Harvey E Najim Charitable
The Najim Charitable Foundation (Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation) is a San Antonio-based private foundation focused on supporting children’s charitable organizations and scholarships. The site publishes grant guidelines, an online application portal, awarded grants, funding schedules, and staff/contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered 501(c)(3) that serves children in the foundation’s listed Texas counties with programs matching the foundation’s child-focused priorities and the capacity to submit the online application and required financial documents.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on children’s needs (education, food, shelter, foster care, mental health, etc.)
- • Serves one of the specified Texas counties (Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Wilson)
- • Ability to complete the online portal application and supply IRS determination and financials
- • Willingness to enter a written grant agreement
- • Local presence or demonstrated impact in the San Antonio region
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Texas: about 97% of dollars stayed in-state in the latest year and the foundation’s published restrictions list specific Texas counties as eligible.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows nearly 200 grants to about 182 distinct recipients, with low top-recipient shares (largest ~2%, top five ~9%) and a large returning recipient base across three observed years, indicating a broad and diversified recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports newcomer access: the foundation posts application instructions and an online portal, requires first-time applicants to email admin for next steps, and the latest year included 43 new grantees (about 24% of recipients), showing that unfamiliar organizations have entered the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
