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Tahbazof Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 472769035

Tahbazof Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $389,500 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $308,900 the year before.

36% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$411,00021$52,214
2024$308,90016$35,378
2025$389,50018$12,774

How to apply

Tahbazof Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tahbazof Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California18$389,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Moms Against Poverty
Burlingame, CA
Charitable Event$100,000
Farhang Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable Event$75,000
Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health
Palo Alto, CA
Tahbazof Family Endowed Fund for the Teen Van 2025 fund$50,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
The Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss fund$30,000
Farhang Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted$27,500
Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health
Palo Alto, CA
17th Annual Lunch and Learn - Teen Van fund$25,000
Iranian Scholarship Fund
Menlo Park, CA
2025 Gala fund$20,000
John Burton Advocates for Youth
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
John Burton Advocates for Youth
San Francisco, CA
Partner Sponsorship for Memoir & Fellowship Program$10,000
Pars Equality Center
San Jose, CA
Charitable Event$10,000
Diaspora Arts Connection Inc
Pleasant Hill, CA
Charitable Event$5,000
Family Connections Centers
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Wildfire Emergency Fund$5,000
Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health
Palo Alto, CA
Charitable Event$5,000
Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc
San Francisco, CA
2025 Helen F. Chavez Legacy Scholarship Fund$5,000
Childrens Health Council Inc
Palo Alto, CA
Charitable Event$2,500
There With Care of the Bay Area
Redwood City, CA
Bloom with Care 2025 Fund-A-Need fund$2,500
Wender Weis Foundation for Children
Palo Alto, CA
Charitable Event$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tahbazof Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Tahbazof Family Foundation give?

$389,500 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Tahbazof Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bahador Hariri (Dir), Sufi Tahbazof Hariri (Dir, Sec), Samaneh Tahbazof (Pres, Dir) and Siavash Tahbazof (Dir, VP) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Tahbazof Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and education.

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