American Institute of Iranian Studies
Promote scholarly research of iran and the persian language primarily by awarding competitive travel grants for research in iran and countries with relevant research resources.
American Institute of Iranian Studies at a glance
In short: American Institute of Iranian Studies gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- -81.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- -62.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $937,246
- +86.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Institute of Iranian Studies funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Assoc Study of Persianate ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How American Institute of Iranian Studies gives
- Giving fell 89% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $53K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Assoc Study of Persianate Princeton, NJ | — | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $937,246 | $560,213 | $125,367 | $6,000 | 1 | $7,840 |
| 2024 | $502,400 | $205,130 | $164,454 | $31,600 | 2 | $6,141 |
| 2023 | $461,724 | $263,615 | $156,178 | $20,632 | Total only | $1,240 |
| 2022 | $355,691 | $193,433 | $163,678 | $52,550 | 2 | $-132 |
| 2021 | $378,486 | $118,911 | $143,620 | $20,000 | 1 | $2,289 |
| 2020 | $405,243 | $142,252 | $122,112 | $20,000 | 1 | $2,995 |
| 2019 | $328,341 | $123,768 | $144,480 | $28,310 | 3 | $4,302 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Institute of Iranian Studies
Based on IRS filings
American Institute of Iranian Studies is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $937K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $8K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Institute of Iranian Studies is led by Erica Ehrenberg, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erica Ehrenberg
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
$55K (2019) → $52K (2025)
Anne Betteridge
President
Vice President → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Daniel Sheffield
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Carter
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Houchang Chehabi
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Iago Gocheleishvili
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Justine Landau
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mark Garrison
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Massumeh Farhad
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rahim Shayegan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rudi Matthee
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sheila Canby
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Touraj Daryaee
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William Beeman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Yass Alizadeh
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Maryam Ekhtiar
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Sima Shakhsari
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Claudia Yaghoobi
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
David Roxburgh
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Mikiya Koyagi
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Sunil Sharma
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Travis Zadeh
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kamran Rastegar
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
JUDITH LERNER
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kathryn Babayan
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Linda Komaroff
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Eric Lob (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Hani Khafipour (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lior Sternfeld (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Manata Hashemi (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Beatrice Manz (2019–2022) — Past President
- Former: Brian Spooner (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Carl Ernst (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Franklin Lewis (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Hadi Salehi Esfahani (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kamram Aghaie (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Abbas Amanat (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christiane Gruber (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Payne (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Afshin Marashi (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David Stronach (2019–2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $52K, to Erica Ehrenberg (Executive Direc).
Frequently asked questions about American Institute of Iranian Studies
How much does American Institute of Iranian Studies give each year?
American Institute of Iranian Studies gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $32K across 2 grants.
How large is American Institute of Iranian Studies?
American Institute of Iranian Studies reported $937K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $560K.
What is American Institute of Iranian Studies?
American Institute of Iranian Studies is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $937K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Institute of Iranian Studies operate?
American Institute of Iranian Studies has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
What is American Institute of Iranian Studies's EIN?
American Institute of Iranian Studies's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7004865. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 27, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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