Alavi Foundation

TRUST • EIN 237345978 • New York, NY • SEED

990-PF private foundation (EIN 23-7345978) and named defendant in the United States v. 650 Fifth Avenue Co. civil-forfeiture litigation. Tracked for disclosure opacity — treat filings as authoritative and any control/ownership claims as allegations to verify, not established fund flows.

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EIN: 237345978

Red-flag leads for this entity

Documented inconsistencies to verify — not conclusions. See Red Flags for methodology.

HIGHPublic court/forfeiture records tie Alavi Foundation to Bonyad Mostazafan (Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation).

A litigation-documented control/ownership claim exists between a domestic filer and a foreign or sanctioned-adjacent party. The relationship is alleged in the record and, if it holds, would mean the filer's disclosures understate outside control.

Next step: Obtain the certified judgment/complaint, confirm the current status of the litigation, and compare the alleged control against the entity's 990 governance disclosures.

HIGH3 disbursement(s) totaling $67,208 to recipients with no EIN disclosed or a non-specific recipient line (e.g. "QOBA FOUNDATION", "KAUTHER FOUNDATION", "GRANTS TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS").

Grants to entities that cannot be matched to an IRS record break the audit chain — the receiving org's tax status, control, and downstream use are unverifiable.

Next step: Identify each recipient's legal entity and EIN, confirm 501(c) status, and trace the next hop. Treat un-EIN'd 'foundations' as identity-resolution targets.

MEDIUMTotal revenue rose 8.4× year-over-year — from $1,610,510 (2013) to $13,552,487 (2014).

A sudden multi-fold jump in a single line, well above the organization's own baseline, is an anomaly to source — a one-time gift, an asset sale, or an inflow that warrants explanation.

Next step: Pull the underlying 990 schedule for that year (Schedule B contributors where available, Part VIII detail) and confirm the source and character of the increase.

Form 990 / 990-PF financials

Part VIII-style totals from IRS e-file XML. Authoritative as to the filing, not as to beneficial ownership.

Year	Form	Revenue	Contributions	Gov grants	Expenses	Grants paid
2024	990-PF	$1,899,194	—	—	$3,316,061	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2024AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2023	990-PF	$2,100,811	—	—	$6,002,256	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2023AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2023	990-PF	$1,899,194	$15,000	—	—	$65,000
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2023AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy3ba01f62d3
2022	990-PF	$30,201,673	—	—	$13,491,349	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2022AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2022	990-PF	$2,100,811	$15,000	—	—	$2,208
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2022AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copya7bbfdc0b1
2021	990-PF	$172,002	—	—	$240,421	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2021AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy368ad912b4
2021	990-PF	$30,201,673	$12,521	—	—	$0
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2021AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy23c4387245
2020	990-PF	$125,105	—	—	$150,589	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2020AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy368ad912b4
2018	990-PF	$11,109,454	—	—	$15,222,552	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2018AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2015	990-PF	$11,631,562	—	—	$4,282,878	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2015AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2014	990-PF	$13,552,487	—	—	$5,556,298	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2014AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2013	990-PF	$1,610,510	—	—	$4,426,052	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2013AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2012	990-PF	$2,982,852	—	—	$4,808,668	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2012AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
2011	990-PF	$4,498,093	—	—	$4,961,591	—
IRS e-file XML · 990-PF 2011AUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026

Grants Made

KAUTHER FOUNDATIONRecipient: unverified link

2023 — CHARITABLE

IRS990retrieved 8/27/2026archived copy3ba01f62d3

$60,000

QOBA FOUNDATIONRecipient: unverified link

2023 — CHARITABLE

IRS990retrieved 8/27/2026archived copy3ba01f62d3

$5,000

GRANTS TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUALSRecipient: unverified link

2022 — TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE

IRS990retrieved 8/27/2026archived copya7bbfdc0b1

$2,208

Grants Received

No grants received.

Officers & Directors

HAMID YAZDI

DIRECTOR

MOHAMMAD HOSSAIN GHARAVI

TREASURER, DIRECTOR

MOHAMMAD SHENASA

DIRECTOR

NASRINE NOUREDDINE

TREASURER, DIRECTOR

REZA GHANDI

DIRECTOR

SEE NOTE - 4 YEARS OF UNPAID SALARY

DIRECTOR

Sanctions screening (v2)

No open OFAC/CSL candidates.

Source documents

Every native record behind this profile. Nothing here is the system's own conclusion — open the source to confirm each figure at its origin.

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44 of 44 underlying records link to a native source document, and 35 have a hash-verified archived copy held locally. Open each to confirm the figure at its origin.

