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Ike Nizam Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Brentwood, Tennessee · EIN 823743492

Ike Nizam Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Brentwood, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $697,667 in 215 grants; the typical grant was $1,782 and the largest $33,115. 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 $466,283 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$466,28373$5.1 million
2024$697,667215$18.3 million

How to apply

ContactLaurie Feller
2425 S 21st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone or email0000000000
What to submitLetter explaining reason for request and verification of charitable status, etc.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ike Nizam Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 38 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California20$126,852
Illinois39$113,445
Arizona30$110,865
Florida15$50,082
Texas4$39,453
Minnesota6$35,522
Washington9$21,500
Wisconsin4$20,500
Nevada1$20,000
Ohio9$19,800

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 215 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mission San Diego
San Diego, CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$33,115
Best Christmas Ever
Cloquet, MN
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$32,772
Children's Foundation of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$20,000
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$18,953
Ywam
Chula Vista, CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$12,449
Illinois Foundation for Deaf Children
Jacksonville, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$12,000
Rockford Promise
Rockford, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,500
Wisconsin Humane Society
Milwaukee, WI
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,100
Flight to North Pole
New Berlin, WI
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Mountain View Academy
Mountain View, CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
One for All
Inglewood, CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Operation Gratitude
Encino, CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue
St Petersburg, FL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity Inc Food Bank
Peoria, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Soldiers Angels
San Antonio, TX
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Texas Baptist Childrens Home Inc
Round Rock, TX
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$10,000
Alzheimers Association
Chicago, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$9,448
Individual
FL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
CA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Individual
AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
YWCA of Northwestern Illinois
Rockford, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$8,000
Nourishing Networks
Redmond, WA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$7,500
The Gentry Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$7,500
Severson Dells Educational Foundation
Rockford, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$7,000
Lead Exposure Elimination Project Inc
Chicago, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,960
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,666
Boys and Girls Club Miami Dade
Miami, FL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,666
Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida Inc
Miami, FL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,666
Georgetown Volunteer Fire Dept
Georgetown, OH
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,300
Paypal Giving Fund
Washington, DC
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,100
Arizona Soccer Club
Gilbert, AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,000
Northern Il Food
Geneva, IL
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$6,000
Arizona Humane Society
Phoenix, AZ
To promote and support function as public charities and/or exempt operating foundations$5,700

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ike Nizam Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ike Nizam Foundation Inc give?

$697,667 in tax year 2024, across 215 grants, with a typical grant of $1,782.

Who runs Ike Nizam Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Laurie Feller (President / Director), Amir Nizam (Vice President/ Director), Riad Nizam (Treasurer/Director) and Sam Nizam (Secretary/Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Ike Nizam Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and faith communities.

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