Farouk Shami Foundation for Peace

Invitation Only

Houston, Texas · EIN 81-5108618 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$80K

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$30,000

Total assets$720K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $50,000.

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On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Children & Youth1
Education1

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside Texas.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Leonard Education Organization	Buena Vista, VA	Buena Vista, VA · To provide scholarships for arab american children	$50,000
Name withheld	Se Washington, DC	Se Washington, DC · Charitable	$30,000

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Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$80,000	2
2023	$50,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349107846
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 81-5108618
Profile updated Nov 12, 2026

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