Maccabee Foundation Inc
the foundation focuses on assisting students in institutions of higher education in israel,while giving preference to students of iranian origin.
Maccabee Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Maccabee Foundation Inc gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $400K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $400,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $400,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $400,000
- Total assets
- $192,156
- -75.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Maccabee Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UJA Federation of New York ($400K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Maccabee Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 35% 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 $300K (2023) to $1.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UJA Federation of New York New York, NY | Education/Scholarships | $400,000 |
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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 | $192,156 | $330,012 | $530,159 | $400,000 | 1 | $12,170 |
| 2024 | $792,303 | $421,746 | $494,875 | $400,000 | 1 | $6,123 |
| 2023 | $465,432 | $415,669 | $412,877 | $300,000 | 1 | $383 |
| 2022 | $462,640 | $775,748 | $726,540 | $615,000 | 2 | $382 |
| 2021 | $413,432 | $723,281 | $752,179 | $750,000 | 1 | $381 |
| 2020 | $442,330 | $604,564 | $1,379,102 | $1,275,000 | 2 | $681 |
| 2019 | $1,216,868 | $1,052,526 | $1,348,273 | $1,250,000 | 1 | $3,275 |
About Maccabee Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Maccabee Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Great Neck, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $192K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $400K. Net investment income was $12K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Maccabee Foundation Inc is led by Parviz Pourmoradi, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Parviz Pourmoradi
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sammy Mahfar
Co-President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joseph Moinian
Honorary President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sina Mahfar
Chairman
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Benjamin Ghodsi
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Faramarz Lalezarian
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Majid Kahen
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Minoo Shaul
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Shahrokh Abiri
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Sharzad Mosanen
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Elias Kalimian (2019–2024) — Founder
- Former: Yosef Shaheri (2019–2024) — Founder
- Former: Siyoun Mahfar (2022–2024) — Founder
- Former: Amir Bohour (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Ebi Daniels (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Manijeh Feigenbaum (2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Mark Naim (2024) — Co-Chairman
- Former: Nasser Damaghi (2024) — Honorary President
- Former: Shahram Rabani (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Sassan Mahfar (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Alex Kahen (2023) — Director
- Former: Sion Mahfar (2019–2021) — Founder
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.
Frequently asked questions about Maccabee Foundation Inc
How much does Maccabee Foundation Inc give each year?
Maccabee Foundation Inc gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $400K across 1 grant.
How large is Maccabee Foundation Inc?
Maccabee Foundation Inc reported $192K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $330K.
Where does Maccabee Foundation Inc operate?
Maccabee Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Maccabee Foundation Inc's EIN?
Maccabee Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3142527. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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