Turmia Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 81-4054199

To help underprivilidged children around the world with their social, educational, health, and economic needs.

Turmia Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$136,721
-17.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,171
+13.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$3,171
+458.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$32,235
+419.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Turmia Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Sugar Land

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $250K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Focus Humanitarian Assistance Sugar Land, TXTo Help in Post Flood Relief Efforts$250,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$136,721$3,171$32,235——$3,171
2024$165,785$2,787$6,210——$568
2023$169,208$103,343———$593
2022$65,865$104,339$250,000$250,0001$807
2021$211,526$109,483$6,750——$167
2020$108,793$57,043———$3
2019$51,750$56,650$5,000$5,000Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Turmia Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Turmia Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $137K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Turmia Foundation is led by Afshan Ali, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Afshan Ali

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Baqir Ali

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Hassan Ali

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    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 Turmia Foundation

How large is Turmia Foundation?

Turmia Foundation reported $137K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3K.

What is Turmia Foundation?

Turmia Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Houston, TX. It holds $137K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Turmia Foundation operate?

Turmia Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Turmia Foundation's EIN?

Turmia Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4054199. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 26, 2023)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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