Dilmaghani Foundation

The Dilmanghani Foundation is a private foundation in New York that donates to various educational institutions in Westchester County. The Dilmanghani Foundation also funds certain left-of-center political organizations, including the WESPAC Foundation, Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, and Democracy Now Productions.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Location: Scarsdale, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-6159975
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $713,096 Revenue: $11,064 Expenses: $60,273

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    Business Affiliation

    The Dilmanghani Foundation is affiliated with the Dilmaghani Company, a rug and carpet store based in Westchester County, New York. The company specializes in the manufacturing, importation, distribution, and cleaning of oriental rugs. The company purports to have manufacturing standards that prohibit suppliers from using child labor. 1

    Notable customers of the company include prominent businesspeople, entertainers, musicians, sports stars, and notable dignitaries and politicians, including former President Bill Clinton. 2

    The company was founded by Mehdi Dilmanghani in 1921, though the Dilmaghani family’s roots in the oriental rug trade date back to the 1850s in Persia (modern-day Iran). 3 Mehdi’s son, Dennis Dilmaghani, has run the company since 1979. 1

    Dennis Dilmaghani is also the chairman and trustee of the Dilmaghani Foundation. 4 The Dilmaghani Foundation was incorporated in 19655 and currently shares a business address with the Dilmaghani Company storefront in Scarsdale, New York. 6

    Grantmaking

    The Harvey School, an elite college preparatory school in Katonah, New York, is financially supported by the Dilmaghani Foundation, and has received thousands of dollars in donations from the foundation over the past two decades. 7

    In 2019, the organization gave $8,000 to the Rye Free Reading Room, a library in Rye, New York. 4

    Since 2001, the Dilmaghani Foundation has donated over $35,000 to the WESPAC (Westchester People’s Action Coalition) Foundation, a left-of-center nonprofit that advocates for left-progressive social change in Westchester County and beyond. 7  WESPAC is a supporter of the Green New Deal,8 Strike With Us,9 and Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). 10

    The Dilmaghani Foundation has given over $8,000 to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York,7 a left-wing taxpayer-funded group that supports the Green New Deal, land redistribution, and the unionization of farmworkers.

    The Dilmaghani Foundation has given $5,000 since 2012 to Democracy Now Productions (Democracy Now!), a left-progressive radio, TV, and internet news program. 11

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2025 $713,096 $11,064 $60,273 View
    2024 $741,653 $10,680 $25,402 View
    2023 $675,687 $10,236 $9,393 View
    2022 $641,289 $11,226 $3,714 View
    2021 $723,237 $8,999 $17,338 View

    Prior year filings: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $480,592
    • Number of Grants: 48
    • Number of Recipients: 24

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $30,0002025 The Harvey SchoolAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $25,0002024 The Harvey SchoolAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $20,0002025 Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project IncAN UNRESTRICED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $10,0002020 The Harvey SchoolAn unrestricted contribution to assist them with their activities
    $7,5002021 The Harvey SchoolAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $7,0002025 Longview SchoolAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $5,0002021 Rye Arts CenterAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIESAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $3,2372022 The Harvey SchoolAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $2,6002021 New Story IncAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $2,5002023 The Harvey SchoolAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $2,5002020 BETHANY HOUSE OF NASSAU COUNTY CORPORATIONAn unrestricted contribution to assist them with their activities
    $1,6302020 National Audubon Society, Inc.An unrestricted contribution to assist them with their activities
    $1,0352020 The Chapin School LtdAn unrestricted contribution to assist them with their activities
    $5002020 Chai Lifeline IncAn unrestricted contribution to assist them with their activities
    $2602022 Chai Lifeline New Jersey IncAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $2502024 Rodale InstituteAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $2002023 Chai Lifeline New Jersey IncAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $2002021 Chai Lifeline New Jersey IncAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES
    $1002021 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssociationAN UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES

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    References

    1. “Message from Mr. Dilmaghani.” Carpets by Dilmaghani. Accessed September 7, 2020. https://www.dilmaghani.com/letter-from-mr-dilmaghani/
    2. “Custom Carpet Department.” Carpets by Dilmaghani. Accessed September 7, 2020. https://www.dilmaghani.com/custom-carpet-department/
    3. “Our Company History.” Carpets by Dilmaghani. Accessed September 7, 2020. https://www.dilmaghani.com/our-company-history/
    4. Internal Revenue Service. Form 990. Dilmaghani Foundation. 2018. https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2019/136/159/2019-136159975-17207666-F.pdf?_ga=2.129371212.1368623323.1599424032-658054072.1598817496
    5. “Dilmaghani Foundation.” ProPublica. Accessed September 7, 2020. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/136159975
    6. “Dilmaghani Rug Showroom – Scarsdale, NY.” Carpets by Dilmaghani. Accessed September 7, 2020. https://www.dilmaghani.com/dilmaghani-rug-showroom/
    7. Internal Revenue Service. Form 990. Dilmaghani Foundation. 2001-2018. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/136159975
    8. “Rally for a #ClimateDebate.” WESPAC Foundation, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2020.  https://wespac.org/event/rally-for-a-climatedebate/.
    9. “Climate Strike.” WESPAC Foundation, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2020. https://wespac.org/event/climate-strike/.
    10. “Militarism and Foreign Policy.” WESPAC Foundation, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2020.  https://wespac.org/category/s7-communities-focuses/c42-middle-east/.
    11. Internal Revenue Service. Form 990. Dilmaghani Foundation. 2012-2018. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/136159975