IMAM — Indian Muslim American Movement

The Torchbearers

Pass the torch

Help us build the generation that will carry the Indian Muslim cause forward.

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One Torchbearer program, many levels of capacity. Every recurring gift of $25 a month or more makes you a Torchbearer — no tiers, no ranks.

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Become a Founding Torchbearer

The Indian Muslim cause cannot depend on one generation carrying it forever.

IMAM is building the education, advocacy, grassroots organizing, media, leadership, and cultural infrastructure needed to strengthen the Indian Muslim movement in the United States and prepare the next generation to carry it forward.

We’re building our first community of 250 Founding Torchbearers by December 31, 2026 — and growing toward 1,000 Torchbearers by December 31, 2027. Five hundred Torchbearers will be an important halfway milestone along the way.

Recurring support gives IMAM something every movement needs: the stability to plan ahead, respond when it matters, and build for the long term.

250 Founding Torchbearers — December 31, 2026

500 Torchbearers — mid-campaign milestone

1,000 Torchbearers — December 31, 2027

Young people should never have to pay to participate in this movement.

IMAM wants education, training, organizing, and leadership opportunities to remain accessible to young people regardless of their ability to pay.

Torchbearers make that possible.

IMAM is youth-forward, not youth-only. We are building an intergenerational movement in which every generation has a role to play.

What your support builds

A stronger Indian Muslim movement — informed, organized, visible, culturally rooted, and ready to lead.

Our goal is not simply to respond to Hindutva. It is to build a visible, organized, culturally rooted Indian Muslim community capable of shaping the public conversation and confronting far-right politics for the long term.

Educate

Build accessible political education on Hindutva, Indian Muslim history, human rights, and the diaspora.

Organize

Equip young people and communities to organize locally, build coalitions, and develop lasting grassroots power.

Advocate

Advance principled civic and public advocacy against Hindutva, Islamophobia, and far-right threats affecting Indian Muslims and other communities.

Tell our story

Train spokespeople, produce media, and bring Indian Muslim perspectives into public consciousness.

Reclaim

Preserve and celebrate Indian Muslim identity, culture, history, and heritage — and ensure the next generation inherits a story of agency, leadership, and belonging.

Build the movement that sustains it all

Leadership development, training, technology, communications, community infrastructure, and national coordination that allow this work to grow beyond any one person, campaign, or moment.

What happens when we carry the torch together?

250 Torchbearers

At least $75,000/year in recurring grassroots support

500 Torchbearers

At least $150,000/year in recurring grassroots support

1,000 Torchbearers

At least $300,000/year in recurring grassroots support

And because many Torchbearers will choose to give more than $25/month, the real impact can be significantly greater.

The “at least” figures represent the minimum recurring revenue at $25/month — not a cap or expected average gift. They show what becomes possible when a community of Torchbearers carries the torch together.

Multiply the torch

Want to make a larger investment? Help us turn one gift into dozens of new Torchbearers.

A challenge could look like — examples only, not currently funded

25-Torchbearer Challenge

“If 25 new people become Torchbearers, I’ll contribute $2,500.”

Milestone Challenge

“When IMAM reaches 250 Founding Torchbearers, I’ll contribute $10,000.”

Challenge gifts multiply grassroots participation — they never replace it. A large gift is never counted as multiple Torchbearers.

Why I’m asking you to carry the torch

Safa Ahmed, founder of the Indian Muslim American Movement

IMAM is about making sure this cause does not end with one generation. We’re building the education, leadership, and organizing infrastructure young Indian Muslims need to carry this work forward. Becoming a Torchbearer is one of the simplest ways to help make that possible.

Safa Ahmed

Founder, Indian Muslim American Movement

Help us pass the torch.

We aren’t asking a handful of people to fund an organization. We’re asking a community to invest in the generation that will carry the cause after us.

Become a Founding Torchbearer →

Starting at $25/month.

The Indian Muslim American Movement is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Questions about a donation or payment? Email info@weareimam.org.