Public Charity

OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION AMERICA

OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION AMERICA, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $629K in revenue, $578K in expenses, $2.7M in total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $320K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 852694328 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$629K
Total Expenses$578K
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$320K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dhruva Jaishankar
BOARD MEMBER Mathew Oommen
CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Samir Saran
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Sharon Stirling
CHAIR Sunjoy Joshi

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Top Grant Purposes

PROJECT SUPPORT
$250,000 1 grant
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
$40,000 1 grant
CULTURAL
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $629K $578K $2.7M
2024 $4.3M $2.8M $2.6M
2023 $2.6M $3.0M $1.4M
2022 $2.2M $2.3M $1.9M
2021 $2.3M $1.3M $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.3M to $629K (-73%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

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