Avatar Foundation
Grants for alzheimer's disease research as well as educational scholarship support. Program service expenses incurred for symposium educational programming supporting the medical field.
Avatar Foundation at a glance
In short: Avatar Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $2,500
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $600,454
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Avatar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Ohio State University Foundation ($3K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Avatar Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 9% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $10K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University Foundation Chicago, IL | Grants for alzheimer's disease research as well as educational scholarship support. Program service expenses incurred for symposium educational programming supporting the medical field. | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $600,454 | $16,489 | $2,805 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | $16,149 | $29,011 |
| 2024 | $586,770 | $21,149 | $4,384 | $2,500 | Total only | — | $21,149 | — |
| 2023 | $570,005 | $16,934 | $5,685 | $5,000 | Total only | — | $16,934 | — |
| 2022 | $558,756 | $1,642 | $5,547 | $2,700 | Total only | — | $1,642 | — |
| 2021 | $568,335 | $9,866 | $11,832 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $7,366 | — |
| 2020 | $570,301 | $13,300 | $11,640 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $3,300 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Avatar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
About Avatar Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Avatar Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Westlake, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $600K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $16K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avatar Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ashok Chawla
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jatinder Perti
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Gast
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Avatar Foundation
How much does Avatar Foundation give each year?
Avatar Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
How large is Avatar Foundation?
Avatar Foundation reported $600K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Avatar Foundation?
Avatar Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Westlake, OH. It holds $600K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Avatar Foundation operate?
Avatar Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Ohio.
What is Avatar Foundation's EIN?
Avatar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1596783. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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