Private foundation · EIN 83-4194134 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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Reported organization name: JEAN F HERSKOVITS FOUNDATION INC
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | $537.1K |
| 2024 | 4 | $530K |
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
ZARIA, KANDUNA
$328KTax year 2024
Expenditure responsibility was exercised for this grant. Mentoring and academic tutoring for girls graduating from public secondary school to prepare for college entrance exams and academic safe spaces for girls who are not yet enrolled in primary schools.
ZONKWA, KADUNA
$163.7KTax year 2025
Expenditure responsibility was exercised for this grant. Scholarships and educational support to attend primary and secondary private schools for girls who qualify. Scholarships are given to students from local impoverished communities in norther nigeria who are selected by community outreach for educational change according to the grant's terms and conditions.
ZARIA, KANDUNA
$162KTax year 2025
Expenditure responsibility was exercised for this grant. Mentoring and academic tutoring for girls graduating from public secondary school to prepare for college entrance exams and academic safe spaces for girls who are not yet enrolled in primary schools.
NASSARAWA GRA, KANO
$135KTax year 2025
Expenditure responsibility was exercised for this grant. Academic safe spaces for girls ages 7-10 years old who are enrolled in public primary school. Scholarships and educational support to private primary and secondary schools for girls who qualify. Scholarships are given to students from local impoverished communities in norther nigeria who are selected by isa wali empowerment initiative according to the grant's terms and conditions.
NASSARAWA GRA, KANO
$119.5KTax year 2024
Expenditure responsibility was exercised for this grant. Academic safe spaces for girls ages 7-10 years old who are enrolled in public primary school. Scholarships to private primary and secondary schools for girls who qualify.
Showing 5 of the 8 largest grants (8 reported in all).
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Create free accountFigures are aggregated from Jean F Herskovits Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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