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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3201819

Persian Heritage Foundation

A private foundation in Fresno, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $226,249 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Joseph D Cooper
Co Persian Heritage Foundation
Fresno, CA 93711
(559) 285-0202
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
NA
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $226,249

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $10,447,113

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,219,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,230,976

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,259,325

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $18,280,334

  • Tax year 2021

    $256,850

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,365,571

  • Tax year 2020

    $289,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,415,894

  • Tax year 2019

    $740,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,799,759

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,130,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,976,922

  • Tax year 2017

    $5,057,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,380,129

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General support

    $51,364
  2. Individual

    General support

    $17,000
  3. Individual

    General support

    $11,060
  4. Individual

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Assn for the Study of PersianFresno, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    General support

    $8,000
  9. Leuven UniversityFresno, CA

    General support

    $7,758
  10. Graduate CenterFresno, CA

    General support

    $7,500
  11. Association of IraniFresno, CA

    General support

    $7,500
  12. Yale UniversityFresno, CA

    General support

    $7,000
  13. Individual

    General support

    $7,000
  14. Individual

    General support

    $7,000
  15. Individual

    General support

    $6,500
  16. University of CaliforniaFresno, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    General support

    $4,050
  21. Individual

    General support

    $4,000
  22. Individual

    General support

    $3,490
  23. Individual

    General support

    $3,230
  24. Persian Culture CenterFresno, CA

    General support

    $3,000
  25. Individual

    General support

    $3,000
  26. Individual

    General support

    $2,950
  27. Individual

    General support

    $2,247
  28. Individual

    General support

    $1,300
  29. Individual

    General support

    $1,300

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $47,758

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dr Elton DanielBOARD MEMBER Hours 20Pay $33,334
  • Dr Rudy MattheeBOARD MEMBER Hours 20Pay $33,333
  • Dr Ali GheissariBOARD MEMBER Hours 20Pay $33,333

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