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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-3236384

Zain Jaffer Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $31,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $792,737

  • Tax year 2023

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $773,845

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $819,369

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $867,617

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $980,393

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Waves for Water IncLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,000
  2. Seeing for Ourselves IncCape Eliz, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  3. Working Films IncWilmington, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Northwest Film ForumSeattle, WA

    Emergence Films Co

    $2,000

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 $17,00055% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $14,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $17,000
  2. New York1 grant $7,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  4. Washington1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Zainali JafferDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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