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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-0008630

Mehran Family Foundation

A private foundation in San Ramon, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $154,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,670,284

  • Tax year 2023

    $77,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,781,242

  • Tax year 2022

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,783,550

  • Tax year 2021

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,858,724

  • Tax year 2020

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,859,390

  • Tax year 2019

    $115,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,861,307

  • Tax year 2018

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,873,322

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bay Area Council FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentCambridge, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  3. UC Berkely FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Presidio TrustSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  5. San Francisco BalletSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Council on Foreign Relations Annual FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  8. Maven ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    General 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. Human services1 grant $50,00081% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00016% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $1,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $101,500
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alexander MehranDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • David M FieldsSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • David JewCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexander R Mehran JrPRESIDENT/CEO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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