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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-4093707

The Persepolis Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $2.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,232,176

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,496,467

  • Tax year 2024

    $327,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,388,665

  • Tax year 2023

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $11,255,192

  • Tax year 2022

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,987,198

  • Tax year 2021

    $119,900

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $10,925,679

  • Tax year 2020

    $181,775

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $10,871,396

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,297,194

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $10,878,360

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $1,750,000
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $231,176
  3. Harvard UniversityCambirdge, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $200,000
  4. Central Park ConservatoryNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  5. The American Turkish Society IncNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  6. Military Officer Association of AmericaAlexandria, VA

    General charitable purposes

    $6,000
  7. Iranian American Woman FoundationIrvine, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  8. Map Educational FundNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health2 grants $1,755,00088% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $231,17612% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $2,021,176
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $200,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $6,000
  4. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sharmin Mossavar-RahmaniTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bijan Mossavar-RahmaniTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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