Azimuth World Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bismarck, ND EIN: 83-4402779

Azimuth World Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Bismarck, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $198K.

Azimuth World Foundation at a glance

In short: Azimuth World Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,650
-80.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,650
-42.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,650
Total assets
$3,777,229
+5.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (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 Azimuth World Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Pygma Survival Alliance: $2KPygma Survival Alliance$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pygma Survival Alliance ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

North CharlestonSeattleNew YorkOak ParkRichardson

How Azimuth World Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $75K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pygma Survival Alliance Seattle, WATravel, accommodation, and visa expenses for three Batwa leaders from Uganda attending a regional Batwa gathering in Kigali$1,650
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,777,229$202,594$274,247$1,6501$203,546$197,827$175,678
2024$3,582,436$6,147,708$175,613$8,6303$124,594$2,762,321$73,671
2023$30,153$27,234$122,456——$122,308—$2,790
2022$126,831$200,575$188,557$75,0003$183,745—$5,344
2021$124,715$118,200$252,897$10,2801———
2020$257,408$511,942$244,787$56,9002———
2019—$89,518$112,084—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Azimuth World Foundation reported a distributable amount of $176K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Azimuth World Foundation is led by Mariana Pereira De Sousa Marqu, CEO & President on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mariana Pereira De Sousa Marqu

    CEO & President

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrance M Rockstad

    Founder & Trustee

    Chair & Founder → Founder & Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrea Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Mariana Pereira de Sousa Marques (2019–2022) — CEO & President
  • Former: David Field (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: David Gotlieb (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Gary Shaye (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Cody Two Bears (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: James Michael Ramstad (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Raquel Ferreira (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rowan Martin (2021) — Board Advisor
  • Former: Thea Bechshoft (2021) — Board Advisor
  • Former: Denise Dockter-Kambeitz (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jena M Gullo (2019–2020) — Vice Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Azimuth World Foundation

How much does Azimuth World Foundation give each year?

Azimuth World Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 3 grants.

How large is Azimuth World Foundation?

Azimuth World Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $204K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $176K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Azimuth World Foundation?

Azimuth World Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Bismarck, ND. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Azimuth World Foundation operate?

Azimuth World Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Washington.

What is Azimuth World Foundation's EIN?

Azimuth World Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-4402779. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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