PARSA Community Foundation

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Overview

PARSA is the first Persian community foundation in the United States and the leading Persian philanthropic institution practicing strategic philanthropy and promoting social entrepreneurship around the globe. The organization is a nonpartisan, nonreligious, nonprofit registered as a 501(c) (3) entity in the United States. PARSA Community Foundation does not make grants in Iran.

Mission

PARSA Community Foundation’s mission is to become the leading institution practicing strategic philanthropy and promoting social entrepreneurship towards a strong global Persian presence. PARSA invests in these common causes:
• Preservation and advancement of Iranian arts and culture;
• Development of leaders through education and awards systems; and
• Encouragement of civic participation and non-profit capacity building.

Program

PARSA is primarily a grant-making foundation that funds programs implemented by other non-profits.

Impact

Managing the largest independent endowment fund dedicated to Persian philanthropy, PARSA provides tax-advantaged vehicles to donors and makes grants to nonprofit organizations. PARSA provides a platform to enable collaborative giving, philanthropic education and purposeful networking.

Countries

United States

Contact

1735 East Bayshore Road
Suite 30B
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: (650) 367-9105
http://parsacf.org
EIN: 20-4136618


Community

Ethnic

Opportunity

Celebrate Diversity

Norooz banners

PARSA Community Foundation

Regular price $50.00

Your gift will fund PARSA’s annual Norooz banner initiative, where banners will be placed along major thoroughfares around cities nationwide to commemorate this two-week long celebration of Persian New Year. Your gift will help fund banner production and installaton. After success with PARSA’s first annual banner initiative this past spring in Irvine, California, the way is being paved for many more cities to embrace and...


Support Innovation

One Ashoka fellow

PARSA Community Foundation

Regular price $200.00

Your gift will help fund an Ashoka fellow of Persian origin as part of the Ashoka PARSA Partnership for Social Entrepreneurship. The Ashoka PARSA Partnership for Social Entrepreneurship will financially support a fellow anywhere in the world Ashoka operates for three years based on his or her need, giving the fellow the resources to develop and implement his or her idea full-time. The fellow may...


Promote Tolerance

Persian Day of Service

PARSA Community Foundation

Regular price $100.00

Your gift will fund transportation and supply costs for a local community’s implementation of the National Day of Service. For the Persian-American National Day of Service, PARSA will partner with dedicated local organizations and provide coordination and national publicity to facilitate the successful implementation of a local campaign. This first annual National Day of Service is intended to be a catalyst to inspire greater long-term...


Promote Giving

4-hour workshop

PARSA Community Foundation

Regular price $300.00

This gift makes it possible to provide 4-hour philanthropy workshops to educate up to 50 people about the benefits of strategic philanthropy. The outcomes of the workshop are threefold: inspire participants to learn more about philanthropy, encourage participants to donate money to charitable causes, and encourage participants to donate their time to charitable causes. The time is ripe for the Persian community to come together...