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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4774764

Shams Foundation

A private foundation in Woodland Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $108,525 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $108,525

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $491,583

  • Tax year 2024

    $56,440

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $422,305

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $337,281

  • Tax year 2022

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $336,120

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,118

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $360,048

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,134

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $285,165

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $276,797

  • Tax year 2018

    $28,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $231,450

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $75,025
  2. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  3. Quincy Institute for Responsible StNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  4. Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    charitable donation

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $10,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ahmad ShamsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Victoria ShamsCFO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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