Persian Heritage Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-3201819
Foundation Overview
Based in Fresno, CA, Persian Heritage Foundation has awarded 178 grants totaling $33,447,325 to organizations in California, Arizona and 3 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $9,000,000, with a median award of $5,200.
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New Applicant Friendliness
26 of 30 recipients (87%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
92% of all grants are concentrated in California, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within California, funding concentrates in Fresno (99%), Santa Ana (1%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 1159% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Persian Heritage Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucla Yarshater Center | $9,000,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Journal Of Persianate Studies | $20,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Brown University | $120,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Franchesca Leoni | $8,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sara Molina | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Stanford University | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Jane Lewsohn | $20,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Peyvand Firouzeh | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Persian Choir | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Iranian American | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Parvin Malek | $7,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mohammed Ghanoonpawari | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nicholas Sims | $3,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Boroujerdi | $8,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Overton | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ucla Yarshater Center | $9,000,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Journal Of Persianate Studies | $20,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Brown University | $120,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Franchesca Leoni | $8,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sara Molina | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Stanford University | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Jane Lewsohn | $20,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Peyvand Firouzeh | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Persian Choir | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Iranian American | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Parvin Malek | $7,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mohammed Ghanoonpawari | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nicholas Sims | $3,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Boroujerdi | $8,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Overton | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nader Sohrabi | $15,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Said Arjomand | $20,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lynn Gumpert | $70,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Shakla Salah | $3,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Disman Rudel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Maryam Sepehri | $12,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Parvin Malek | $7,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mansour Bonakdarian | $8,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Keyhim Negrid | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Arvin Yovari | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mimi Kirk | $11,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cyrus Zargar | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Prof Mohamad Runton | $1,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sf State Karim | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of California | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ucla Foundation | $2,000,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Vc Resorts | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tony Shaz | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Arash Mohammadavvali | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Assn For Pessimite Society | $12,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Graduate Center | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Dr Abbas Amanat | $1,217 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Dr Ameneh Gozerami | $12,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Prof Hosseir Komaly | $3,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Yarshater Sorbone Pop Charity | $11,308 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pejman Akbarzadeh | $1,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Pcc | $9,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Brill Project | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryann Sepehri | $6,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Paola Orsatti | $5,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amer Sundas | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ali Sadr | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Golistan | $34,400 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Abbas Amanat | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryann Borjin | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Denise Aizle | $3,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mahdi Ganjovi | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Professor Parvanen Pourshariati | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ta Mar Aboladze Pop Charity | $7,650 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dogmar Riedel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Kazhan Nejad | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Brill Project | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryam Sepehri | $6,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Paola Orsatti | $5,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amer Sundas | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ali Sadr | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Golistan | $34,400 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Abbas Amanat | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryam Borjian | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Denise Aigle | $3,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mahdi Ganjovi | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Professor Parvaneh Pourshariati | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Tamar Abuladze Pop Charity | $7,650 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dagmar Riedel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Kazhan Nejad | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Brill Project | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryann Sepehri | $6,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Paola Orsatti | $5,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amer Sundas | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ali Sadr | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Golistan | $34,400 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Abbas Amanat | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryann Borjin | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Denise Aizle | $3,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mahdi Ganjovi | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Professor Parvanen Pourshariati | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ta Mar Aboladze Pop Charity | $7,650 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dogmar Riedel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Kazhan Nejad | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Brill Project | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryam Sepehri | $6,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Paola Orsatti | $5,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amer Sundas | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ali Sadr | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Golistan | $34,400 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Abbas Amanat | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryam Borjian | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Denise Aigle | $3,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mahdi Ganjovi | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Professor Parvaneh Pourshariati | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Tamar Abuladze Pop Charity | $7,650 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dagmar Riedel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Kazhan Nejad | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Brill Project | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryann Sepehri | $6,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Paola Orsatti | $5,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amer Sundas | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ali Sadr | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Golistan | $34,400 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Abbas Amanat | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryann Borjin | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Denise Aizle | $3,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mahdi Ganjovi | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Professor Parvanen Pourshariati | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ta Mar Aboladze Pop Charity | $7,650 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dogmar Riedel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Kazhan Nejad | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Brill Project | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryam Sepehri | $6,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Paola Orsatti | $5,200 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amer Sundas | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ali Sadr | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Golistan | $34,400 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Abbas Amanat | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Maryam Borjian | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Denise Aigle | $3,600 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mahdi Ganjovi | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Professor Parvaneh Pourshariati | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Tamar Abuladze Pop Charity | $7,650 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dagmar Riedel | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Kazhan Nejad | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Gyselen Rika | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Shahroknoi | $3,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Seyed Mousavi | $8,980 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Shiva Mihan | $3,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Ali Sadr | $10,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Parvin Malek | $4,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Banuazizi | $17,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Karimabadi | $1,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Carol Bromberg | $8,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Nima Faranah | $9,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Mia Homa Karimabadi | $1,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Middle East Studies Association | $1,950 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Yale University | $107,470 | New Haven, CT, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Habib Borjian | $7,500 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Arcal Casale Some | $5,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Dick Davis | $1,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Said Arjomand | $20,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Lynn Gumpert | $70,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Mazada Publishers | $8,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Columbia University | $5,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| University Of Toronto | $130,000 | Toronto, TORONTO, CA | General Support | 2018 |
| Columbia University | $5,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Assn For Study Of Persianate Socie | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Endangered Language Alliance | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Iranian Culture Art Club | $7,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Hamburg University | $5,000 | Hamburg, HAMBURG, GM | General Support | 2017 |
| Columbia University | $415,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Endangered Language Alliance | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Research Foundation Of Cuny | $27,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Brown University | $100,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Yale Mcmillan Center | $140,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General Support | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 13-3201819 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 8050 N PALM AVE STE 300 Fresno, CA 93711-5510 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Persian Heritage Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Board Member | Dr Elton Daniel |
|---|---|
| Board Member | Dr Rudy Matthee |
| Board Member | Dr Ali Gheissari |
Forms 990-PF
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