Foundation for Iranian Studies

An American institution founded in 1981 to preserve, study, and transmit Iran's cultural heritage through archives, oral histories, and scholarly journals.

17named by peers

Financial profile

Foundation for Iranian Studies · EIN 52-1238791 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$50,807$75,156$208,884Dec 2023
FY2022$75,736$64,017$233,233Dec 2022
FY2021$79,075$55,717$221,993Dec 2021
FY2020$73,208$118,076$198,635Dec 2020
FY2019$83,583$151,875$243,503Dec 2019
FY2018$67,236$156,099$301,913Dec 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies Foundation for Iranian Studies is read alongside.

Who backs FIS

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Who backs Foundation for Iranian Studies's peers, but not Foundation for Iranian Studies

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The outside view

An American institution founded in 1981 to preserve, study, and transmit Iran's cultural heritage through archives, oral histories, and scholarly journals.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Guild and The Village.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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