Shariq Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Shariq has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and a JD from the McKinney School of Law at Indiana University and holds a B.A. in History from the University of Indianapolis.

Shariq authors research on Muslim philanthropy and the Muslim nonprofit sector. He conducts national surveys of Muslim’s in the United States about their giving and volunteerism. In addition, he has conducted national surveys on giving and volunteerism in Jordan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan and Türkiye. Previously, he conducted a national survey of full-time Islamic schools in the United States. This project resulted in the book (that he co-authored) Islamic Education in the United States and the Evolution of Muslim Nonprofit Institutions, published in November 2017. He is the author of four additional books including: Understanding Muslim Philanthropy; Philanthropy in the Muslim World; Poverty and the Monotheistic Traditions; and Nonprofit Collaborations in Diverse Communities.

Shariq serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society and Muslim Humanitarianism Review and served as the founding co-editor of Journal on Education in Muslim Societies and Series Editor of the Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society Book Series. All of which are published by Indiana University Press.

Previously, Shariq served as the Executive Director of Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). ARNOVA is a leading international association that connects scholars, teachers, and practice leaders in research on nonprofit organizations, voluntary action, philanthropy, and civil society.

Shariq Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Shariq Siddiqui is the founder and director of S.P.A.R