Given the importance of religion to the life of many immigrant communities and refugees, the Foundation has worked closely with religious communities and leaders to promote interfaith dialogue, understanding and integration. We have helped immigrant and refugee communities build houses of worship, extend and expand social services, and fight prejudice. The Foundation has worked closely [...]
The Semnani Family Foundation has played an active part in promoting Iranian culture in the United States. The Foundation has supported the Encylopedia Iranica Foundation, Parsa Community Foundation, Persian Heritage Foundation, Hafez Foundation for Literature, Roodaki Foundation, the Iranian-American society and countless other educational and cultural initiatives. Due to sanctions, the Foundation is unable to [...]
As a charity based in Utah, the Semnani Family Foundation has a deep commitment to advancing health, education and life of the people of Utah. We have worked closely with the Utah Partners for Health, Utah Food Bank, Utahns against Hunger, Utah AIDS Foundation, Utah Arts Center, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah Science Center [...]
The Semnani Foundation has partner with the American Red Cross, LDS Humanitarian, Globus Relief and others to provide disaster relief to victims of earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and other natural disasters. The Foundation has supported relief efforts in Iran and Haiti following various earthquakes, in Indonesia after the tsunami, in Pakistan after floods, in Ethiopia and [...]
Another area of focus is the empowerment of women, particularly in developing countries. We have worked with Mothers without Borders, Women for Women International, Worldwide organization for Women,Women Financial Group, Salt Lake League of Women’s voters and other organization dedicated to improving the life of women.
Children are another core concern. Whether they suffer from disease, hunger, abuse or poverty, the Semnani Foundation has made the health and education of vulnerable children a priority. We have partnered with Primary Children’s Medical Foundation, Save the Children Foundation, Utah Foster Care Foundation, Orphan Kids Inc, Odyssey House, National Center on Shaken Baby, Make [...]
Health is the one of the core mission areas of the Semnani Foundation. We have supported a broad range of health initiatives from supporting research to delivering care, from helping institutions build their capacity to train and teach students, pharmacists and nurses to joining partnerships for vaccination campaigns designed to eradicate measles and other crippling [...]
Through the Wheelchair Foundation, the Semnani Family Foundation was able to donate numerous wheelchairs to hospitals throughout Iran and Syria. The Foundation is also directly involved in building schools and medical clinics in Iran.