The Mashhoon Family Foundation concentrates on international, systems‑level change by funding global health and social entrepreneurship organizations that scale impact across countries. Its giving is focused and strategic, directing large gifts to a small number of mission‑aligned NGOs that deliver both service delivery (eye health) and institutional change (social innovation).
Mashhoon Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated large grants to two international organizations: Orbis International, which received $476,000 in 2024 and $475,000 in both 2023 and 2025 for access to quality eye health, and Ashoka, which received $350,000 in each of those same three years to collaborate on transforming institutions and cultures worldwide. That pattern shows a foundation that backs a small set of mission-aligned groups over multiple years rather than spreading funds broadly. Alongside those flagship international commitments, the foundation also supports a narrower set of U.S.-based health, education, and hardship-related recipients. St. Jude Children’s Hospital received $100,000 in 2024 and 2025, while Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received $50,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for medical care to children. Smaller grants also reached organizations working in childhood cancer access, Alzheimer’s disease research, diabetes advocacy, higher education, and youth homelessness. The overall picture is of a family foundation using a concentrated grant portfolio to support both global systems change and direct-service health causes.
In global eye health, the foundation gave $476,000 in 2024, $475,000 in 2023, and $475,000 in 2025 to Orbis International for access to quality eye health. That is the clearest single program area in the portfolio. For social entrepreneurship and systems change, it awarded Ashoka $350,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to collaborate on transforming institutions and cultures worldwide for the good of society. The repeated support points to a multi-year commitment to institutional change. In pediatric and family health, St. Jude Children’s Hospital received $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025 for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The foundation also backed The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with $10,075 in 2024 for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma.
Typical grants are $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent record also includes much larger strategic gifts. The foundation gives repeatedly to the same organizations across multiple years, including multi-year support for Orbis International, Ashoka, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Alzheimer’s Association, and American Diabetes Association. It is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is stated in the data.
$1.3M
$18K
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$1.3M
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Highly concentrated giving: a very small portfolio of large grants concentrated in a few repeat grantees (multiple multi‑year gifts to the same organizations), favoring established international NGOs over many smaller, local awards.
Notable grantees: ORBIS INTERNATIONAL, ASHOKA
The grant record is entirely U.S.-based, with 114 grants to U.S. recipients. California is the top state by grant count and accounts for 57% of grants in the HQ state, though the foundation’s headquarters is in Vernon, California. Recipient cities appearing repeatedly include New York, Arlington, Los Angeles, Irvine, Garden Grove, Beverly Hills, La Jolla, San Diego, Richardson, and Rock Hill. Outside California, recurring recipients include organizations in New York, Virginia, Texas, and South Carolina.
Its recent grants center on global eye health, social entrepreneurship and systems change, pediatric cancer and children’s hospitals, Alzheimer’s research, diabetes advocacy, higher education, and youth homelessness. Named recipients include Orbis International, Ashoka, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Alzheimer’s Association, and Covenant House of California.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years: Orbis International in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Ashoka in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and the Alzheimer’s Association and American Diabetes Association also recur across three years.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger grants, such as $476,000 to Orbis International and $350,000 to Ashoka.
The foundation gives nationally, but 57% of grants go to recipients in California, which is also the top state by grant count. Recent California recipients include Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Iscc in Irvine, and St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Garden Grove.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORBIS INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $475,000 | 2026 | TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY EYE HEALTH. |
| ASHOKA | ARLINGTON, VA | $350,000 | 2026 | COLLABORATE TO TRANSFORM INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURES WORLDWIDE FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY |
| ISCC | IRVINE, CA | $110,000 | 2026 | ACCESS TO TREATMENNT FOR UNPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WITH CANCER |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | GARDEN GROVE, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | HELP THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS, TREAT AND DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | ELIMINATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH |
| AMERICAN DIABETIS ASSOCIATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES AND FIGHT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY DIABETES. |
| COVENANT HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO HELP YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| POSEIDEN FOUNDATION | VISTA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CREATE POSITIVE OUTLETS FOR YOUTH |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $7,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON | FULLERTON, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH | LONG BEACH, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | RICHARDSON, TX | $7,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE | LONG BEACH, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE | VALLEY GLEN, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | WINTER PARK, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| STANFORD | STANFORD, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| CAL POLY POMONA | POMONA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| UNC CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS | CARSON, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| EAST LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| CALIFORNIA HEALING ARTS COLLEGE | CARSON, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| THE G FAMILY FOUNDATION | PLANO, TX | $1,500 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPIC CAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $500 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPIC CAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| OTHER MISCELLANEOUS | SAN DIEGO, CA | $500 | 2026 | TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $500 | 2026 | WORK TOWARDS CURING LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, HODGKIN'S DISEASE AND MYELOMA, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
| ORBIS INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $475,000 | 2025 | TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY EYE HEALTH. |
| ASHOKA | arlington, VA | $350,000 | 2025 | collaborate to transform institutions and cultures worldwide for the good of society |
| St Judes Children's Hospital | Garden Grove, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | HELP the world understands, treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases |
| ISCC | IRVINE, CA | $54,000 | 2025 | ACCESS TO TREATMENNT FOR UNPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WITH CANCER |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN |
| Alzheimer's Association | Beverly Hills, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| Covenant House Of California | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | to help youth experiencing homelessness |
| Poseiden Foundation | Vista, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | enhance the quality of life and create positive outlets for youth |
| AMERICAN DIABETIS ASSOCIATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES AND FIGHT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY DIABETES. |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERT | FULLERTON, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | La Jolla, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | IRVINE, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. |
COLLABORATE TO TRANSFORM INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURES WORLDWIDE FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY
ISCC
$110,000ACCESS TO TREATMENNT FOR UNPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WITH CANCER
HELP THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS, TREAT AND DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$25,000ELIMINATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH
AMERICAN DIABETIS ASSOCIATION
$10,000FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES AND FIGHT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY DIABETES.
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
$10,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
POSEIDEN FOUNDATION
$10,000ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CREATE POSITIVE OUTLETS FOR YOUTH
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
STANFORD
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
CAL POLY POMONA
$5,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE
$2,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
UNC CHARLOTTE
$2,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
$2,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
EAST LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE
$2,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA HEALING ARTS COLLEGE
$2,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA
$2,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
THE G FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,500TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPIC CAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION.
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$500TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPIC CAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION.
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
$500TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP
WORK TOWARDS CURING LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, HODGKIN'S DISEASE AND MYELOMA, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
collaborate to transform institutions and cultures worldwide for the good of society
HELP the world understands, treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases
ISCC
$54,000ACCESS TO TREATMENNT FOR UNPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WITH CANCER
Alzheimer's Association
$25,000eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research
The University of Texas at Dallas
$10,000PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
Poseiden Foundation
$10,000enhance the quality of life and create positive outlets for youth
AMERICAN DIABETIS ASSOCIATION
$10,000FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES AND FIGHT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY DIABETES.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERT
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.
Long Beach City College
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
$7,500PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION.