Jean Paul Ohadi Memorial Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its stated focus is Illinois, and its recorded organisational grants went mainly to humanitarian and mental-health purposes, with human services and education also funded, so a mental-health or human-services project in Illinois is the closest fit.
- Typical grants fall between $9,500 and $280,000, and half of its 12 organisational grants were $50,000 or less, so a request near $50,000 is a realistic starting point, though its largest grant was $600,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing does not say how to apply, so contact the foundation before writing a full proposal.
- Repeat giving is significant, with 58% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing going to organisations it had also funded two years earlier, so a relationship or introduction may matter.
Overview
Jean Paul Ohadi Memorial Foundation is a US private foundation based in Northbrook, IL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe a scholarship for gay or lesbian youth aged 17 or older who live in Illinois and are applying to attend, or already attend, a post-secondary institution; they state that affirmation of gay or lesbian identity is its only award limitation. Recorded organisational grants supported humanitarian, mental-health, human-services and education purposes. The largest recorded shares went to humanitarian and mental-health purposes, alongside grants for human services and education. The filings record grants both to charitable organisations and to individual scholarship applicants. They provide no broader stated eligibility or geographic rule for organisational grants.
Themes
- Gay and lesbian scholarships
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Humanitarian support
- Mental health
- Human services
Geographic Focus
Illinois.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 58% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2024 filings, half of its 12 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 46% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 58% of grant dollars went to organisations Jean Paul Ohadi Memorial Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 46% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 7 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $190k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Rotary International · Humanitarian$600,0002024 tax year
- Brain & Behavior Reserach · Mental health$280,0002024 tax year
- Youth Services · Human services$230,0002024 tax year
- Josselyn Center · Mental health$190,0002024 tax year
- Nami Chicago · Mental health$146,1972024 tax year
- Global Purpose Group · Humanitarian$10,0002024 tax year
- BBB Kids · Human services$9,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kimberly Vatis — Secretary
- Ali Riazi — Director
- Cynthia Drey — Secretary
- Paul Ohadi — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $309,349 | $307,000 | $15,522,319 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,845,640 | $1,493,347 | $20,219,916 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Northbrook, IL
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (972) 881-5399
- Northbrook, IL