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Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Naperville, Illinois · EIN 311624576

Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Naperville, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $9,600 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $4,800 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $19,443 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,1321$175,048
2024$19,4433$186,276
2025$9,6002$222,294

How to apply

ContactM Saleem Sheikh
8S263 Hampton Circle, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone or email(630) 479-7872
What to submitLetter written to the organization detailing the needs for the funds.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$9,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Uthman Masjid Academy
Lombard, IL
Educational Scholarship$5,000
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Educational Scholarship$4,600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation give?

$9,600 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $4,800.

Who runs Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists M Saleem Sheikh (Trustee) and Ahsen Sheikh (Trustee).

What does Taj Mazhar Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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