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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-7089903

The Ilex Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $33,043 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 2026), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Niloofar Fotouhi
84 Revere Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 723-9977
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications should be submitted in written form.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
None.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $33,043

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $36,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $205,724

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,800

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $260,223

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,360

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $272,886

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,950

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $338,344

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,455

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $396,450

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,379

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $368,631

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,090

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $143,333

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Alexandria Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General

    $30,443
  2. The Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    General

    $2,600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,600100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $30,443
  2. Texas1 grant $2,600

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Mohammad J MahallatiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • James O'DonnellTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Houchang ChehabiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gregory NagyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Olga Davidson NagyCHAIRPERSON Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard BullietTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sunil SharmaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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