Claire students and the area at large with powerful arts programming and noteworthy community based events that bring cultures together. Thank you to the Pablo Center for honoring Dr. Taman’s legacy as a lifelong advocate for the arts and an inter-faith leader from the community with a donor wall recognition.

Read Our Statement on Gaza/Palestine Taman Foundation Official Statement on Gaza/Palestine The Mahmoud S Taman Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting peace, interfaith, and civic causes by providing grants to initiatives in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin and around the world. The Foundation's assets are the gift of Dr. Mahmoud S. Taman during his lifetime.

Dr. Taman was an interfaith and civil society advocate who lived and worked in the Chippewa Valley as a psychiatrist for four decades after immigrating from Egypt. He was a co-founder of the Islamic Society of Northern Wisconsin, known as the Altoona Mosque, which has been an important part of the Chippewa Valley for more than 25 years. In Islamic teaching, a continually serving charity is known as a 'sadaqa jariya'.

Mahmoud Taman hoped that the Foundation would serve his community after his death as a ceaseless charity in accordance with a saying, a 'hadith', of Prophet Muhammad; “When a person dies, all their deeds end, except three: sadaqa jariya (a continuing charity), beneficial knowledge, and a child who prays for them.

” As much as possible, trust funds are invested according to Islamic financial guidelines as well as socially responsible investing; both are guided by ethical principles that consider both financial return and efforts to bring about social change.

The MST Foundation is proud to have supported the following organizations and initiatives with direct funding through our Community Grants program: Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association To support the collaboration with JONAH and Welcoming New Neighbors WI to hold the annual River Prairie Multi-Cultural Festival in Eau Claire, WI PBS Wisconsin Muslim Project To support their event in Eau Claire featuring local community members and speakers as part of a panel on the growing diversity of Wisconsin communities including the culture and contributions of the Muslim community To support their students and teachers based in rural Kyrgyzstan in pursuing youth education, adult continuing education, and English language skills The Boys and Girls Club of Chippewa Falls To support their after school childcare program that focuses on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in local youth education The Sojourner House-Catholic Charities To support the opening of a homeless shelter in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire Regional Arts Center To support the annual Chippewa Valley Book Festival over the years To support the free medical clinic in Grandview, Missouri To support scholarships for a transformative pre-college program for high school artists in the summer of 2021 To support the annual Arab Film Festival Collaboration Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies To support the annual Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty-Student Conference focused on the interdisciplinary field of peace studies To support a family book kit project which aims to provide diverse and inclusive reading material to families in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt of the Egyptian Orthodox Church For medical needs of Egyptians during the revolutionary protests of 2011 For medical needs of Egyptians during the revolutionary protests of 2011 Chippewa Falls School District For trauma-information education for grade school students To support educational and peaceful activities that demand action reducing climate change by distributing requested support gear and supplies to leaders on the front line The Islamic Society of Northern Wisconsin To support Sunday School at the Altoona Masjid Erickson Park Chippewa Falls To support the addition of handicap accessible ramps, fishing docks, and kayak launch To support the “Stop and Think” group psychotherapy treatment Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing Burnt Bridges Back to School Drive To support a free community event in Southern Virginia providing backpacks and school supplies to families and children in the area Celine Anderson M.

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Arts Educator and Practicing Multi-Media Artist To support childrens arts education in Richmond, Virginia by providing access to unique tools and resources for art-making to develop creativity in the next generation The Arab Film and Media Institute To directly support selected artists in their annual Arab Women’s Showcase featuring Arab women artists from around the world in a multi-media virtual exhibition To support the resettlement of Afghan refugees in the Northwest Wisconsin area, providing housing, funds, groceries, and community care To support taskforce initiatives over the years for homelessness, immigration, and formerly incarcerated persons To support the establishment and upkeep of a school library with free access to students at Rokyan High School in Afghanistan To support the start-up of an online community publication The Egypt Conference Inc. To support the conference on post-revolution Egypt in Washington D.

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in 2011 The African American Holiday Association To support a documentary on African American Muslim Women directed by Zarina Shakir Islamisk-Kristent Studiecenter To fund humanitarian efforts towards providing medical aid to Syrians For serving meals in a safe, welcoming environment and connecting those in need with existing resources by engaging diverse volunteers in service For medical treatment, Islamic studies student’s tuition, and charitable assistance, including a food bank, to people in Alexandria, Egypt Mecklenburg Senior Citizens For a food bank for seniors, funds go to restocking inventory and adding items to the menu that are in demand in Mecklenburg County, Virginia To support the opening of the first community fridge in Virginia which provides access to healthy and fresh groceries for neighbors in need Hope and Future Society of the Village of Shubra Bas To fund an adult literacy program in Shebeen ElKoum, Monufia, Egypt Hunar Ghar Welfare Foundation To support improving job skills for girls and women in Karachi, Pakistan Boys and Girls Club of Menomonie To support the ongoing efforts towards furthering education and afterschool programs for students Northern Spirit Radio, Eau Claire To support their mission to promote world healing through radio broadcasts of voices of peace and social justice Appalachian School of Law To support student-led organizations For providing nutritious meals and hospitality to the community while raising awareness of hunger and food insecurity Chippewa Valley Writers Guild To support a program on freedom of religion Pablo Center, Confluence Council, Inc. To support arts and culture programming Happy Passover!

Ramadan Kareem! Happy Easter! In 2022, all 3 holidays fall in April for the first time in 33 years!

A joyous and spiritual time for all. Ramadan Kareem from the Mahmoud S Taman Foundation! The MS Taman Foundation is proud to have helped grassroots organizations and community members come together to accomplish change through our Community Grants Program in 2021.

Over $11,000 was granted this year alone to 12 different community organizations locally, nationally, and internationally. Since our founding by Dr. Mahmoud Shawky Taman in 2011, over $100,000 has been distributed in funding to community orgs and students around the world.

The Foundation's purpose is to advance others trying to better their communities and provide support for small initiatives involving education, the arts, and social justice issues such as food insecurity and the housing crisis. Check out the full press release at mstamanfoundation. org/community-grantees To apply for a grant for your organization or initiative fill out this simple form!

https://form. jotform. com/71166864692164 #nonprofit #grants #community #education #socialjustice #housingcrisis #foodinsecurity We are accepting grant applications!

If you are involved with a community organization or initiative please apply at mstamanfoundation. org Funding is available up to $1000! #grants #nonprofit #communityorganization #community #grantee Grantee Highlight: RVA Community Fridges The Foundation is proud to support this mutual aid initiative based in Richmond, VA.

Founded by local residents of the community, the fridges provide groceries through donations which are accessible and free to all. Since the first fridge went up in February, 4 more have followed. Follow them for more information and to see where they sprout up next!

@rvacommunityfridges Check out this article about them! https://commonwealthtimes. org/2021/02/10/community-fridge-project-provides-free-food-for-richmond-residents/ #mutualaid #rvacommunity #nonprofit #grants #initiatives As a non-profit organization, we appreciate all donations which help us to continue our work.

The Mahmoud S Taman Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Under this IRS designation, donations made to the Foundation are tax-deductible.