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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1392755

The Jerome Mirza Foundation

A private foundation in Bloomington, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $769,478 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $769,478

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $23,177,277

  • Tax year 2024

    $809,971

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $20,442,738

  • Tax year 2023

    $785,523

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $18,165,254

  • Tax year 2022

    $800,141

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $16,114,325

  • Tax year 2021

    $763,345

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $21,211,343

  • Tax year 2020

    $773,179

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $19,619,201

  • Tax year 2019

    $911,317

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $17,880,515

  • Tax year 2018

    $890,167

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $15,680,933

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Tinervin Family FoundationBloomington, IL

    Support of operations

    $250,000
  2. Connections for the HomelessEvanston, IL

    Support of operations

    $125,000
  3. U of I College of LawChampaign, IL

    Support of operations

    $100,000
  4. Illinois Prairie Community FoundationBloomington, IL

    Support of operations

    $55,000
  5. Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing FoundationNorthbrook, IL

    Support of operations

    $50,000
  6. Holiday SpectacularBloomington, IL

    Support of operations

    $35,000
  7. Public Interest Law InitiativeChicago, IL

    Support of operations

    $35,000
  8. Illinois Bar FoundationChicago, IL

    Support of operations

    $25,000
  9. Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL

    Support of operations

    $25,000
  10. Prairie Fire TheatreNormal, IL

    Support of operations

    $25,000
  11. Prairie State Legal ServicesRockford, IL

    Support of operations

    $25,000
  12. Music Connections FoundationBloomington, IL

    Support of operations

    $17,478
  13. Illiniois Supreme Court Historic Preservation CommissionSpringfield, IL

    Support of operations

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $250,00039% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $125,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $77,47812% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid2 grants $60,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $55,0009% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois13 grants $769,478

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Deborah D ParsonsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2.6Pay $15,000
  • Candace R MirzaDIRECTOR Hours 1.6Pay $15,000
  • Thomas M Harris JrSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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