The Najim Charitable Foundation

What The Najim Charitable Foundation does

The Najim Charitable Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) charitable foundation established in December 2006 by Harvey E. Najim with an initial $75 million allocation from the equity partnership transaction of Sirius Computer Solutions with Thoma Bravo. Headquartered at 9311 San Pedro, Suite 965, San Antonio, Texas, the foundation operates with a small professional staff (President, Senior Director of Operations, Director of Program Management, Grants Managers, Administrative Assistant) and a board that includes a certified public accountant, former AT&T SVP, founding president of Texas A&M-San Antonio, and former Bexar County Economic Development executive.

The foundation operates two core grantmaking programs: (1) a primary grant program providing funding to 501(c)(3) children's charitable organizations across a nine-county San Antonio service area (Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Wilson), administered through a third-party online portal (grantrequest.com) with three annual funding cycles, and (2) a scholarship program administered in partnership with the San Antonio Area Foundation, providing $16,000 total over four years for 4-year colleges or $4,000 total for 2-year colleges to eligible graduating high school seniors. Cumulative grantmaking from 2007-2025 totaled approximately $117.7 million across 300+ organizations, spanning 17 focus areas including K-12 education (19.86%), food/shelter/clothing (16.03%), child abuse/neglect (13.82%), developmental disabilities (10.41%), and out-of-school education (9.52%).

The foundation is funded primarily through founder contributions, which total $125 million since inception (a $75M initial deposit, $7M in 2010, $2M in 2013, and a $41M contribution upon Mr. Najim's retirement from Sirius in 2015), with an additional $250 million pledged over the next 10 years. It is a non-revenue-generating entity that charges no fees and distributes grants rather than selling products or services; its competitive position rests on the founder's brand and capital base, an entrenched network of named nonprofit partners (Girls Inc., San Antonio Food Bank, Children's Hospital of San Antonio, UTSA, ChildSafe, SA Youth, Project MEND, etc.), and extensive regional philanthropy recognition including Fast Company's 2020 Innovation by Design Award, Texas Business Hall of Fame induction (2010), and Association of Fundraising Professionals' Outstanding Foundation Award (2011).

Name

The Najim Charitable Foundation

Legal name

The Najim Charitable Foundation

Website

https://najimfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Najim Charitable Foundation is a private San Antonio-based 501(c)(3) foundation that has distributed approximately $117.7 million in grants to 300+ children's charitable organizations across nine South Texas counties since 2007, with a separately administered scholarship program and a forward $250 million, 10-year funding pledge.

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Product category

Charitable Foundation Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation grants
• Children's charity funding
• Scholarship administration
• Nonprofit philanthropy
• Community grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation Endowments and Contributions: The foundation receives contributions from founder Harvey E. Najim and potentially other donors. Mr. Najim has contributed $125 million since inception and pledged an additional $250 million over the next 10 years.
2. Grant Disbursements: The foundation distributes grants to children's charitable organizations in the greater San Antonio area. Since 2007, approximately $245 million in grants and pledges have been distributed to more than 300 organizations.
3. Scholarship Program: Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation Scholarship administered by the San Antonio Area Foundation. Awarded more than $2.8 million to over 250 students since inception in 2017.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Najim Charitable Foundation distributes grant funding to 501(c)(3) children's charitable organizations operating in the nine-county greater San Antonio area, across 17 program areas including Education K-12, Food/Shelter/Clothing, Child Abuse/Neglect, Developmental Disabilities, Medical Needs, and Mental Health. It also administers the Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation Scholarship Program in partnership with the San Antonio Area Foundation, awarding multi-year scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing higher education at accredited San Antonio-area colleges.

Product overview

The Najim Charitable Foundation operates as a philanthropic organization with two core offerings: a grant program funding children's charitable organizations across the greater San Antonio area, and a scholarship program administered through the San Antonio Area Foundation. The grant program focuses on essential needs including food, shelter, clothing, education, healthcare, and developmental support for children. The scholarship program provides financial assistance to graduating high school seniors from eligible counties pursuing higher education at San Antonio-area institutions.

