Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 38-3243055

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $394K in total assets. Net investment income was $16K.

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$393,896
+2.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$18,649
-54.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$15,565
-61.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$8,694
+1102.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

BancroftBathDewittEast LansingEaton RapidsIthacaLansing

How Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation gives

  • In 2023 it paid out 65% 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-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K8 grants2021 10 grants2022 6 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2023) to $22K (2022). In 2023 it made 6 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
6 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$13,000
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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$393,896$18,649$8,694———$15,565$24,356
2024$383,941$41,287$723———$40,579$21,576
2023$343,377$19,540$15,167$13,0006$13,000$19,540$20,086
2022$340,004$18,515$23,509$21,50010$21,500$18,515$22,668
2021$344,998$19,814$21,614$20,7508—$19,134$21,681

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation is led by Shahriar Ghoddousi, Director & Chairman on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shahriar Ghoddousi

    Director & Chairman

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brue Harte

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry G. Irish

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation

How large is Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation?

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation reported $394K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $19K.

What is Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation?

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Naples, FL. It holds $394K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation operate?

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

How much is Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation's EIN?

Ghoddousi Family Lou Brand Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3243055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 4, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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