Mohammady Foundation
Mohammady Foundation is a private foundation based in Brea, California. Its 2025 filing describes support for homeless and low-income individuals and families, education and educational awareness of the arts, religious advancement, and existing organizations and programs.
Mohammady Foundation at a glance
In short: Mohammady Foundation gave $936K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $935,852
- -58.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $55,050
- -53.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $9,127,967
- +69.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Mohammady Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation accepts applications without a prescribed form; applicants are advised to present their facts and circumstances in the way they consider best. The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Awards are subject to the stated restrictions to aid homeless and low-income individuals and families, promote education and educational awareness of the arts, support religious advancement, and contribute to existing organizations and programs.
- Review Cycle
- No deadline is stated for submitting applications.
- Deadline
- No deadline is stated for submitting applications.
- Contact
Application contact: Imtiaz Mohammady
Mailing address: 3640 N Hermosa Pl, Fullerton, CA 92835
Phone: (714) 579-7979
Email: imtiaz@ilum.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mohammady Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 69 (65%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the reported grant dollars went to recipients in California (70%), Virginia (29%), Texas (1%), and Indiana (1%). Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mohammady Foundation gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 333% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $927K (2019) to $2.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $936K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $935,852 |
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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 | $9,127,967 | $4,142,067 | $987,799 | $935,852 | 17 | $948,293 | $202,561 | $284,637 |
| 2024 | $5,371,523 | $1,899,995 | $2,295,275 | $2,257,870 | 19 | $2,259,340 | $414,060 | $266,974 |
| 2023 | $5,266,350 | $217,512 | $1,214,075 | $1,178,159 | 14 | $1,185,473 | $113,910 | $256,482 |
| 2022 | $5,590,974 | $1,484,244 | $1,334,762 | $1,302,842 | 12 | $1,334,762 | $184,244 | $233,762 |
| 2021 | $6,568,215 | $2,118,228 | $1,442,315 | $1,402,000 | 7 | — | $168,228 | — |
| 2020 | $4,919,601 | $1,908,887 | $1,228,275 | $1,195,500 | 9 | — | $8,887 | — |
| 2019 | $3,660,710 | $804,415 | $957,992 | $927,000 | 6 | — | $54,415 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mohammady Foundation reported a distributable amount of $285K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing does not state a separate mission. Its stated award restrictions are to aid homeless and low-income individuals and families, promote education and educational awareness of the arts, support religious advancement, and contribute to existing organizations and programs.
Its grants include support for community service, welfare and poverty relief, and education. Among the organizations it supported in 2025, Islamic Relief USA describes its mission as providing relief and development regardless of gender, race, or religion, and empowering people in their communities. An individual recipient describes itself as a health and human services nonprofit focused on the well-being of diverse and underserved communities. Uplift Charity describes its work as providing emergency financial assistance and customized plans to help people in dire financial situations achieve self-sufficiency.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $935,852. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $270,000, with a median grant of $10,000.
The largest 2025 grants were $270,000 to Islamic Relief USA for welfare, aid and poverty; $225,000 to an individual recipient for community service; $150,000 to Uplift Charity for community service; and $133,500 to the Islamic Institute of Orange County for education. Other listed grants included $70,300 for education-related costs for an individual recipient through UCLA, $16,052 for education-related costs for an individual recipient through Fullerton College, $15,000 to Minaret Academy for education, and $10,000 each to the Institute of Knowledge and CORE for education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Imtiaz Mohammady as chairman and Mumtaz Mohammady as secretary.
Mohammady Foundation is led by Imtiaz Mohammady, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Imtiaz Mohammady
Chairman
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mumtaz Mohammady
Secretary
On filings since 2019
4 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 Mohammady Foundation
How much does Mohammady Foundation give each year?
Mohammady Foundation gave $936K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 19 grants.
What is Mohammady Foundation's typical grant size?
Mohammady Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $55,050, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mohammady Foundation give grants?
Mohammady Foundation gives mostly in California: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (29%).
Does Mohammady Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Mohammady Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (10 grants) and "Community Service" (3 grants).
How large is Mohammady Foundation?
Mohammady Foundation reported $9.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $948K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $285K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Mohammady Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing does not state a separate mission. Its stated award restrictions are to aid homeless and low-income individuals and families, promote education and educational awareness of the arts, support religious advancement, and contribute to existing organizations and programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mohammady Foundation?
The foundation accepts applications without a prescribed form; applicants are advised to present their facts and circumstances in the way they consider best. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Mohammady Foundation's EIN?
Mohammady Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4587860. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Mohammady Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mohammady-foundation-morg_f62d3f6495df47ecb41746e10650fc82
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