Our Story
A foundation built on a single conviction, that those with the means to help carry a real responsibility to do so.
A new foundation. A lifelong commitment.
Helping Hearts was officially registered in 2023 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Texas, USA, the formal expression of values our founder has carried for decades through family, faith, and community service.
We operate as the public brand of DDS Foundation. From day one, our focus has been on doing meaningful, traceable, dignified work, helping real families with real needs across three countries: the United States, Pakistan, and India.
We are deliberately small. We know the families we serve. We see where every dollar goes. And we are committed to staying that way as we grow.
Three values guide every dollar.
Dignity First
Every family we help is treated as a partner, not a recipient. Our microloans are interest free. Our aid is private. Our work preserves dignity.
Direct Impact
We are small by design. No layers. No bureaucracy. Donations route directly into program work, to families on the ground, not into overhead.
Future Forward
We invest heavily in the next generation, through education, sports, and opportunity, because lasting change starts with the children of today.
Why we do this work.
When I look at the world today, I see two things at once: tremendous need, and tremendous capacity to meet it. The gap between them is where Helping Hearts lives.
I started this foundation because I believe deeply that those of us who have been given the means to help carry a real responsibility to do so. Not a vague responsibility, a daily one. A family without clean drinking water needs water today. A child whose parents can't afford school needs that opportunity now. A patient turned away from a hospital because of a bill they cannot pay needs someone to step in immediately. These are not problems for someone else to solve later. They are problems we can solve together, one family at a time.
My focus, more than anything, is on the next generation. Children are not just the future, they are the proof that what we do today matters. Every child who finishes school, every family that stays in their home, every patient who receives the care they need, that is a life pointed in a better direction. And lives pointed in better directions change communities.
Helping Hearts is small, deliberate, and personal. We know the families we serve. We see where every dollar goes. And we are committed to staying that way as we grow.
Thank you for being part of this work. Whether you give, volunteer, or simply share our mission, you are why we are able to do what we do.
The people behind the work.
A father son team building a foundation rooted in service and committed to scale.
Anjum Ibrahim
Anjum Ibrahim founded Helping Hearts on a simple conviction: that those with the means to help carry a duty to do so. His life's work has centered on lifting up people in need, especially children, by opening doors to education and meaningful opportunity.
Day to day, that conviction takes practical form: providing clean drinking water to families who lack it, covering medical bills for those who can't afford care, and helping families meet rent and stay in their homes. He is also deeply committed to the next generation, supporting children through school and funding youth physical activities, including community cricket tournaments that build teamwork, discipline, and confidence.
- Vice Chairman, USA Chapter, All Pakistan Memon Federation
- Vice Chairman, International Business Forum USA
- Trustee & Board of Governor, Memon Medical Institute Hospital, Karachi
Moin Muhammad
Moin Muhammad serves as CEO of Helping Hearts, working alongside his father, founder Anjum Ibrahim, to translate decades of grassroots compassion into a structured, scalable operation.
As the listed Owner of DDS Foundation with the IRS, Moin focuses on bringing modern infrastructure, transparency, and forward thinking strategy to the foundation's work, ensuring that every donation reaches the families who need it most.
- Owner of record, DDS Foundation, IRS
- Operations & transparency lead
Their profiles will be added soon.
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