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Products and services

• Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation Grant Program The foundation's primary grant program provides funding to 501(c)(3) children's charitable organizations in the greater San Antonio area, supporting children across areas including food, shelter, clothing, child abuse/neglect, developmental disabilities, education (PreK-12), foster care, homelessness, mental health, medical treatment, and substance abuse. Applications are submitted through an online grant portal with three annual funding cycles.
• Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation Scholarship Program A scholarship program administered by the San Antonio Area Foundation on behalf of the foundation, offering 4-year scholarships of $4,000 per year ($16,000 total) to students attending accredited 4-year colleges in San Antonio, and 2-year scholarships of $2,000 per year ($4,000 total) to students at accredited 2-year colleges. Requires full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours), minimum 3.2 GPA, demonstrated financial need, and U.S. citizenship. The fund has awarded more than $2.8 million to over 250 students since inception.

Quantifiable outcome

• $245 million in grants and pledges distributed to 300+ organizations since 2007
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• San Antonio Area FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe San Antonio Area Foundation administers the Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation Scholarship program. This partnership enables the foundation to award scholarships to graduating high school seniors, with over $2.8 million distributed to 250+ students since 2017. The scholarship covers accredited 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities in San Antonio.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Tobin Foundation (Robert & Marcie Tobin Foundation): A San Antonio-focused family foundation supporting arts, education, and children's programs in Bexar County. Comparable as a smaller local private foundation with overlapping San Antonio geography and similar children's-services and education grantmaking orientation.

Direct peers

• H-E-B Tournament of Champions Charitable Trust: A San Antonio-area charitable trust supporting education and youth programs, also administered in part through the San Antonio Area Foundation. Comparable to Najim because both operate in the same San Antonio giving ecosystem with overlapping grantees in children's education and youth services.
• Kronkosky Charitable Foundation: A large Texas-based private foundation that funds children's services, education, and health/human services across South-Central Texas. Highly comparable to Najim because of similar regional focus, comparable scale, and overlapping program areas including youth, education, and human services.
• Valero Foundation: A Texas-based corporate/founder foundation supporting education and children's charities, particularly in San Antonio where Valero has major operations. Comparable because of similar Texas-headquartered philanthropic focus and overlap with education/children's services in the San Antonio market.
• Meadows Foundation: A Texas-based private foundation focused on education, arts, social services, and health in the state of Texas. Highly comparable as a regional private foundation with comparable grantmaking scale, Texas-only geographic focus, and overlapping program areas including children's services, education, and mental health.
• Cullen Trust for Children: A Texas-based private trust focused exclusively on children's services in the state of Texas. Direct peer given the dedicated children's-services mandate, Texas-only operating geography, and similar grantmaking structure.
• Robert and Janice McNair Foundation: A Texas-based family foundation supporting education, children's services, health, and youth programs. Comparable to Najim given parallel single-family-funder origin, comparable scale of $100M+ corpus, and overlapping focus on children's charities and scholarship/education programs.

Broad incumbents

• Communities Foundation of Texas: A major Texas community foundation managing a large pool of donor-advised and discretionary funds across North Texas. Comparable as a Texas-based nonprofit grantmaking institution with overlapping children's-services and education portfolios, though with statewide rather than San Antonio-only footprint.
• Dell Foundation (Michael & Susan Dell Foundation): A large Texas-originated private foundation focused on children's education, health, and family economic stability. Comparable as a broader, larger-scale private foundation with overlapping urban-Texas footprint and shared children's-services and education-program orientation.

Regional players

• San Antonio Area Foundation: The Najim Foundation's scholarship-program administrator and a regional community foundation operating in the same San Antonio / South Texas geography. It is comparable because it serves the same donor and grantee ecosystem, manages charitable funds for the region, and administers education-focused giving — overlapping both functionally and geographically with Najim.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NajimFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/83493988379
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/najimfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/najimfoundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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