Christie and Winifred Dias Perera

Private foundation · Grantmaker Germantown, TN EIN: 84-3893941

Christie and Winifred Dias Perera is a private foundation, based in Germantown, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $538 in total assets.

Christie and Winifred Dias Perera at a glance

Total assets
$538
-3.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$21
-99.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Christie and Winifred Dias Perera funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Germantown

How Christie and Winifred Dias Perera gives

  • Giving grew 108% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $27K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Kelaniya For Student Scholarships$12,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$538—$21———$27
2024$559$13,000$12,596$12,5001$12,500$27
2023$155$27,200$27,095$27,0001$27,000$7
2022$50$11,000$11,000$11,0001$11,000$2
2021$50$6,100$6,050$6,0001$6,000$1
2020—$9,000$9,000$9,0001——

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Christie and Winifred Dias Perera reported a distributable amount of $27 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christie and Winifred Dias Perera is led by Anton Dias-Perera, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anton Dias-Perera

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prateek Gupta

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Priyanthi Kumarasinghe

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Christie and Winifred Dias Perera

How large is Christie and Winifred Dias Perera?

Christie and Winifred Dias Perera reported $538 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Christie and Winifred Dias Perera operate?

Christie and Winifred Dias Perera has awarded grants in Tennessee.

How much is Christie and Winifred Dias Perera required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Christie and Winifred Dias Perera reported a distributable amount of $27 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Christie and Winifred Dias Perera's EIN?

Christie and Winifred Dias Perera's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3893941. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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