Shirzan Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 922473297
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Rolling Hills Estates, CA, USA
- Phone
- 6508047100
- Rating
- 63
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Human Rights
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $200,604
- Expenses
- $124,308
- Assets
- $246,487
- Liabilities
- $11,177
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- FARHAD MOHIT (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- FARHAD MOHIT (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
- NUSHIN SABET (SECRETARY/DIRECTOR)
- ROYA RASTEGAR (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To build bridges that protect and promote civil society, dialogue and discourse that will help cultivate a democratic culture representative of a range of voices, beliefs and perspectives
What it reported doing in 2024
Shirzan foundation accomplishes its mission using a multi-faceted approach and by working with leaders in the media and entertainment industries who excel at contemporary communication, cultural practices and business practices. It uses its resources to help reclaim and promote iranian culture for the benefit of the world. The organization works with north american-based individuals and organizations to maintain research and advocacy plans for supporting women's rights, human rights, connectivity rights, and the establishment of a secular, democratic vision in iran. In addition, the organization provides resources to educate the general public regarding the historical context and contemporary relevance of iranian culture.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 48
- Transparency & Controls: 85
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 43.6%; rating input score 44
- Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Fail
- Conducts field audits: Fail
- May suspend future funding: Fail
- Requires financial reports: Pass
- Conducts site visits: Fail
- Requires grant agreements: Fail
- May require repayment: Fail
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 38%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.98; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -150.5% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -119.7% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 43.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 43.6% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $87K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and related organizations
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.