The Jean Paul Ohadi Memorial Foundation concentrates its giving on humanitarian relief and youth-focused human services, primarily through large single grants to established organizations. A dominant gift to Rotary International suggests a preference for channeling international or large-scale humanitarian work through well-known service organizations, while a substantial grant to a youth services provider indicates support for direct services to young people locally or regionally.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with one major recipient receiving the bulk of funding; favors established organizations and intermediaries over many small awards.
A $197,500 grant to Rotary International anchors the Jean Paul Ohadi Memorial Foundation’s recent giving and points to a preference for channeling humanitarian work through established service organizations. The foundation also made a $50,000 gift to Youth Services, showing that its portfolio is not limited to international relief; it also supports direct human services for young people. Across its 2024 grants, the pattern is clear: large awards sit alongside many smaller education grants, with most recipients in the United States. The legal name is JEAN PAUL OHADI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, and its reported assets are $15,682,954. The grant list suggests a foundation that uses a mix of major discretionary grants and smaller support for individuals or family-linked education awards, with the biggest commitments reserved for institutional partners. Its recent activity centers on humanitarian assistance, youth services, and education, with a strong emphasis on organizations already positioned to deliver services at scale. That mix makes the foundation readable as a funder of direct aid and practical support rather than one focused on research, advocacy, or seed funding for new groups.
Humanitarian aid is the clearest theme in the recent grant list. The foundation gave $197,500 to Rotary International for humanitarian work and $5,000 to Global Purpose Group for humanitarian purposes, indicating support for organized relief through established entities. Youth-focused social services also appear in the record: Youth Services received $50,000 for human services, and Bbb Kids received $9,500 for human services. Education is another active lane. The foundation awarded $25,000 to American Indian Service for education, then made a series of smaller $2,500 education grants to individuals, including Corine Frances, Kylie Rae Morefield, and Susan Soto. These education grants show a recurring willingness to fund individual beneficiaries alongside institutions.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at both the 25th percentile and the median, while the 75th percentile is $9,500, which reflects a mix of many smaller awards and a few much larger grants. Recent giving includes repeated $2,500 education grants to individuals, alongside larger institutional gifts, so the foundation appears to use both person-level support and organization-level grants. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided. The foundation’s reporting also shows it does not fund individuals as a general program category, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent grant pattern is concentrated in 2024.
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$20.2M
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Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Rotary International, Youth Services
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States in the data provided. California appears most often among recipient locations, with grants to Santa Monica and Carmel Valley. Illinois is also prominent, with recipients in Evanston, Glenview, DeKalb, and Champaign, and 38% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Other recipient cities include Lehi, Utah; Winona, Minnesota; Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts; and Conway, Arkansas.
The recent grant list points to humanitarian relief, youth human services, and education. Examples include a $197,500 grant to Rotary International for humanitarian work, a $50,000 grant to Youth Services for human services, and a $25,000 grant to American Indian Service for education.
Its typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile and median, with the 75th percentile at $9,500. That means many awards are small, while a few grants are materially larger.
The grant recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided: 13 grants, or 100%, went to U.S. recipients.
Both appear in the record. The largest gifts went to organizations such as Rotary International and Youth Services, while several $2,500 education grants went to individuals including Corine Frances, Marissa Meyer, Neil Gormick, Ricardo Tiongsoniv, Kylie Rae Morefield, Susan Soto, Mohnish Soni, and Nicholas Zaccaria.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROTARY INTERNATIONAL | EVANSTON, IL | $600,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN |
| BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESERACH | NEW YORK, NY | $280,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| YOUTH SERVICES | GLENVIEW, IL | $230,000 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| JOSSELYN CENTER | NORTHBROOK, IL | $190,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| NAMI CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $146,197 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP | CARMEL VALLEY, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN |
| BBB KIDS | SANTA MONICA, CA | $9,500 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| ASHA WALLACE | NORMAL, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| OLIVIA SPENCER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| ELIZABETH SALMONS | DES PLAINES, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| EMMA LOREN | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SAMANTHA DETHROW | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| MILA ARMSTRONG | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| CHRIS CHI | STANFORD, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| ROTARY INTERNATIONAL | EVANSTON, IL | $197,500 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| YOUTH SERVICES | GLENVIEW, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICE | LEHI, UT | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| BBB KIDS | SANTA MONICA, CA | $9,500 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP | CARMEL VALLEY, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| MOHNISH SONI | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NICHOLAS ZACCARIA | CONWAY, AR | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NEIL GORMICK | STEVENS POINT, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| KYLIE RAE MOREFIELD | NORMAL, IL | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SUSAN SOTO | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MARISSA MEYER | WINONA, MN | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| RICARDO TIONGSONIV | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CORINE FRANCES | DEKALB, IL | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
$600,000HUMANITARIAN
BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESERACH
$280,000MENTAL HEALTH
YOUTH SERVICES
$230,000HUMAN SERVICES
GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP
$10,000HUMANITARIAN
BBB KIDS
$9,500HUMAN SERVICES
ASHA WALLACE
$2,500EDUCATION
OLIVIA SPENCER
$2,500EDUCATION
ELIZABETH SALMONS
$2,500EDUCATION
EMMA LOREN
$2,500EDUCATION
SAMANTHA DETHROW
$2,500EDUCATION
MILA ARMSTRONG
$2,500EDUCATION
CHRIS CHI
$2,500EDUCATION
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
$197,500HUMANITARIAN
YOUTH SERVICES
$50,000HUMAN SERVICES
BBB KIDS
$9,500HUMAN SERVICES
GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
MOHNISH SONI
$2,500EDUCATION
NICHOLAS ZACCARIA
$2,500EDUCATION
NEIL GORMICK
$2,500EDUCATION
KYLIE RAE MOREFIELD
$2,500EDUCATION
SUSAN SOTO
$2,500EDUCATION
MARISSA MEYER
$2,500EDUCATION
RICARDO TIONGSONIV
$2,500EDUCATION
CORINE FRANCES
$2,500EDUCATION