Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bastrop, TX EIN: 81-2488773

Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bastrop, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $285K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K. Net investment income was $16K.

Key facts about Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation

In short: Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
81-2488773
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$16,500
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$16,500
Median grant
$16,500
Total assets
$285,234
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$285K

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$17K

+10.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

+10.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

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

Cities

New YorkWashingtonBastrop

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $18K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Children's Advocacy Center: $17KChildren's Advocacy Center$17K

The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Advocacy Center ($17K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Advocacy Center Bastrop, TXGeneral Purpose$16,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$285,234$285,399$289,706
Revenue$18,680$13,468$10,289
Expenses$18,845$17,775$19,883
Qualifying Distributions$16,500$15,000$17,000
Net Investment Income$16,335$10,943$7,907
Distributable Amount$16,854$16,364$15,506

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kazem Khonsari

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Neema Khonsari

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Saba Blending (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Susan Khonsari (2020–2022) — Director

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 Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation

How much does Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation give each year?

Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.

How large is Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation?

Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation reported $285K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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.

Where does Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation operate?

Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York, South Dakota, Texas.

What is Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation's EIN?

Kazem and Susan Khonsari Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2488773. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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