Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
17 people listed on the 990; $219K paid to officers and key staff.
Alireza Ardekani’s $283K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Ardekani | $282,820 | $263,559 | $244,250 | $219,199 | $186,050 | $198,684 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Celebrates and promotes Iranian art and culture for community benefit.
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On november 6, 2021, farhang foundation hosted its 11TH annual fundraising gala at the historic beverly wilshire hotel in beverly hills, the event was attended by over 500 guests and SPONSORS.THIS year's gala event featured musical performances by the talented kamyar and the night's master of ceremonies was the fabulous actress tara…
On march 20, 2022, farhang foundation returned to its in-person 13TH annual celebration of nowruz at ucla's dickson court. The event was attended by over 30,000 visitors and featured day-long activities and programs including live performances by ava choir, la daf ensemble, melieka dance company, ucla iranian music student ensemble…
Farhang foundation and the pacific symphony were proud to once again collaborate in presenting the symphony's annual nowruz concert, back for the first time after a two-year pandemic imposed hiatus.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.4M | $2.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2K | $1K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.6M | $2.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $416K | $257K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $2.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $30K | $30K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $202K | $111K | $34K | $57K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $175K | $96K | $30K | $49K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $16K | $9K | $3K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $105K | $45K | $51K | $8K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $58K | $53K | $2K | $3K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $175K | $174K | $427 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $33K | $12K | $21K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $8K | $8K | $443 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $27K | $13K | $7K | $7K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $319K | $278K | $16K | $25K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $21K | $13K | $3K | $5K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $862K | $166K | $158K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 11, 2026 | $3.1M | $4.3M | −$1.1M | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 23, 2024 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $324K | $5.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 8, 2024 | $5.3M | $1.8M | $3.5M | $5.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 22, 2022 | $1.9M | $1.2M | $733K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 | $1.1M | $855K | $294K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 | $1.6M | $1.9M | −$305K | $859K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,919,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,919,260 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,185,868 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,310,744 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,054,205 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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