A broad oak on a hillside above a valley at sunset

Est. 2016

Giving that lasts beyond a generation.

Recurring grants to children and families, food and shelter, medical research and humanitarian relief, close to home and beyond.

Three generations of a family planting a young tree together

Mission

Why we give.

To give with purpose across generations: supporting the people and causes around us, and teaching our children that what we are given comes with a duty to give back. Sustained solely by our family, for we hold that giving is a privilege, never a request.

Medicine taught our family that the most important work happens quietly, over time, and close to home. The foundation carries that into giving: steady support for organizations that care for children, feed and shelter families, advance research and answer crises.

A note from our Chair

Our family started this foundation with a simple belief: that what we are given is not ours alone. Giving, for us, has never been an occasion. It is a habit, practised quietly, year after year, alongside the organizations we have come to know and trust.

We sit at the same table to decide where our support goes. We talk about it with our children, because we hope they will carry it further than we can. We do not ask others to give through us; we simply try to give well ourselves.

Thank you for taking the time to learn about our work.

Natalie Siddiqui, Chair

Leadership

Our family.

Chair

Natalie Siddiqui

Natalie leads the foundation's giving, guiding the family's support for children and families, food and shelter, research and relief in our community and beyond.

Founder

Irfan Siddiqui

Irfan founded the foundation in 2016 so that the family's giving would be steady, close to home and handed on, a habit our children inherit rather than a gesture made once.

Our story

How it began.

The Siddiqui Family Foundation began in 2016, when our family decided that giving should be something we do together and on purpose, not occasionally and alone. Irfan's years in medicine had shown him that the work that matters most is often quiet and patient, and close to the people it serves. We wanted our giving to work the same way.

We chose a small number of causes and stayed with them: children and families, food and shelter, medical research, and relief in times of crisis. Each year we decide our grants as a family, and we hope our children will take a larger part in those decisions as they grow.

The foundation is funded only by our family. It will grow as they do, and we hope it will outlast all of us.

Giving

Organizations we support.

Children & familiesSafe homes, steady care and a fair start for children, and support for the families who raise them.

Food & shelterMeals, housing and safety for people facing hard seasons, so no one has to go without the basics.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida

Medicine & researchCare and research for serious childhood and genetic conditions, so we understand more and heal sooner.

A vintage microscope beside an open research journal

Humanitarian reliefEmergency medical care and relief wherever crisis strikes, delivered by people who arrive first and stay longest.

A blanket being handed from one person to another at dawn

Perspectives

Perspectives on giving.

A hand placing a plain envelope on a wooden table in warm morning light

Philosophy

Why Our Family Gives Without Asking

Giving is a responsibility we carry, not a request we make of others.

Irfan Siddiqui · 3 min read

A stethoscope resting on a folded blanket beside a cup of tea by a sunlit window

Reflection

What Medicine Taught Me About Giving

The most important care happens quietly, over time and close to home.

Irfan Siddiqui · 3 min read

A parent and child packing a box of canned and dry food together

Family

Raising Children Who Give

Teaching the next generation that what we are given comes with a duty to give back.

Natalie Siddiqui · 3 min read

A paper bag of groceries left on a neighbour's doorstep at sunset

Community

Giving Close to Home

Why our family focuses first on food, shelter and children in the place we live.

Natalie Siddiqui · 3 min read

How we give

Recurring, relationship-based grants.

We favour steady, repeat support over one-time gifts, so the organizations we back can plan. Grants are recommended by the family each year and focus first on our own community.

We do not accept unsolicited grant applications.

About the foundationThe Siddiqui Family Foundation is the family's charitable giving program. It is funded solely by our family and accepts no outside donations.