Unus Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Herndon, VA EIN: 47-4333854

Unus Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Herndon, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $190K in total assets.

Unus Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$189,653
+23.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$5,600
-64.1% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$796
-65.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Unus Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

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%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

CharlottesvilleDenverNew YorkAmherstReston

How Unus Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−12%). 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$500$1K$1.5K$2K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $2K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$1,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$189,653$5,600$796———
2023$153,551$15,600$2,296$1,5001$1,500
2022$114,976$8,100$2,378$1,5001$1,500
2021$94,906$7,963$4,142$1,8002$1,800
2020—$3,550$2,946$1,7003—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Unus Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ayesha Unus

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Iqbal Unus

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sanaa Unus

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Hanaa Unus (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Unus Family Foundation

How large is Unus Family Foundation?

Unus Family Foundation reported $190K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6K.

Where does Unus Family Foundation operate?

Unus Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia.

What is Unus Family Foundation's EIN?

Unus Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4333854. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 17, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 16, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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