Public Charity

The DSFederal IDEA Foundation

The DSFederal IDEA Foundation is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in Rockville, MD. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $672K, expenses of $165K, total assets of $4.2M. Imperigo tracks 43 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $736K.

EIN: 463225929 Rockville, MD Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations NTEE: P80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$672K
Total Expenses$165K
Total Assets$4.2M
Grants Given43
Grant Total$736K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

DSFederal IDEA Foundation is founded on the belief that to unleash the potential of an Afghan woman, they need only the opportunity, for strength and power already lie within them. Founded on the spirit of entrepreneurship and executed through the belief in education and small business, DSFederal IDEA Foundation is determined to empower Afghan women through education and through the principles of microfinance.

Where $100 goes at The DSFederal IDEA Foundation

How The DSFederal IDEA Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $80 for programs

$27
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34% of program spending
$27
Support Amitofo Care Center International to build ophanages and provide children protection and education development fo ophans in Africa
About 33% (cost not reported)
$26
Pledge 10-year commitment for students' scholarship at Universaties at Shady Grove
About 33% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to The DSFederal IDEA Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2023 Form 990-PF.

Often funds new orgs 68% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

Van Nuys, CA · 2025
Build orphanages, and provide children protection and education development for orphans in Africa
$50,000
Silver Spring, MD · 2025
To empower first-generation-to-college students and students from low-income and immigrant households in Montgomery County, Maryland by helping them bridge systemic opportunity gaps with enough support to get to and through postsecondary education and on a career pathway.
$27,600
Rockville, MD · 2025
University scholarship funds to cover tuition of two full-time student enroll in an IT and public health program.
$25,000
Marlboro, NJ · 2025
Subsidizes students from disadvantaged families in Taiwan to study and support work, and also helps economically impoverished families relieve short-term economic pressure, engages in rehabilitation and education services for prisoners, and holds many Evergreen activities at the Sanmin Road office, becoming a community A good place for middle-aged and elderly people on weekdays.
$10,000
Silver Spring, MD · 2024
To empower first-generation-to-college students and students from low-income and immigrant households in Montgomery County, Maryland by helping them bridge systemic opportunity gaps with enough support to get to and through postsecondary education and on a career pathway.
$30,000

Showing up to 5 of 43 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Michael Parker
Board member Nikhil Teja
President Sophia Parker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$327,090 14 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$125,025 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$108,250 8 grants
General Support
$76,750 5 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $672K $165K $4.2M
2024 $378K $104K $3.7M
2023 $673K $226K $3.4M
2022 $646K $95K $3.0M
2020 $349K $180K $2.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $349K to $672K (+93%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CT, DC, MA, MD, and 3 other states.

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