Hom & Suzie Bahmanyar Family Foundation
Invitation OnlySan Jose, California · EIN 27-2217973 · Private foundation
Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $750.
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
53% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yogoda Satsanga Society of India YS | Ranchi, IN | To foster a spirit of greater understanding and goodwill among diverse people and religions. its goal is to help all to realize and express… | $5,500 |
| Smile Train Inc | New York, NY | Provides training and financial support for the treatment of clefts, empowering medical professionals around the world to treat cleft… | $1,000 |
| Finca International | Washington, DC | To provide financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs so they can create jobs, build assets and improve their standard… | $750 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | To work with communities to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. heifer does this by providing appropriate livestock,… | $750 |
| Orbis International | New York, NY | To transform lives through the prevention and treatment of blindness for over 35 years. with their network of partners, they mentor, train… | $750 |
| Salvation Army Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination. | $500 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | To bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. we do this by helping end the killing in Americas animal shelters through… | $500 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | To save and enhance lives. as an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, we do not receive funding from humane society of the United States,… | $500 |
| City Team San Jose | San Jose, CA | To help as many people as possible by providing food, shelter, clothing, education, recreation, and other programs -- wrapped in dignity,… | $500 |
| Amnesty International | Washington, DC | For a world in which every person regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity enjoys all of the human… | $500 |
| Hope Rises International | Greenville, SC | To serve as a channel of Christ's love to persons affected by leprosy and related diseases, helping them to be healed in body and spirit… | $500 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these… | $208 |
| Peninsula Humane Society SPCA | San Jose, CA | To animal welfare. Among our major programs, PHS/SPCA adopts fully 100% of the healthy, adoptable dogs and cats in our care and also,… | $200 |
| San Jose State University Library O | San Jose, CA | To bring people, ideas, and information together through its spaces, resources, and expertise to facilitate community building, innovation,… | $64 |
The return also lists 8 grants to individuals ($13,783). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,005 | 22 |
| 2024 | $31,180 | 34 |
| 2023 | $34,182 | 30 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jun 18, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601699349100010
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-2217973
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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