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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4529238

Yas Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $257,580 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $257,580

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $193,942

  • Tax year 2024

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $228,221

  • Tax year 2023

    $190,966

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $316,912

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,557

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $68,193

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $125,647

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,861

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $93,048

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,588

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $58,066

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,597

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $72,943

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of New HampshireDurham, NH

    Program support

    $170,000
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Program support

    $40,000
  3. University of CalgaryCalgary, Canada

    Program support

    $35,580
  4. Abington School District Educational FoundationAbington, PA

    Program support

    $5,000
  5. Scte Foundation IncDoylestown, PA

    Program support

    $3,000
  6. University of New Hampshire Foundation IncDurham, NH

    Program support

    $2,500
  7. North Hampton Public LibraryNorth Hampton, NH

    Program support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $10,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire3 grants $174,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $40,000
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paymaneh Yassini-FardPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rouzbeh Yassini-FardTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alfred C TorrisiCLERK/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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