| 词条 | Pillars Fund |
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| logo = Pillars Fund Logo.svg | type = Humanitarian aid | key_people = Kashif Shaikh[1] Executive Director | name = Pillars Fund | tax_id = 81-0983087[2] | founded_date = 2010[1] | founder = | location = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | area_served = United States | product = | mission = Amplifying the leadership, narratives and talents of American Muslims.[https://pillarsfund.org/] | focus = | method = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = | homepage = https://pillarsfund.org/ }} Pillars Fund is a grant-making organization and Muslim community foundation named in reference to the five pillars of Islam,[3] the third of which is Zakat. Founded in 2010 in the mold of United Way and Jewish Federations of North America,[5] and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Pillars is focused on funding secular non-profit programs supporting American Muslims in media, public relations, and leadership development. It is one of the largest funders of Muslim issues in the United States.[1] GovernancePillars Fund is governed by a Board of Advisors, many of whom are prominent American Muslims. The organization makes particular effort to ensure that donations go to projects that would not elicit controversy.[3] Executive Directors
FundraisingPillars Fund was founded as a giving circle[4] housed under the Chicago Community Trust in 2010 and became an independent entity in 2016.[1] It raised a million dollars in 2016.[3] Institutional funders
SpendingPillars Fund funds a variety of approaches towards its stated goal of "amplifying the leadership, narratives and talents of American Muslims," with stated program areas of rights, wellness, understanding and leadership. As of 2017, it had invested more than $2 million in such programs,[7] and expects to award $700,000 in 2017. It receives typically awards fifteen of the hundreds of grant applications it receives each year.[3] Grantees
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news| url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/7/25/in-a-fearful-moment-this-growing-fund-channels-muslim-philanthropy |publisher=Inside Philanthropy |title=In a Fearful Moment, This Growing Fund Channels Muslim American Philanthropy |date=25 July 2017 |accessdate=7 September 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web| url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=810983087| publisher=Charity Navigator| title=Charity Navigator - Unrated Profile for Pillars Fund |accessdate=7 September 2017}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahallam/pillars-fund-secret-weapon-in-the-fight-against-islamophobia|publisher=Buzzfeed |title=A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia |date=6 September 2017 |accessdate=6 September 2017}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/giving-circles-in-cross-cultural-context/ |title=Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context| publisher=eJewish Philanthropy| date=19 November 2013| accessdate=7 September 2017}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shia-kapos-pillars-fund-muslims-riverwalk-lester-lampert/|title=KAPOS: Chicago grantmaker is making national waves|date=7 August 2017|accessdate=7 September 2017|publisher=Chicago Sun Times}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Pillars Fund|url=https://www.wkkf.org/grants/grant/2016/06/the-pillars-fund-p3034904|publisher=W.K. Kellogg Foundation|accessdate=7 September 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web| url=http://cct.org/about/partnerships_initiatives/pillars-fund/| publisher=The Chicago Community Trust|title= Pillars Fund| accessdate=7 September 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://auburnseminary.org/voices-of-change/|publisher=Auburn Theological Seminary|title=Voices of Change, Voices of America|accessdate=7 September 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.hartsem.edu/2016/04/islamic-chaplaincy-program-receives-25000-pillars-fund-grant/| publisher=Hartford Seminary |title=Pillars Fund Awards $25,000 Grant to Islamic Chaplaincy Program |date=21 April 2016 |accessdate=7 September 2017}} External links
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