Ardeshir Falaki Foundation
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lynnfield, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $144K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $3K.
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation at a glance
In short: Ardeshir Falaki Foundation gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $144,135
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ardeshir Falaki Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was IgG4ward Foundation ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (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 Ardeshir Falaki Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| IgG4ward Foundation Lexington, MA | Improving the lives of those living with IgG4-RD | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $144,135 | $11,326 | $16,196 | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | $3,130 | $7,353 |
| 2024 | $149,005 | $12,999 | $10,905 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $12,094 | $8,118 |
| 2023 | $146,911 | $3,361 | $1,489 | — | — | — | $2,709 | $7,248 |
| 2022 | $145,039 | $49,050 | $19,628 | $7,250 | 4 | $19,116 | $48,634 | $6,493 |
| 2021 | $115,617 | $8,471 | $5,598 | $3,500 | 7 | $3,500 | $6,909 | $8,701 |
| 2020 | $112,744 | $-3,684 | $4,077 | $4,000 | 8 | — | $3,081 | $6,833 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ardeshir Falaki Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bambi Savage
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Ardeshir Falaki
Presidentdirector
President → President & Director, 2021
President & Director → Presidentdirector, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph Mercurio
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ardeshir Falaki Foundation
How much does Ardeshir Falaki Foundation give each year?
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Ardeshir Falaki Foundation?
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation reported $144K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Ardeshir Falaki Foundation operate?
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia.
What is Ardeshir Falaki Foundation's EIN?
Ardeshir Falaki Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0552975. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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