IRS filings (14)

990-PF — tax year 2024IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2023IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2023IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy3ba01f62d3
990-PF — tax year 2022IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2022IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copya7bbfdc0b1
990-PF — tax year 2021IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy368ad912b4
990-PF — tax year 2021IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy23c4387245
990-PF — tax year 2020IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026archived copy368ad912b4
990-PF — tax year 2018IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2015IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2014IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2013IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2012IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026
990-PF — tax year 2011IRS e-file XMLAUTHORITATIVEretrieved 8/27/2026

Grants made (3)

KAUTHER FOUNDATION — 2023IRS990retrieved 8/27/2026archived copy3ba01f62d3
QOBA FOUNDATION — 2023IRS990retrieved 8/27/2026archived copy3ba01f62d3
GRANTS TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS — 2022IRS990retrieved 8/27/2026archived copya7bbfdc0b1

OSINT records (27)

EDGAR: MEDIFAST INC (MED) (CIK 0000910329)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: RIO TINTO PLC (RIO, RTPPF) (CIK 0000863064)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) (CIK 0001509991)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: AMERICAN ENERGY GROUP LTD (CIK 0000843212)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: Lazard Ltd (LAZ) (CIK 0001311370)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: W R GRACE & CO (CIK 0001045309)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: VORNADO REALTY LP (CIK 0001040765)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: VORNADO REALTY TRUST (VNO, VNORP, VNO-PL, VNO-PM, VNO-PN, VNO-PO) (CIK 0000899689)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copyda3312dda9
SEC EDGAR hits: 8 company/filing matchesSEC EDGAR company tickers + full-text indexAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/28/2026archived copye3f79a832a
FinCEN enforcement index: 40 actions scannedFinCEN enforcement actionsLEADretrieved 8/28/2026archived copy729a08d784
EDGAR: MEDIFAST INC (MED) (CIK 0000910329)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: RIO TINTO PLC (RIO, RTPPF) (CIK 0000863064)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) (CIK 0001509991)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: AMERICAN ENERGY GROUP LTD (CIK 0000843212)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: Lazard Ltd (LAZ) (CIK 0001311370)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: W R GRACE & CO (CIK 0001045309)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: VORNADO REALTY LP (CIK 0001040765)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: VORNADO REALTY TRUST (VNO, VNORP, VNO-PL, VNO-PM, VNO-PN, VNO-PO) (CIK 0000899689)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: MANNATECH INC (MTEX) (CIK 0001056358)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: EXPAND ENERGY Corp (EXE, EXEEL, EXEEW, EXEEZ) (CIK 0000895126)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: InflaRx N.V. (IFRX) (CIK 0001708688)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: Encore Bancshares Inc (CIK 0001319327)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: Horsehead Holding Corp (CIK 0001385544)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: enVVeno Medical Corp (NVNO) (CIK 0001661053)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
EDGAR: enVVeno Medical Corp (NVNO, NVNBW) (CIK 0001661053)SEC EDGARAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copyda3312dda9
SEC EDGAR hits: 15 company/filing matchesSEC EDGAR company tickers + full-text indexAGENCY COPYretrieved 8/27/2026archived copye3f79a832a
FinCEN enforcement index: 40 actions scannedFinCEN enforcement actionsLEADretrieved 8/27/2026archived copya3b8055f01

Related organizations

LITIGATION_LEAD → Bonyad Mostazafan (Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation) · Public civil-forfeiture / court records — allegation until certified

OSINT Records

EDGAR: MEDIFAST INC (MED) (CIK 0000910329)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: RIO TINTO PLC (RIO, RTPPF) (CIK 0000863064)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) (CIK 0001509991)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: AMERICAN ENERGY GROUP LTD (CIK 0000843212)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: Lazard Ltd (LAZ) (CIK 0001311370)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: W R GRACE & CO (CIK 0001045309)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: VORNADO REALTY LP (CIK 0001040765)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: VORNADO REALTY TRUST (VNO, VNORP, VNO-PL, VNO-PM, VNO-PN, VNO-PO) (CIK 0000899689)EDGAR

SEC EDGAR · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

SEC EDGAR hits: 8 company/filing matchesEDGAR

SEC EDGAR company tickers + full-text index · AGENCY_COPY · 8/28/2026 · source

FinCEN enforcement index: 40 actions scannedFINCEN

FinCEN enforcement actions · LEAD · 8/28/2026 · source

EDGAR: MEDIFAST INC (MED) (CIK 0000910329)EDGAR