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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4237024

Wasi-Shirin Foundation

A private foundation in Hayward, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $32,800 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $32,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $165,460
  • Tax year 2024

    $44,450

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $28,144
  • Tax year 2023

    $37,824

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $28,865
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,681

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $49,112
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $40,569
  • Tax year 2020

    $15,126

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $27,977

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. SpaandanbSanta Clara, CA

    Health education

    $12,300
  2. Abundance of GoodCanton, MI

    Health education

    $12,000
  3. IrcNew York, NY

    War-torn need

    $7,000
  4. Echo USASanta Clara, CA

    Health education

    $1,500

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 $24,300100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $13,800
  2. Michigan1 grant $12,000
  3. New York1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Syed HossainyPRESIDENT CEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharmin HossainySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shirin AhmedTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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