Grants awarded
Who does Persian Heritage Foundation fund?
Persian Heritage Foundation has awarded $13 million across 120 grants to 97 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,600, with most between $4,000 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $7,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$12.5M
Typical grant
$6K
Grantees
97
Grants
120
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U UCLA Yarshater Center | $9.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| B Brill Project | $300K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lynn Gumpert | $140K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Brown University of Providence
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$120K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | RI | |
| Y Yale University | $114K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Golistan INC | $69K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| M Murphy Pearson | $51K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Ali Sadr | $41K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Said Arjomand | $40K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Parvin Malek | $32K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Journal of Persianate Studies | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jane Lewsohn | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Maryam Sepehri | $18K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Graduate Center | $18K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Banuazizi | $18K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nader Sohrabi | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Assn for Pessimite Society | $12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Dr Ameneh Gozerami | $12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y Yarshater Sorbone Pop Charity | $11K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E EY Ly Lectureship | $11K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mimi Kirk | $11K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Paola Orsatti | $10K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Mahdi Ganjovi | $10K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Arvin Yovari | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Professor Parvaneh Pourshariati | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Overton | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Abbas Amanat | $10K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Cameron Azimi | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Noah Arjomand | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| K Kazhan Nejad | $10K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Arash Mohammadavvali | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Alborz Ghandeharr | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Assn for the Study of Persian | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Professor Parvanen Pourshariati | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Pcc Incorporated | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | KY | |
| N Nima Faranah | $9K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Seyed Mousavi | $9K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Franchesca Leoni | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Carol Bromberg | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Amer Sundas | $8K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Boroujerdi | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J John Benson | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mansour Bonakdarian | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mazada Publishers | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Leuven University | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tamar Abuladze Pop Charity | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Ta Mar Aboladze Pop Charity | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Association of Irani | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pejman Akbarzadeh | $8K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habib Borjian | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mahtab Divsalar | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Golbarg Rekabtalaei | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Maryann Sepehri | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Denise Aigle | $6K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tony Shaz | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Maryam Borjian | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Tanaz Modabber | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sf State Karim | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mahdi Ganjavi | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Disman Rudel | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Arcal Casale Some | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| V Vc Resorts | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mohammed Ghanoonpawari | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dagmar Riedel | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Dogmar Riedel | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Peyvand Firouzeh | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Maryann Borjin | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Keyhim Negrid | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mirjam Kuenkler | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sara Molina | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N National Persian Choir | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cameron Cross | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Denise Aizle | $4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Shiva Mihan | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Ali Kazemi | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Azadeh Kian | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Parvaneh Poursharati | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Prof Hosseir Komaly | $3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Nicholas Sims | $3K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Shakla Salah | $3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Shahroknoi | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Persian Culture Center | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Samira Fathi | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Iranian American | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gyselen Rika | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Cyrus Zargar | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Stanford University | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Middle East Studies Assoc of North
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AZ | |
| K Karimabadi | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mia Homa Karimabadi | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Sheila Gharschedaghi | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Forugh Publication | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dr Abbas Amanat | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Prof Mohamad Runton | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Dick Davis | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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