Semnani Family Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT · EIN 74-2639794. Reported 222 grants totalling $20.2M to 161 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Semnani Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $23,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $4,772,240. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Boston, MA | $11.7M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vanguard Donor Advised Fund | Boston, MA | $3,965,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Community Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship | Salt Lake City, UT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Harlan, IA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood House Association | Salt Lake City, UT | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Salt Lake City, UT | $231,495 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Salt Lake City, UT | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westminster College | Salt Lake City, UT | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Ogden | Ogden, UT | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advancing American Freedom Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intermountain Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lds Charities | Provo, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Islamic Society of Greater Slc | West Valley City, UT | $76,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salt Lake Chamber | Salt Lake City, UT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nufdi Fund Inc | Potomac, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Somali Community Services of Utah | Jordan, UT | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| David Eccles School of Business | Salt Lake City, UT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cathedral of the Madeleine | Salt Lake City, UT | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Primary Children's Hospital | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Committee of Red Cross | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Radiant Foundation | Bothell, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Utah Advancement Office | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah Hospital | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Utah Science Department | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Friends of Amar | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Muslim Civic League | Salt Lake City, UT | $49,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Impact Mental Health | Salt Lake City, UT | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moran Eye Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rise and Rebuild Foundation | Sandy, UT | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Utah Mechanical Engineering | Salt Lake City, UT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah AIDS Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maliheh Free Clinic | Salt Lake City, UT | $39,833 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utah Tech University | Saint George, UT | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $26,645 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| ACLU of Utah Foundation Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Good Deed | Irvine, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uofu the Lab of Dr Gabor Marth | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uofu the Lab of Dr Martin Tristani | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uofu the Lab of Dr Robin Shaw | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Smart Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah - Department of Biomedical Engineering | Salt Lake City, UT | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Assoc of Religion Journalists | Fredericksburg, VA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Ut & Nv Region | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gary & Jeanette Herbert Foundation | Murray, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huntsman Mental Health Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pen American Center Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Radiant Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| STAND4KIND | Draper, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Policy Project | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Usu Institute for Land Water & Air | Logan, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Heritage & Arts Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uvu Foundation | Orem, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women Life Freedom | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Islamic Society of Bosniaks Salt Lake Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $18,882 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake | Murray, UT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Orrin G Hatch Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterford School | Sandy, UT | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women of the World | Salt Lake City, UT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $15,081 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $14,727 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $14,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $13,442 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refugee Justice League | Salt Lake City, UT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $11,448 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, UT | $11,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Utah's First Lady Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Al-Rasool Islamic Center | Taylorsville, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Medical Innovation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Home Eunime | Malibu, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntsman Cancer Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madina Masjid | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neuroworx | Sandy, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PBS Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Souper Bowl of Caring Inc | Bee Cave, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation | Alamo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Road Home | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salt Lake City Police Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah Symphony | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salt Lake Acting Company | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uyghur Human Rights Project | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Inn Between | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,015 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preservation Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fourth Street Clinic | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Antelope Lending Library | Iowa City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bear Lake Valley Health Care Foundation | Montpelier, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brightstar Christian Academy | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Kol Ami | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cottonwood Canyons Foundation | Holladay, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emerald Hills Institute | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fariborz Fred Matloob Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends on the Spectrum | Layton, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Granite Education Foundation Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Utah | Murray, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ij & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Ctr | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interethnic Health Alliance | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mormon Battalion Association | Idaho Falls, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAACP | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Ability Center | Park City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Odyssey House | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Unite Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sightlife | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sutherland Institute | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Other Side Academy | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mansoor Emameunime Orphanage | Sherman Oaks, CA | $4,282 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eye Care Kids Foundation | Midvale, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highland High School | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah PTA | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iranian American Society of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Academy of Engineering and Science | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountain | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Their Story Is Our Story | Orem, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Continuous Charity | Irving, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ruff Haven | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salt Lake Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utahutah Presents | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kuer Fm 90 | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laird Park Stars and Stripes Parade | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAACP | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transformation Ballet Inc | Getzville, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United 4 Iran | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Food Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uofu Founders Day | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East High School | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shiekh Ahmedreimbursement for Sheep Donation | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,105 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baskerville Institute | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael & Jacalyn Leavitt Foundation | Cedar City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Valley Services | West Jordan, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Islamic Center | West Jordan, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mrcharity Inc | Greenville, NC | $978 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Action Against Hunger | Allenwood, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hogle Zoo | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Visitors Utah Council | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| League of Women Voters of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The USO | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uofu Basic Needs Collective | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uofu Feed U Pantry | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Kansas City, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wagner Jewish Community Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $305 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shalom on the Range | Salt Lake City, UT | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Rescue Corps Inc | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Free to Run | Mystic, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
40 of 161 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 100 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $3,499,689 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $5,822,269 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $5,286,341 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 64 | $5,626,367 | $5,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
77% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Semnani Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 11623, Salt Lake City, UT, 84147. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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