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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-1127669

Maximum Difference Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $315,739 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $315,739

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $303,937

  • Tax year 2023

    $466,455

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $249,890

  • Tax year 2022

    $325,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $132,849

  • Tax year 2021

    $650,875

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $348,030

  • Tax year 2020

    $272,025

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $222,380

  • Tax year 2019

    $376,650

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $247,478

  • Tax year 2018

    $185,685

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $324,788

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Farhang FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $143,927
  2. American Near East Refugee AidWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  3. The Village SchoolSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Sociarts Productions LLCSanta Monica, CA

    Production for documentary movie for the founder of amin arasteh foundation

    $23,312
  5. Iranian Muslim Association of NorthLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Middle East Children's AllianceBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  7. Bubbles Dog RescueSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $7,500
  8. National MS SocietySanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $70,00090% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $7,50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $265,739
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mahmood AminPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shirin AminSECRETARY Hours 0.12Pay $0
  • Parvin KermaniBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.12Pay $0
  • Rosella de LazaCFO Hours 1.38Pay $0

The return

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