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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2356224

Kokfam Foundation

A private foundation in McLean, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $61,170 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kivanc Kirgiz
6701 Sorrel St
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 582-5570
[email protected]
Form and materials
Application available upon request. Application should include applicant name address age when the scholarship is needed how receiving funds would advance KokFams purposes and description of financial need.
Deadlines
Dec 31 of every year
Restrictions
Including those planning to study American or Western culture or in the US.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $61,170

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $99,400
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,338
  • Tax year 2023

    $49,455

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,077
  • Tax year 2022

    $33,505

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,833
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,552

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $24,800
  2. Individual

    New Year [individual] packages to [individual] victims.

    $22,500
  3. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Educational

    $10,025
  4. Individual

    Help to [individual] earthquake survivors distributed by Treasurer Demet Ata.

    $1,795
  5. Potomac SchoolMcLean, VA

    Educational

    $1,000
  6. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Educational

    $400
  7. Robert CollegeNew York, NY

    Educational

    $250
  8. AppleseedWashington, DC

    General contribution

    $200
  9. Assembly of Turkish American Associations ATAAAlexandria, VA

    Cultural educational

    $100
  10. NPRBaltimore, MD

    Programming

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $11,425100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $10,025
  2. Virginia2 grants $1,100
  3. New York2 grants $650
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $200
  5. Maryland1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kivanc KirgizPresident Hours 6Pay $0
  • Ozge KirgizTreasurer Hours 4Pay $0
  • Demet AtaVice President Hours 10Pay $4,000

The return

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