Bijan Ghaisar Foundation

Analysis

Bijan Ghaisar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bijan Ghaisar Foundation reported income of $3.1m and spending of $69k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $38k to $3.1m (+7899%), an average of +7899% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 7899%. Over the whole period it spent 2.5% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Bijan Ghaisar Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc ($3.1m), Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Inc ($3.1m) and Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.1m.