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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4335981

Help the World Foundation

A private foundation in Oak Brook, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $51,005 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Syed M Kazi
1204 Midwest Pkwy
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Form and materials
Specify the need request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $51,005

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $58,968

  • Tax year 2024

    $112,821

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $53,927

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,590

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $41,148

  • Tax year 2022

    $125,400

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $13,678

  • Tax year 2021

    $39,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $63,208

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $23,250

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Poverty

    $11,000
  2. Individual

    Poverty

    $8,000
  3. Zakat FoundationNorth Burnswick, NJ

    Poverty

    $4,500
  4. ImefnaMorton Grove, IL

    Poverty

    $4,000
  5. Imran Khan CencerFarmington, CT

    Poverty

    $4,000
  6. ImrcOalo Alto, CA

    Poverty

    $4,000
  7. American Muslim PhysicianOak Brook, IL

    Education

    $3,000
  8. IamcMorton Grove, IL

    Poverty

    $3,000
  9. Anjuman Muslim KhawateenIndia

    Poverty

    $2,000
  10. Friends of HumanityBartlett, IL

    Poverty

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    Poverty

    $2,000
  12. Pakistan Childern ReliefWestland, MI

    Poverty

    $2,000
  13. Urdu InstituteStreamwood, IL

    Education

    $1,005
  14. Individual

    Poverty

    $500

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 $1,005100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $13,005
  2. New Jersey1 grant $4,500
  3. California1 grant $4,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $4,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Syed M KaziPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Najam KaziSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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