Establish, grow, and
sustain your endowment

We help Islamic organizations, schools, and masjids across the United States establish, grow, and manage endowment funds — so the work outlasts all of us.

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What we offer

01

Consultation

We start by understanding your institution and building the foundation every endowment needs.

  • Goal definition
  • Entity formation & asset protection
  • Governance structure
  • Shariah-compliant asset allocation
  • Spending policy
02

Investment Policy Statement

A custom IPS codifies your endowment's philosophy — turning decisions into durable, documented policy.

  • Custom policy covering all consultation areas
  • Shariah screening criteria
  • Allocation targets & risk parameters
  • Spending & rebalancing rules
03

Implementation

We help you put the plan into practice — with the right resources and the right oversight structure.

  • Implementation of IPS
  • Establishment of Investment Committee
  • Continued consultation on managing risk
Our Mission

Why we exist

We started this because we kept seeing the same thing: masjids and Islamic organizations doing important work, but without a long-term plan to sustain it — not just financially, but structurally. How is the endowment governed? Who has authority over it? How does it relate to the organization it's meant to serve?

Between the three of us, we've built investment funds, chaired endowment boards, and worked through these questions firsthand. Getting the governance right — the policies, the committee structure, the relationship between the endowment and the institution — is just as important as the investments themselves. That's what we help organizations think through.

"An endowment is not just an investment or buying a building. It is a covenant with the generations that come after you."

Meet the founders

Motasem Benothman
Motasem Benothman Co-Founder

Motasem is the founder of Portola Springs Capital, a crypto investment fund, and serves as Chairman of New Horizon Irvine Educational Foundation, where he oversees the endowment of an Islamic school. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from UCLA.

Abduelwahab Hussein
Abduelwahab Hussein Co-Founder

Abduelwahab is a Data Scientist at American Express with previous experience in financial research. He is active in Muppies, ICNYC, and MAS DC. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from William & Mary and an M.A. in Statistics from Columbia University.

Safeer Mohiuddin
Safeer Mohiuddin Co-Founder

Safeer is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and author of muslim.finance. He's a co-founder of Neeyah and Souq Capital, and serves on several Islamic non-profit endowment boards. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UC Irvine.

Trusted partners

Trusted by leading Islamic nonprofits, including Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) and Tayba Foundation, to help establish and grow their endowments.

Get in touch

Whether you're an established endowment, a masjid just getting started, or a community leader with questions — reach out.

info@islamicendowmentadvisors.org