Mission
PROMOTE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH OF IRAN AND THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE PRIMARILY BY AWARDING COMPETITIVE TRAVEL GRANTS FOR RESEARCH IN IRAN AND COUNTRIES WITH RELEVANT RESEARCH RESOURCES.
Public Charity
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF IRANIAN STUDIES
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF IRANIAN STUDIES is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $560K revenue, $125K expenses, $937K total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237004865
NEW YORK, NY
International Academic Exchange
NTEE: Q22
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$560K
Total Expenses$125K
Total Assets$937K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at American Institute of Iranian Studies
How American Institute of Iranian Studies divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$53
Programs
the work itself
$47
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $53 for programs
$53
Promoted scholarly research of iran and the persian language primarily by awarding competitive travel grants for research in iran and countries with relevant research resources
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Pass-through subgrants
$541,073
Pass-through subgrants
$185,039
Pass-through subgrants
$160,509
PASS-THROUGH SUBGRANTS
$211,729
PASS-THROUGH SUBGRANTS
$147,834
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Dr Anne Betteridge
Trustee
Dr Claudia Yaghoobi
Trustee
Dr Daniel Sheffield
Trustee
Dr David Roxburgh
Trustee
Dr Elizabeth Carter
Trustee
Dr Houchang Chehabi
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $560K | $125K | $937K |
| 2024 | $205K | $164K | $502K |
| 2023 | $264K | $156K | $462K |
| 2022 | $193K | $164K | $356K |
| 2021 | $119K | $144K | $378K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $119K to $560K (+371%), with total assets most recently reported at $937K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.