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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0875013

The Merali Foundation

A private foundation in Rapid City, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $396,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $396,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,238,352

  • Tax year 2024

    $396,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,486,180

  • Tax year 2023

    $298,305

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,020,650

  • Tax year 2022

    $213,266

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,163,536

  • Tax year 2021

    $301,572

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,085,620

  • Tax year 2020

    $243,088

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,257,146

  • Tax year 2019

    $411,091

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,583,319

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Citizens FoundationHouston, TX

    Finance education for women in developing coutries

    $354,400
  2. Foundation to Support EducationHamel, MN

    Finance education for women in developing coutries

    $14,300
  3. Individual

    Finance education for women in developing coutries

    $10,000
  4. The Nagourney InstituteLong Beach, CA

    Cancer research and treatement center

    $10,000
  5. The Deepak Chopra FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Finance education for women in developing coutries

    $8,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $354,400
  2. California2 grants $18,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $14,300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Karim MeraliPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Mehdi MeraliVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 30Pay $23,333
  • Azim MeraliDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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