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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5512303

Handjani Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $260,190 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

    $260,190

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,510

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,620

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,834

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,051

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $499

  • Tax year 2022

    $89,787

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,233

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,020

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,020

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,020

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Support cancer prevention program

    $125,000
  2. The Quincy Institute for ResponsiblWashington, DC

    Support ideas in pursuit of diplomac

    $50,000
  3. The Metropolitan Museum of Arts NYCNew York, NY

    Support programming on persian art

    $40,000
  4. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Scholarship funding for students

    $25,000
  5. National Iranian American CouncilWashington DC, DC

    Support research and education

    $10,163
  6. Ethical Culture Fieldston School orNew York, NY

    Support need-based scholarships

    $7,000
  7. Friends of Montessori FoundationNew York, NY

    Support need-based scholarships

    $2,000
  8. Pan-Massachusetts ChallengeNeedham, MA

    Cancer research at dana farber inst.

    $1,027

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00093% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $174,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $60,163
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $26,027

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Amirali HandjaniMANAGING DIR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Sara HandjaniDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Shahab HandjanirafiDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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