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Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation

Accepts applications Fairfax, Virginia · EIN 472027660

Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation is a private foundation in Fairfax, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $35.3 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $35.3 million and the largest $35.3 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $61.4 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$00$57.6 million
2023$61.4 million2$205,618
2024$35.3 million1$133,700

How to apply

ContactDr Hisham Altalib
500 Grove Street Suite 200, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone or email(703) 471-1133
What to submitLetter from applicant outlining the need(s) to which contribution would be applied.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$35.3 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Washington Institute for Education and Research
Washington, DC
Program assistance$35.3 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation give?

$35.3 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $35.3 million.

Who runs Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Dr Hisham Altalib (President and Director), Dr Ahmed Alwani (Vice President and Director), Mulham Shbeib (Treasurer and Director) and Hasan Altalib (Secretary and Director).

What does Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc Fka Mar-Jac Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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