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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3440690

The Al-Azem Foundation

A private foundation in Southfield, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $130,060 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

    $130,060

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,044,091

  • Tax year 2024

    $49,955

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $885,822

  • Tax year 2023

    $41,580

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $745,628

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,565

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $619,618

  • Tax year 2021

    $53,380

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $475,005

  • Tax year 2020

    $39,550

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $713,634

  • Tax year 2019

    $34,975

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $438,383

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $464,512

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Syrian American Medical AssociationWashington, DC

    Charity

    $49,000
  2. White Helmets IncNew York, NY

    Charity

    $25,000
  3. Syrian American CouncelWashington DC, DC

    Charity

    $25,000
  4. UmmaSouthfield, MI

    Charity

    $20,000
  5. SunriseRamsey, NJ

    Charity

    $4,000
  6. MedglobalChicago Ridge, IL

    Charity

    $3,000
  7. Muslim Family ServicesDetroit, MI

    Charity

    $2,000
  8. Swasia CharityWayne, NJ

    Charity

    $1,000
  9. Mercy Without LimitOverland Park, KS

    Charity

    $1,000
  10. Franklin Community AssocFranklin, MI

    Charity

    $60

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $25,00089% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $74,000
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. Michigan3 grants $22,060
  4. New Jersey2 grants $5,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $3,000
  6. Kansas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Imad Al-Azem MDPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Raida-Azem MDVIC-PRESIDEN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kareem Al-AzemSECERTARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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