Tahbazof Family Foundation
Tahbazof Family Foundation is a family foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its stated giving focuses on poverty, education, environment, medicine, and arts and culture, with support for charitable work it describes as serving people and communities.
Tahbazof Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tahbazof Family Foundation gave $390K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in California. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $389,500
- +26.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,639
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $12,774
- -63.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (3 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Tahbazof Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. It uses an invitation-only grantmaking process and says organizations without 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status cannot apply. It invites a small number of multi-year grant proposals from long-standing grant partners; organizations without a series of renewal grants are not candidates for multi-year grants.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Website: https://tahbazof-foundation.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Tahbazof Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Farhang Foundation ($103K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $378K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($2,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
99 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 85 grants of 99 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it has no geographic restrictions. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Tahbazof Family Foundation open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 14 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $309K (2024) to $755K (2020). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $390K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990-PF (a private foundation). In its 2024 filing, the foundation stated that it had no plans for dissolution and that distributions from sources other than current income totaled $308,900, resulting in a substantial contraction of assets. It reported that this amount represented 25% or more of its net assets of $52,214 at the beginning of the 2024 taxable year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,774 | $375,197 | $397,801 | $389,500 | 18 | $397,801 | $197 | $1,145 |
| 2024 | $35,378 | $300,208 | $317,044 | $308,900 | 16 | $317,044 | $208 | $2,233 |
| 2023 | $52,214 | $378,176 | $418,940 | $411,000 | 21 | $418,940 | $176 | $2,007 |
| 2022 | $92,978 | $500,082 | $448,130 | $440,340 | 22 | $448,130 | $82 | $2,109 |
| 2021 | $41,026 | $750,079 | $745,146 | $739,884 | 22 | $745,146 | $79 | $1,006 |
| 2020 | $36,093 | $784,184 | $764,240 | $754,590 | 14 | — | $84 | $483 |
| 2019 | $16,149 | $710,175 | $715,100 | $711,700 | 22 | — | $175 | $1,428 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tahbazof Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation says it is committed to giving in poverty, education, environment, medicine, and arts and culture, and maintains a disaster relief fund for supplies intended to prevent human and animal suffering. It also says it supports work in the medical field, arts and sciences, education, and environment, and values projects providing support, resources, homes, shelters, and education to underprivileged children.
Its grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations it supports. Moms Against Poverty says it works to lessen the incidence and effects of poverty for children worldwide through disaster relief, education, health care and wellness, hunger relief, basic provisions, and orphan care. Farhang Foundation says it celebrates and promotes Iranian art and culture for the benefit of the community. John Burton Advocates for Youth says it improves quality of life for California youth who have been in foster care or experienced homelessness through advocacy, community training, and research.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 18 grants totaling $389,500. Individual grants ranged from $2,000 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. Reported giving was $308,900 across 16 grants in 2024 and $411,000 across 21 grants in 2023.
The largest 2025 grants included $100,000 to Moms Against Poverty and $75,000 to Farhang Foundation, both listed for a charitable event; $50,000 to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health for the Tahbazof Family Endowed Fund for the Teen Van; and $30,000 to Stanford University for the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss fund. Other 2025 awards included $27,500 to Farhang Foundation for general and unrestricted support, $25,000 to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health for its 17th Annual Lunch and Learn – Teen Van fund, and $20,000 to the Iranian Scholarship Foundation for its 2025 Gala fund.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bahador Hariri as director; Sufi Tahbazof Hariri as director and secretary; Samaneh Tahbazof as president and director; Siavash Tahbazof as director and vice president; and Yosef Tahbazof as director and treasurer.
Tahbazof Family Foundation is led by Samaneh Tahbazof, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Samaneh Tahbazof
President & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bahador Hariri
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Siavash Tahbazof
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sufi Tahbazof Hariri
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yosef Tahbazof
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Tahbazof Family Foundation
How much does Tahbazof Family Foundation give each year?
Tahbazof Family Foundation gave $390K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $309K across 16 grants.
What is Tahbazof Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Tahbazof Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $21,639, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tahbazof Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Tahbazof Family Foundation give grants?
Tahbazof Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Palo Alto, CA (5 grants), San Francisco, CA (4 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (3 grants).
Does Tahbazof Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 17% of Tahbazof Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Event" (7 grants).
Who are Tahbazof Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Tahbazof Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Farhang Foundation ($102,500 across 2 grants), Moms Against Poverty ($100,000) and Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health ($80,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($2,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tahbazof Family Foundation?
Tahbazof Family Foundation reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $398K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Tahbazof Family Foundation fund?
The foundation says it is committed to giving in poverty, education, environment, medicine, and arts and culture, and maintains a disaster relief fund for supplies intended to prevent human and animal suffering. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Tahbazof Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Tahbazof Family Foundation's EIN?
Tahbazof Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2769035. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Tahbazof Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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