Past Grantees

2010

2010 Annual Grants

Associates in Cultural Exchange$10,000.00
Cambridge in America - Shahnameh Exhibition at Fitzwilliam Museum
$10,000.00
Chicago Persian School$8,000.00
Iranian Children's Cultural and Educational Center$5,000.00
Link Media Inc - Bridge to Iran series
$10,000.00
Northern Illinios University$3,000.00
Oakland Youth Orchestra$4,000.00
Partner Pictures - From Texas to Tehran
$20,000.00
San Jose State University - Persian and Iranian American Studies Initiative
$10,000.00
San Francisco State University - Persian Cultural Heritage Studies$10,000.00
Glendale College Persian Student Association$3,000.00
Promises Films - Mourners and Me
$10,000.00
University of Maryland - Roshan Center for Persian Studies $25,000.00
San Mateo Public Library Foundation$5,000.00
San Jose State University - Student Association for Middle Eastern Studies$3,000.00
Ethnic Social Services Referral Inc$2,000.00
Glendon College Independent Research on Iran$5,000.00
Institute of International Education$10,000.00
Iranian Alliances Across Borders Camp Ayandeh$15,000.00
Persian Cultural Center - Census Project$3,000.00
Relief International - PARSA Fellows Program
$29,000.00

2010 Donor Advised Grants

American Friends of the British Museum$3,800
Freedom House$7,000
Menlo School$10,000
National Iranian American Council$10,000
PAAIA Fund$5,000
Stanford University$11,500
Stanford University$11,500
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation$5,000

 

2009

2009 Annual Grants

Persian Cultural Club$25,000

2009 Donor Advised Grants

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$465
Crisis Center of Contra Costa County$250
Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation$2,000
Institute of International Education$5,000
Iranian Alliances Across Borders$1,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $2,500
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $30,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $10,000
Iranica Institute$5,000
Kahrizak Foundation$1,000
Mothers Against Poverty$1,000
National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Foundation$2,500
National Iranian American Council$2,500
National Iranian American Council$1,000
National Iranian American Council$1,000
National Iranian American Council$4,991
National Iranian American Council$5,000
National Iranian American Council$25,000
Oak Knoll PTO$1,000
Omid Foundation USA$500
Oriental Institute$500
PAAIA Fund$3,333
PAAIA Fund$4,000
PAAIA Fund$2,500
PARSA Community Foundation $250
Polaris Project$2,000
PSU Foundation$500
San Francisco Waldorf School Association$1,000
SOS Outreach$1,200
Ubuntu Education Fund$1,500
Walker Art Center, Inc$15,000

 

2008

2008 Annual Grants

Agape Foundation/National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement$25,000
Americans for Informed Democracy: A New Hope: US-Iran Relations$5,000
Asia Society: Illuminating Islam$10,000
BAIVOTER: Online voter registration and education and get out the vote$10,000
Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History: Of Strings and Skin$5,000
Children's Hope International Literacy & Development: Adopt A School$5,000
Creating Hope International/Afghan Institue of Learning$5,000
Department of Social Anthropology, St. Andrews: Iranian Anthropological Studies$15,000
Institute of International Education: Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship $5,000
Javane: Funding for one new production in 2008$5,000
Khayam Persian School Foundation: Persian Summer Seminar$7,500
Link Media, Inc: Bridge to Iran$10,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Support for a Persian curatorial position$12,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art$3,000
National Geographic Society: Parvaz (AinaWorld)$5,000
National Iranian-American Council: Civil Society Development Program$20,000
Network of Iranian American Professionals of OC: 2008 voter registration program$5,000
Oriental Institute of Chicago – Persepolis Fortification Archive Project$25,000
Persian Center/Golestan Kids: General support and startup costs$5,000
Persian Center: Golestan Kids (General support for the 2007-2008 school year)$4,000
Promises Films – Global Moms: Iran$25,000
Relief International: Training for Iranian-American interns$10,000
School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. of London: Archiving of "Golha"$5,000
Smithsonian Institution: Falnama$7,500
University of Maryland: Roshan Institute for Persian Studies$10,000

2008 Donor Advised Grants

Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative$2,500
College Track$3,000
Institute of International Education$5,000
International School, The$5,000
Iranian Alliances Across Borders$1,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $2,500
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $30,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $18,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art$39,000
National Iranian American Council$10,000
PAAIA Fund$3,333
PARSA Community Foundation$10,000
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center$500
Providence Child Center Foundation $5,000
Stanford University (The Stanford Challenge)$20,000
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation$5,000

 

2007

2007 Annual Grants

Afsaneh Arts & Culture Society: 2008 Media Outreach$5,000
Child Family Health International: Scholarships to Iranian-American medical students$5,000
CHILD: Youth Ambassadors of Hope$5,000
Eastern Arts: The Society for the Preservation and Propagation of Eastern Arts$10,000
Institute of International Education: Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship $5,000
Iranian Alliances Across Borders – Camp Ayandeh$5,000
Iranian Alliances Across Borders: 2008 Iranian American Student Summit$10,000
Iranian Alliances Across Borders: Camp Ayandeh$20,000
Iranian Students Cultural Organization at UC Berkeley: 2008 Norouz Show$1,000
Iranian Studies Group at MIT: 2007-2008 general operating expenses$5,000
National Iranian-American Council$50,000
Norooz Banners for the City of Irvine (paid to Exterior Products Inc)$10,519
Oriental Institute of Chicago – Persepolis Fortification Archive Project$25,000
Persian Cultural Center: Iranian School of San Diego$10,000
Persian Students Association at Stanford - Business Alliance$4,000
Promises Films – Global Moms: Iran$25,000
Tiburon International Film Festival: 2008 Film Festival$5,000
Translation Project:  Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Poetry$5,000

2007 Donor Advised Grants

Agape Foundation$5,000
Caitlin Gabel School$1,000
Child Foundation$600
Developments in Literacy$2,000
From the Heart Productions$2,000
Global Green$10,000
Institute of International Education$10,000
Institute of International Education/Iran Opportunities Fund$10,000
Inwood House$250
Iranian Alliances Across Borders$1,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $7,500
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $5,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $1,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $2,500
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $15,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $10,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $1,000
Iranian Scholarship Foundation $32,000
J. Craig Venture Institute$10,000
Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation $2,500
National Iranian American Council$10,000
National Iranian American Council$10,000
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation (OHSU)$2,500
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry$1,000
PARSA Community Foundation$2,000
PARSA Community Foundation$5,000
PARSA Community Foundation$5,000
Prize4Life$1,000
PSU Foundation$3,000
Relief International$500
Sacred Heart Schools$2,500
Stanford University (Iranian Studies Program)$4,000
World Affairs Council of Oregon$1,000

 

2006

2010 Annual Grants

Ashoka: Ashoka-PARSA Fellowship$115,517