Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP

Private foundation · Grantmaker Deerfield, IL EIN: 20-5569639

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP is a private foundation, based in Deerfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $709K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $22K.

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP at a glance

In short: Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$708,605
-0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs of Chicago: $20KIslamic Society of NorthwestSuburbs of Chicago$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs of Chicago ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Rolling Meadows

How Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP gives

  • Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 61% 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.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $40K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs of Chicago Rolling Meadows, ILGeneral Charitable Purposes$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$708,605$21,017$22,689$20,0001$20,115$21,982$33,129
2024$710,277$23,483$2,833———$22,360$31,425
2023$689,627$13,748$33,000$30,0001$30,000$22,853$31,420
2022$708,879$34,994$42,753$40,0001$40,000$32,591$34,568
2021$716,638$28,288$46,434$40,0001—$22,254$38,163
2020$734,784$29,800$43,553$40,0001—$21,647$38,744

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP reported a distributable amount of $33K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Zareena Zaheer Khader

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zehra Zaheer Khader

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Syed Zaheer Khader (2020–2024) — Director · Filing note: Deceased
  • Former: Zeenah Zaheer Khader (2024) — 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 Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP

How much does Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP give each year?

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP?

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP reported $709K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33K (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 Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP operate?

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP's EIN?

Zunaira Zaheer Foundation NFP's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5569639. 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.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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