What Ihsan Foundation does

Ihsan Foundation is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit humanitarian organization founded in 1996 in the San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara, CA) and incorporated as a tax-exempt charity in 1997 (Federal Tax ID# 77-0441551). The foundation delivers six integrated program areas — education, healthcare, orphan support, community development, humanitarian relief, and economic empowerment — across nine West and Central African countries, with Sierra Leone as the primary focus due to post-civil war recovery needs and additional operations in Guinea, Cameroon, Niger, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, and the Central African Republic.

Programmatic activities include building schools and supporting teachers, operating clinics and medical outreach, providing orphan care, and running emergency humanitarian campaigns. The foundation operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees and no disclosed proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint consists of a content website (ihsanfoundation.org), social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, an email newsletter, and a Saturday Webinars community engagement program.

The business model is purely donation-driven: the foundation is funded by tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals and organizations in North America and globally, collected primarily through an online donation platform at orphans.reachapp.co/donations/new. No commercial pricing, government contracts, or institutional grant details are disclosed, and no financial figures (revenue, donations, assets) are publicly available, leaving revenue scale and donor concentration essentially unobservable.

Name

Ihsan Foundation

Legal name

Ihsan Foundation

Website

https://ihsanfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ihsan Foundation is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1996 that delivers education, healthcare, orphan support, community development, humanitarian relief, and economic empowerment programs across nine West and Central African countries, primarily Sierra Leone, funded by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), International & Global Public Health Aid Administration (Government Donors) (HLAJALAO), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Nonprofit charity foundation
• Education programs
• Healthcare initiatives
• Orphan support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Ihsan Foundation generates revenue through donations from individuals and organizations of goodwill in North America and globally. The foundation is a U.S. Tax-exempt nonprofit charity (Federal Tax ID# 77-0441551), allowing donors to make tax-deductible contributions. Revenue supports educational, humanitarian, and healthcare projects in West Africa.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ihsan Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit charity that delivers education, healthcare, orphan support, community development, economic empowerment, and humanitarian relief programs to underserved communities in West Africa, primarily Sierra Leone. Its work focuses on addressing the long-term effects of Sierra Leone's civil war by building schools, operating medical clinics, supporting orphaned children, and providing emergency relief. The foundation is funded through tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations of goodwill in North America and globally.

Product overview

Ihsan Foundation operates as a single integrated charitable organization offering multiple program areas focused on West Africa. The core programs include Education, Healthcare, Community Development, Humanitarian Relief, Economic Empowerment, and Orphan Support. These programs work together to improve social and economic conditions through educational, humanitarian, and healthcare efforts. The foundation also offers Saturday Webinars as a community engagement feature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Programs Educational initiatives providing access to quality learning opportunities for underserved West African communities through building schools, supplying educational materials, and supporting teachers.
• Healthcare Programs Medical care initiatives for underserved West African communities including establishing clinics, providing essential medicines, and organizing medical outreach programs to combat preventable diseases and improve maternal and child health outcomes.
• Community Development Programs Programs focused on empowering West African communities and fostering long-term well-being, sustainable development, and resilience.
• Humanitarian Relief Programs Emergency humanitarian assistance and relief efforts for communities in need across West Africa, addressing humanitarian crises and supporting affected families.
• Economic Empowerment Programs Initiatives aimed at creating sustainable economic opportunities and self-sufficiency for underserved West African communities.
• Orphan Support Programs Support services for orphaned children in West Africa, including educational support, healthcare, and family assistance, to provide care and stability for vulnerable children.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved literacy rates through education initiatives
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Partners In Health: Nonprofit delivering healthcare and social support to patients in poor settings, including Sierra Leone. Overlaps directly with Ihsan's healthcare and community-development programs in the same primary country.
• BRAC USA: Development nonprofit operating education, healthcare, and microfinance programs across Africa and Asia. Comparable integrated development model to Ihsan's multi-program portfolio.

Direct peers

• Muslim Aid USA: Faith-inspired humanitarian NGO delivering emergency relief, education, healthcare, and livelihood support in underserved regions. Comparable operating model and donor base to Ihsan.
• Human Appeal USA: Faith-based international NGO focused on emergency response, orphan sponsorship, and community development in Africa and the Middle East. Directly comparable program mix and small-team US-headquartered model.
• Islamic Relief USA: US-based Muslim humanitarian organization running education, healthcare, orphan sponsorship, and emergency relief programs globally, including West Africa. Highly comparable mission, faith-inspired donor base, and program mix to Ihsan Foundation.
• Penny Appeal USA: Faith-rooted US 501(c)(3) running orphan care, emergency relief, water, and livelihood programs across Africa. Overlaps with Ihsan on orphan sponsorship, donor-acquisition tactics, and West African footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Americares: US-based health-focused humanitarian organization delivering medicines, supplies, and support to clinics in fragile settings. Comparable healthcare-delivery pillar to Ihsan Foundation's medical outreach.
• Mercy Corps: Large US-headquartered humanitarian organization delivering education, health, and economic programs in fragile states including West Africa. Useful as an incumbent benchmark for institutional credibility and scale Ihsan could aspire toward.
• Direct Relief: Large humanitarian medical aid organization supporting clinics and health programs in low-resource settings including West Africa. Comparable to Ihsan's healthcare/medicine delivery pillar at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Sierra Leonean Diaspora Network (SLDN): Diaspora-led organization supporting development, education, and humanitarian projects in Sierra Leone. Comparable donor base (diaspora giving) and country focus to Ihsan's Sierra Leone programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ihsan4westafrica
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ihsan4WestAfrica
• Instagraminstagram.com/ihsan4westafrica
• Xx.com/ihsanrelief

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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