Dawani Foundation
Dawani Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmette, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $218K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $17K.
Dawani Foundation at a glance
In short: Dawani Foundation gave $28K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,600
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,900
- -43.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,100
- Total assets
- $218,329
- -5.5% 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 Dawani Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was IIT - Stuart School of Business ($15K). Together the top 4 received $28K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dawani Foundation gives
- Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 220% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2021) to $38K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $28K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| IIT - Stuart School of Business Chicago, IL | Education | $15,000 |
| Amelioration International Chicago, IL | Fighting Poverty | $10,000 |
| St George Antiochian Orthodox Church Cicero, IL | Religious | $2,200 |
| Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL | ARTS | $400 |
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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 | $218,329 | $18,035 | $30,727 | $27,600 | 4 | $29,881 | $17,189 | $13,562 |
| 2024 | $230,948 | $6,633 | $41,619 | $36,800 | 3 | $40,557 | $5,841 | $13,805 |
| 2023 | $265,943 | $8,923 | $43,094 | $37,560 | 5 | $41,390 | $2,219 | $12,926 |
| 2022 | $300,186 | $11,145 | $23,026 | $21,500 | 6 | $22,276 | $10,395 | $13,356 |
| 2021 | $312,098 | $605 | $20,245 | $16,010 | 7 | $18,121 | $2,974 | $16,578 |
| 2020 | $334,087 | $6,574 | $24,108 | $17,100 | 6 | — | — | $16,723 |
| 2019 | $346,866 | — | $23,181 | $18,737 | 7 | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dawani Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dawani Foundation is led by Hazem Dawani, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hazem Dawani
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/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 Dawani Foundation
How much does Dawani Foundation give each year?
Dawani Foundation gave $28K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 3 grants.
What is Dawani Foundation's typical grant size?
Dawani Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,100, and its average grant was $6,900, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dawani Foundation give grants?
Dawani Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants).
Does Dawani Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Dawani Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Dawani Foundation?
Dawani Foundation reported $218K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Dawani Foundation's EIN?
Dawani Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2844480. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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