The Muslim Women’s Fund

"The rights of women are sacred. See that women are maintained in the rights assigned to them."
~ Prophet Muhammad, Peace and Blessing Upon Him

What is Our Challenge?

There are 600 million Muslim women in the world – a tenth of humanity – and many are marginalized. Yet there is not a single foundation focused solely on their development. The mission of the Muslim Women’s Fund (MWF) is to enable women to claim their rights in Islam, become educated and economically empowered.

How Does MWF Work?

MWF’s invests in strategic, replicable, innovative grass-roots projects and movements (in lieu of NGO’s) with transformational impact in countries with Muslim populations. It supports scalable NGO’s and social entrepreneurs working at the nexus between economic empowerment and progressive religious and secular education.

How Does MWF Work?

MWF’s invests in strategic, replicable, innovative grass-roots projects and movements with transformational impact in countries with Muslim populations. It supports scalable NGO’s and social entrepreneurs working at the nexus between economic empowerment and progressive religious and secular education.

What is MWF’s vision and impact?

Muslim women face enormous challenges but also have extraordinary opportunities to change their societies. MWF’s vision is to support women in becoming fully, empowered participants, stakeholders and change agents in their societies.

When women are strong, so are their families, communities, and countries. Empowered women enjoy dignity and economic security, and create peace as they engage with both their Muslim and non-Muslim neighbors.

Grant Applications

Thank you for your interest. Our first priority is to build a community of donors to support our mission and the work of the many vital NGOs serving Muslim women and girls. We are embarking on an aggressive fundraising campaign. Once we have met our goal, we will issue a Request for Proposals and will accept applications for funds at that time. Please visit http://rockpa.org/special_programs/muslim-womens-fund in the future for updates on our progress!

Donations

Donations to the Muslim Women's Fund are greatly appreciated. Donation checks can be sent to RPA: Attention: Shermane Bilal, with ‘Muslim Women’s Fund’ in the notes field at following address. Please be sure to include your name and address so that a letter of recognition can be sent to you. Thank you for your donation!

Muslim Women’s Fund
c/o Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
ATTN: Muslim Women’s Fund
6 West 48th Street
10th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Electronic payments:
Name of Bank: JP Morgan Private Bank
Address of Bank: Attn: Tasha Harris Mighty - OPS3 /1
500 Stanton Christiana Road
Newark, DE 19713
Contact: Tasha Harris Mighty (888) 207-5223
ABA No.: 021 000021
Swift No.: CHASUS33 (for international transfers)
Account Name: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc./The Philanthropic
Collaborative
Account No.: 031-1-144166
Tax ID: 13-3615533

The Muslim Women's Fund, Inc is a Delaware corporation that is seeking recognition as a federal tax exempt organization under section 501c3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Currently, RPA serves as its fiscal agent.

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Founding Board:

Shahnaz Taplin Chinoy
Chair, Board of Directors
Dr. Sarwat Malik, F.A.C.P.
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors
Ayesha Mattu
Secretary, Board of Directors
Nadia S. Malik
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Daisy Khan
Executive Director, ASMA Society
Member, Board of Directors

Honorary Board:

Loreen Arbus
Philanthropist and former head of Showtime and Lifetime
Aisha Virginia Gray Henry Blakemore
Director of the interfaith publishing houses Fons Vitae & Quinta Essentiam writer and video producer
Amir A. Dossal
Executive Director
UN Office for Partnerships
Talat Hasan
Chairperson & CEO of Sensys Instruments,
Founderm Nurul Hasan Educational Foundation (India)
Leah Hunt Hendrix
Ph.D. candidate
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
Philanthropist and Founder, The Sister Fund
Jamal A. Khokhar Former Chief of Staff to President
Inter-American Development Bank
Eboo Patel, Ph.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Interfaith Youth Core
Carl Pope
Executive Director, Sierra Club
Dr. Nafis Sadik
Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General
Gloria Steinem
Feminist and author