Every year, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) presents the Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year Award to a community member who goes above and beyond in dedicating their time, talent and treasure to making a positive impact. We then celebrate their contributions at our annual Threads of Giving Gala. We are honored this year to bring our…
Youth in CAAP’s Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) just wrapped up an incredible year! They raised and granted $5,000 to three organizations doing critical work: 🌟Children’s Dyslexia Center 🌟Developing Despite Distance 🌟HAVEN From identifying community needs and selecting issue areas to fundraising and awarding grants, they led the entire grantmaking cycle. This year’s focus was mental health, poverty and…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy’s Community Impact Fund and the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) co-granted $110,000 to 17 nonprofit organizations across the country—working in arts and culture, human services, advocacy and education—to support their operational costs. 🌟CAAP’s Community Impact Fund invests in nonprofit organizations across the country by providing general operating…
Media representation allows Arab Americans to reclaim their narrative. That’s why the Jack G. & Bernice Shaheen Endowed Media Scholarship supports Arab American storytellers who are uplifting their communities through journalism, film, and other media. This year, the scholarship, housed at the Center for Arab American Philanthropy and in partnership with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee…
Gathering for the 12-annual event, the 100 Arab American Women Who Care in Michigan recently congregated and pooled their generosity into a $10,000 grant for The Women’s Center of Southeastern Michigan, a local nonprofit dedicated to the economic and emotional self-determination of women, girls and families. This giving circle not only shows what’s possible when…
CAAP’s Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) teaches high schoolers how to give back to their community through philanthropy and community service. This year, the program has cohorts in the Detroit metro area and Flint, Michigan. The Detroit group has identified three key issues—mental health, poverty and substance use disorders—and is now fundraising to support these causes. Check out…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) and the Syrian American Club recently hosted Houston’s 2nd annual 100 Arab American Women Who Care giving circle. Together, attendees gathered their donations into one impactful grant of $8,200 for the SAC Refugee Support Program. Through the voting process, the group chose to support the program’s emergency aid…
Reflect on everything you helped us accomplish last fiscal year in CAAP’s 2024 Annual Report! Click here to read the full report. ——— A few highlights from fiscal year 2024: ❤️CAAP granted over $2,385,910 to causes around the world. ❤️Of that total, $449,437 was awarded in scholarship support to students across the country. ❤️We hosted…
Arab American women are standing with domestic violence survivors! ❤️ Recently, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy’s 100 Arab American Women Who Care gathered in Florida and pooled their generosity to grant $7,200 to the Shelter for Abused Women & Children in Naples – a nonprofit dedicated to preventing, protecting against, and overcoming domestic violence…
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) recently welcomed its new board chair, Gheed Amara Itani, following the completion of Rasha Demashkieh’s term. “My time with CAAP afforded me the privilege of helping to nurture our community’s philanthropic potential while contributing to an incremental yet important shift in how we give,” shares Rasha, who has…