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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4663085

Shokooh Foundation

A private foundation in Laguna Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $288,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $288,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,128,547

  • Tax year 2023

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,920,425

  • Tax year 2022

    $228,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,824,558

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,971,686

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $144,691

  • Tax year 2018

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,418

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ChildKansas City, MO

    Furtherance of exempt purpose

    $100,000
  2. Moms Against PovertyBurlingame, CA

    Furtherance of exempt purpose

    $100,000
  3. Project SunshineNew York, NY

    Furtherance of exempt purpose

    $42,000
  4. Network of Iranian American Professionals of Orange CountyIrvine, CA

    Furtherance of exempt purpose

    $31,500
  5. La Center for Law & JusticeLos Angeles, CA

    Furtherance of exempt purpose

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $100,00058% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $42,00024% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $31,50018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $146,500
  2. Missouri1 grant $100,000
  3. New York1 grant $42,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Farrokh ShokoohTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nikta ShokoohTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mohsen H HashemiCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Majid M ZarrinkelkCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Nader KhoshniyatiCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Majid AzartashCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Siamak SedghiCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Farhad ArvinCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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