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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-2607297

Mahan Hope Foundation

A private foundation in Burke, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $46,500 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

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

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $440,164
  • Tax year 2024

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $477,248
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $498,178
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $500,000

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Share Our Strength - No Kid HungryWashington, DC

    To help end child hunger in america

    $22,500
  2. Educate FairfaxFalls Church, VA

    For education of underprivilidged students in fairfax county public schools

    $9,000
  3. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    To help ensure wildlife thrive throughout the world

    $3,000
  4. Camfed USASan Francisco, CA

    To support pan-african girls education

    $3,000
  5. Norther Virginia Family ServicesFalls Church, VA

    To help struggling families in northern virginia

    $3,000
  6. She Is Hope LACanoga Park, CA

    To help empower single mothers in los angeles

    $3,000
  7. GosoNew York, NY

    To help young adults with reentry into life after prison

    $1,500
  8. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    To help the doctors at ST. Jude fight childhood cancer

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $9,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,00022% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $1,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $22,500
  2. Virginia3 grants $15,000
  3. California2 grants $6,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,500
  5. Tennessee1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sanjiv B MahanPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rajika S MahanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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