The World Memon Organisation Charitable Foundation
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated purposes centre on education for Memons, relief of poverty and hardship, Islamic faith and practice, and recreation and social welfare, so a request that clearly fits one of these themes is the strongest match.
- It says it gives preference to Memons among people in need, so a Memon-focused project is the clearest fit, and an organisation working with other communities should make its case with that preference in mind.
- Its geographic focus is stated as throughout the world, but the annual report gives no grant range or annual total, so there is no published guide to a realistic request size; keep any ask modest and tie it to a specific need.
- No application process is published, so make first contact through the contact details it gives and do not assume a set timetable or deadline.
Overview
The World Memon Organisation Charitable Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1101413).
The World Memon Organisation Charitable Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales, whose purpose is to assist and promote the religious, technical and professional, general and further education of Memons, including education about the cultural and religious identity, customs and language of the worldwide Memon community. Its programmes are Educational Assistance, Housing and Rehabilitation, Medical, Other Specific Zakat Projects, and Memon Association Leicester Limited. Educational Assistance is the largest at $336,034, followed by Housing and Rehabilitation at $120,000, Other Specific Zakat Projects at $53,572, Memon Association Leicester Limited at $46,526, and Medical at $10,000.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation's stated purposes cover religious, technical, professional, general and further education for Memons, including education about Memon cultural and religious identity, customs and language. It also seeks relief of poverty, sickness, distress and suffering for people in need regardless of race, caste, nationality or creed, while preferring Memons, and supports Islamic religious practice and recreation for social welfare. Its reported assistance includes education support to improve access to learning, housing and rehabilitation, medical services and specific Zakat projects. It also reports funding a sports-centre project through an association, showing that grants can reach organisations as well as people.
Themes
- Education
- Poverty and hardship
- Islamic faith and practice
- Recreation and social welfare
Geographic Focus
Throughout The World.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The foundation gives preference to Memons over non-Memons among people in need. (as reported in other published sources)
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £689,964 | £737,511 | £676,112 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £508,229 | £525,704 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £544,342 | £559,035 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £485,966 | £355,118 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £1,055,859 | £416,942 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- wmoafrica.co.za/index.php/introduction · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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