Nonprofit · EIN 26-1574533
FARHANG FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · GLENDALE, CA 91206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,148,089 | $4,272,244 | -$1,124,155 | $6,939,753 | $2,434,542 | $4,505,211 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,116,494 | $1,792,166 | $324,328 | $6,154,429 | $245,907 | $5,908,522 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,290,700 | $1,814,518 | $3,476,182 | $5,928,660 | $384,442 | $5,544,218 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,680,851
- Membership dues
- $481,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $467,238
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $467,125
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,441,220
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $295,463
- Other salaries and wages
- $171,839
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $498,827
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $200
- Accounting fees
- $117,939
- Travel
- $48,661
- Program services (functional)
- $3,807,301
- Management and general (functional)
- $349,252
- Fundraising (functional)
- $115,691
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,154,429
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,939,753
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,434,542
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,505,211
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,738
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,396,576
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,901,787
- Gross receipts
- $3,459,604
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIREZA ARDEKANI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $282,820 |
| PHILIP COHANIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HALEH EMRANI | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARK MOSHAYEDI | TRUSTEE/CFO Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW TAVAKOLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEHRABAN KHAJEHNOURI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEHRAN MAVADDAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAZAD GHANBARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOOSHANG PAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANOOSHEH OSKOUIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FARHAD MOHIT | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HORMOZ AMERI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DARIUSH GABBAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMANEH TAHBAZOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI RAZI | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAROON MONFARED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARA ALVAREZ | SECRETARY Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIREZA ARDEKANI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $263,559 |
| PHILIP COHANIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HALEH EMRANI | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MARK MOSHAYEDI | TRUSTEE/CFO Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW TAVAKOLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HIRAD DAGOSTAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEHRABAN KHAJEHNOURI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEHRAN MAVADDAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARJANEH AFKHAMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAZAD GHANBARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOOSHANG PAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANOOSHEH OSKOUIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FARHAD MOHIT | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HORMOZ AMERI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARIA MEHRABI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DARIUSH GABBAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMANEH TAHBAZOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI RAZI | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARA ALVAREZ | SECRETARY Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIREZA ARDEKANI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $244,250 |
| HALEH EMRANI | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MARK MOSHAYEDI | TRUSTEE/CFO Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW TAVAKOLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HIRAD DAGOSTAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEHRABAN KHAJEHNOURI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEHRAN MAVADDAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARJANEH AFKHAMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAZAD GHANBARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOOSHANG PAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANOOSHEH OSKOUIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FARHAD MOHIT | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HORMOZ AMERI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARIA MEHRABI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DARIUSH GABBAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMANEH TAHBAZOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI RAZI | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARA ALVAREZ | SECRETARY Officer | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 222 MONTEREY ROAD, GLENDALE, CA 91206-2052
- In care of
- % AJ DARYAEE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALIREZA ARDEKANI, 222 MONTEREY ROAD STE 1606, GLENDALE, CA 91206
- Signed the 990
- MARK MOSHAYEDI, CFO
- Phone
- (310) 666-1546
- Website
- WWW.FARHANG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GURSEY SCHNEIDER LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-1574533 or by the name FARHANG FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO CELEBRATE AND PROMOTE IRANIAN ART AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
Program accomplishments
- FARHANG FOUNDATION AND THE PACIFIC SYMPHONY WERE PROUD TO ONCE AGAIN JOIN FORCES IN PRESENTING THE ANNUAL NOWRUZ (IRANIAN NEW YEAR) CONCERTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO MARK THIS JOYOUS OCCASION. THE EVENTS PROVIDE DIVERSE FAMILY-ORIENTED CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, CONCERTS, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCERS, CUISINE, AND MORE.Expenses $477,502 · grants $20,000 · revenue $99,173
- FARHANG FOUNDATION'S SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IS A SINGULAR AND UNPARALLELED EVENT ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO CELEBRATING THE ARTISTRY OF IRANIAN SHORT FILMS. IT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT TO FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WITH $18,000 IN PRIZES GENEROUSLY AWARDED.Expenses $89,876 · grants $18,000 · revenue $8,108
- IN 2015, WITH THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT, FARHANG FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE FIRST-EVER PERSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS PROVIDED FREE-OF-CHARGE TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, CREATES A PLATFORM FOR K-12 STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED TO IRAN'S RICH AND BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.Expenses $46,158
- PROMOTION AND CELEBRATION OF IRANIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE BY SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR PROGRAMS AND LECTURE SERIES BY SPONSORING ART AND CULTURAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE IRANIAN TRADITION AND CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR, "NOWRUZ", AND BY SPONSORING MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, PLAYS, FILMS AND POETRY READING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE.Expenses $3,193,765 · grants $2,403,220 · revenue $956,317
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1574533
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P84)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,939,753
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,459,604
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $3,148,089 | $4,272,244 | $6,939,753 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $2,116,494 | $1,792,166 | $6,154,429 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $5,290,700 | $1,814,518 | $5,928,660 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1574533).
Questions about FARHANG FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FARHANG FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FARHANG FOUNDATION is 26-1574533.
- Is FARHANG FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to FARHANG FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FARHANG FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FARHANG FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FARHANG FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FARHANG FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names ALIREZA ARDEKANI.
- Who are the officers and directors of FARHANG FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $282,820 (ALIREZA ARDEKANI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FARHANG FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,148,089, expenses of $4,272,244 and total assets of $6,939,753 at year end.
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