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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-2426521

Ghadar Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $424,364 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Fariborz Ghadar
101 S Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
(202) 531-1178
[email protected]
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $424,364

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,892,358

  • Tax year 2024

    $619,942

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,086,150

  • Tax year 2023

    $360,268

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,826,231

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,635

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,070,695

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Donor Advised Funds - Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    Grant making

    $337,364
  2. Center for Strategic and International StudiesWashington, DC

    Research

    $25,000
  3. Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

    Support

    $25,000
  4. University of Oxford North American OfficeNew York, NY

    Support

    $10,000
  5. Roper St Francis FoundationLadson, SC

    Support

    $10,000
  6. Scripp CollegeClaremont, CA

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  7. MITCambridge, MA

    Support

    $5,000
  8. Cosmos ClubWashington, DC

    Support

    $5,000
  9. Chi Phi FraternityRoswell, GA

    Support

    $1,000
  10. Hillwood Estate Museum and GardensWashington, DC

    Support

    $1,000

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 $25,00069% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $337,364
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $31,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  4. New York1 grant $10,000
  5. South Carolina1 grant $10,000
  6. California1 grant $5,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  8. Georgia1 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.

  • Fariborz GhadarCHAIR AND PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Anna GhadarDIRECTOR AND SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • John GhadarDIRECTOR AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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