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Farrehi Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$143k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$56k
Largest
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$595kHealth$393kEducation$258kArts & Culture$112kReligion$21kScience & Tech$13kHuman Services$11kYouth Development$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $33k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$56,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$54,000
US NAVAL ACADEMY$5,000
CRANBROOK SCHOOLS$5,000
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$5,000
ST STANISLAUS CHURCH$5,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$3,000
DIOCEAN SERVICES APPEAL$2,500
GENESEE WIND SYMPHONY$2,500
GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS$2,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS$2,000
Individual grant recipient$500
Individual grant recipient$500
FIRST TEE OF EASTERN MICHIGAN$250
GRAND BLANC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$125
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BENJAMIN'S HOPE: $3k → 8%FATHER FRED FOUNDATION: $250 → 10%HOME GROWN COMMUNITY: $4k → 14%ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $500 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MI
NY
IA
IN
OH
PA
CO
MO
MD
TN
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$798k · 27 repeat orgs$201k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 21 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
35

Total granted

$798k
$129k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+8%

Still filing today

44%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $72k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • UO
    University of Michigan
    9× · 2017–2025 · $414k · revenue +202% · 32% of their budget
  • FI
    Flint Institute of Music
    4× · 2017–2023 · $65k · revenue +122%
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $26k · revenue +76%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • TR
    Therapeutic Riding Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $11k · revenue +7%
  • LM
    LUKE M POWERS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
2
The Trustees of Grinnell College

To educate students in the liberal arts through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas.when grinnell college framed its charter in the iowa territory of the united states in 1846, it set forth a mission to educate its students "for…

Education
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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4
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
5
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
6
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
7
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
9
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
10
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
11
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
12
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Syracuse University; the most unlike its peers is Therapeutic Riding Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 75 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
21/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Michigan: $414,000 · OtherUniversity of MichiganCRANBROOK SCHOOLS: $68,000 · OtherCRANBROOK SCHOOLSGRAND BLANC EDUCATIONAL FUND: $60,000 · OtherGRAND BLANC EDUCATIONAL FUNDIndividual grant recipient: $56,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+50 more: $221,800 · Other+50 moreDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $580,000 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $25,500 · EducationSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationVanderbilt University: $13,500 · EducationCORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE: $6,000 · EducationTrustees of Dartmouth College: $5,000 · Education+2 more: $3,500 · EducationFlint Institute of Music: $64,750 · Arts & CulturePEANUT GALLERY PLAYERS: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $1,780 · Arts & CultureINTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES OF WASHTENAW COUNTY: $4,500 · Human ServicesMany Hands Lifesharing Community: $4,000 · Human ServicesBENJAMIN'S HOPE: $2,500 · Human ServicesENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF ROCK VALLEY: $5,000 · Community ImprovementSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $4,250 · Recreation & Sports
Other$819,800Philanthropy$590,000Education$83,500Arts & Culture$76,530Human Services$11,750Community Improvement$5,000Recreation & Sports$4,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $580,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $414,000 over 9y, 32% of budgetFlint Institute of Music: $64,750 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $25,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHERAPEUTIC RIDING INSTITUTE INC: $13,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTherapeutic Riding Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetPEANUT GALLERY PLAYERS: $10,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetMANY HANDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetCORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF ROCK VALLEY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES OF WASHTENAW COUNTY: $4,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $4,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCERTELL INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP SKYWILD: $2,600 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE COLORADO COLLEGE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBENJAMIN'S HOPE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER CONCERT BAND INC: $2,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFlint Institute of Arts: $1,280 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFATHER FRED FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds Flint Institute of Music ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Vanderbilt University ↗
  • Who funds THERAPEUTIC RIDING INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds Therapeutic Riding Inc ↗
  • Who funds PEANUT GALLERY PLAYERS ↗
  • Who funds MANY HANDS INC ↗
  • Who funds CORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF ROCK VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds Trustees of Dartmouth College ↗
  • Who funds INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES OF WASHTENAW COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC ↗
  • Who funds Many Hands Lifesharing Community ↗
  • Who funds CERTELL INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP SKYWILD ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Charles Stewart Mott FoundationMI15.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation · The Serra Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Farrehi Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Farrehi Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Baltimore Museum of Art: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 75 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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