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The Azar Foundation For Children

Accepts applications Potomac, Maryland · EIN 527298972

The Azar Foundation For Children is a private foundation in Potomac, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $581,422 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $214,509 the year before.

93% of its 2024 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$214,50922$86,146
2024$581,42214$110,670

How to apply

ContactThe Azar Foundation for Children
9121 Persimmon Tree Rd, Potomac, MD 20854
Phone or email(301) 792-3416, shahindmafi@aol.com
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing and must include a description of the project, amount requested, and evidence of 501(c)(3) status. Supporting documentation and budgets are encouraged.
DeadlinesApplications accepted year-round; no set deadlines
RestrictionsNo grants are made to individuals or for political purposes. Grants are limited to qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Azar Foundation For Children funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia4$81,000
California3$29,900
Maryland3$23,150
Washington1$20,000
New York1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000
West Virginia1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Meridianorg
Washington, DC
General donation$50,000
Washington Center for Education
Olympia, WA
General donation$20,000
Lissencephaly Research and Callie C
Shasta Lake, CA
General donation$11,900
Georgtown Universitry
Washington, DC
General donation$11,000
John F Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
General donation$10,000
Young Concert Artis
New York, NY
General donation$10,000
Marshal University Foundation
Huntington, WV
General donation$10,000
Regents of the University of California
Oakland, CA
General donation$10,000
Washington Educational and Cultural
Reston, VA
General donation$10,000
Washington Global Public School
Washington, DC
General donation$10,000
Visionary Foundation
Rockville, MD
General donation$10,000
Together for Others
Westlake, MD
General donation$8,000
Eduqate Girls Now
Ojai, CA
General donation$8,000
Alabaster House
Laytonsville, MD
General donation$5,150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Azar Foundation For Children accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications accepted year-round; no set deadlines.

How much does The Azar Foundation For Children give?

$581,422 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Azar Foundation For Children?

Its 2024 filing lists Shahin D Mafi (President).

What does The Azar Foundation For Children fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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