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Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cornelius, NC EIN: 01-0941616 Website

LEBANESE ORPHANS VIRTUOUS EDUCATION is a private foundation based in Cornelius, North Carolina. Its 2025 filing describes direct charitable activity supporting college education for qualifying individuals, including college tuition and supplies for students with financial need.

Key facts about Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America

In short: Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America gave $86K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
01-0941616
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$85,982
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$4,094
Median grant
$3,359
Total assets
$532,226
Primary geography
New York (27% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
The filing directs college- or university-level students to contact Nabil Abou-Nassr-Eddine for current-year application information. Full details ↓
Deadline
The filing says submission deadlines are set according to the current year’s calendar and can be obtained from the…

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$532K

+4.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$86K

+18.5% YoY

Grant Count

21

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

-21.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America gives

  • Giving grew 109% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 346% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The 2025 filing states that the foundation’s mission is to help educate “the least privileged and brightest orphans in the community” and to promote the stated virtues of honesty, appreciation, commitment, dedication, and loyalty by providing college tuition and supplies to qualifying individuals.

The filing lists tuition, educational fees, and an endowment among its 2025 grant purposes. Its largest 2025 grant went to Lebanese American University. The university describes its own mission as advancing academic excellence, student-centeredness, civic engagement, scholarship, whole-person education, and leadership in a diverse world.

The foundation’s website describes a scholarship for Lebanese students with Druze heritage pursuing undergraduate education at accredited institutions. Its program document sets eligibility criteria that include Druze heritage and either graduating high school or attending community college while preparing to transfer to a four-year institution. The document also says applicants must not be an officer, director, or selection-committee member, or related to one.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $85,982. Grant amounts ranged from $628 to $22,799, with a median of $3,359. The largest grants included $22,799 to Lebanese American University for an endowment; $6,190 to Hady Ballout for tuition; $5,653 to Sally Amer for tuition; and $5,608 to Imad Mahmoud for tuition and educational fees. Other listed awards were primarily for tuition, including tuition at Lebanese American University and tuition at Central Piedmont Community College.

Review Cycle

The filing says submission deadlines are set according to the current year’s calendar and can be obtained from the person responsible for applications.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Cornelius, North Carolina. In 2025, 27% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 4% to recipients in North Carolina; 69% were listed under “?”. The filing’s largest named institutional recipient was Lebanese American University in New York, and one listed individual grant was for tuition at Central Piedmont Community College in North Carolina.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkCharlotteClevelandWaxhaw

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 3 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 14 grants2024 21 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2021) to $86K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $86K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Lebanese American University: $23KLebanese American University$23KLora Maleb: $2KLora Maleb$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lebanese American University ($23K). Together the top 2 received $25K.

Organizations only. It also paid 19 individual scholarships ($60,878), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

50<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 51 (98%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lebanese American University New York, NYEndowment$22,799
19 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$60,878
Lora Maleb TUTION$2,305

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $532,226 $109,144 $87,072 $85,982
2024 $510,154 $124,644 $73,564 $72,544
2023 $459,074 $86,946 $63,947 $63,947
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$532,226$510,154$459,074
Revenue$109,144$124,644$86,946
Expenses$87,072$73,564$63,947
Qualifying Distributions$85,982$72,544$63,947
Distributable Amount$24,821$23,955$21,811

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 19, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Nabil Abou-Nassr-Eddine and Diana Abou-Nassr-Eddine as directors.

Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Diana Abou-Nassr-Eddine

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Nabil Abou-Nassr-Eddine

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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.

Contact

Application contact: Nabil Abou-Nassr-Eddine
Mailing address: 21500 Delftmere Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Phone: (704) 488-6951
Email: neddine@aol.com
Website: https://www.loveamericafoundation.org

Frequently asked questions about Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America

How much does Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America give each year?

Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America gave $86K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $73K across 14 grants.

What is Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's typical grant size?

Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's median grant in 2025 was $3,359, and its average grant was $4,094, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America give grants?

Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's top state is New York, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Does Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Tuition" (15 grants).

How large is Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America?

Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America reported $532K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $86K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America fund?

The 2025 filing states that the foundation’s mission is to help educate “the least privileged and brightest orphans in the community” and to promote the stated virtues of honesty, appreciation, commitment, dedication, and loyalty by providing college tuition and supplies to qualifying individuals. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America?

The filing directs college- or university-level students to contact Nabil Abou-Nassr-Eddine for current-year application information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's EIN?

Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education in America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0941616. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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