*Corresponding Author Hosseini, S. F, Almasifard, M. R, and Ayeneh, M. (2024). Future Study of Charitable Institutions (Case Study: Charity Affairs in Kermanshah City). Journal of Endowment & Charity Studies, 2(1), 73-100. 2980-9444 © The Author(s). Pulished by University of Isfahan This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0). 10.22108/ecs.2023.139530.1077 Journal of Endowment & Charity Studies E-ISSN: 2980-9444 Vol.2, No.1, Spring & Summer, 2024, pp73-100 Received: 23/10/2023 Accepted: 25/11/2023 https://ecs.ui.ac.ir/?lang=en Research Paper Future Study of Charitable Institutions (Case Study: Charity Affairs in Kermanshah City) Seyed Farhad Hosseini * Assistant Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. f.hossaini@razi.ac.ir Mohamad Rasol Almasifard Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. almasifard@gmail.com Masoumeh Ayeneh Ph.D. Student of Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran masomehayneh@gmail.com Introduction Knowing and being aware of the future is a dream that has focused many people's efforts since long ago. In this regard, the use of the science of future study is a set of efforts that use the analysis of sources, patterns, and factors of change or stability, envisioning potential futures and planning for them (Eskandarinezhad et al., 2023; Szabo, 2014). The need for future study and knowledge of the future in all fields, including good affairs, is of great importance. Today, due to the decrease in donations and the number of volunteers, the future of charitable institutions at the local level is unfavorable (Zarei, Sharafi, & Maleki, 2020; Alcock, Butt, & Macmillan, 2013; Fuller, 2019; Du, 2022). Future scenario planning can help charity sector managers, institutions, and stakeholders to manage uncertainties. Currently, charitable institutions in Kermanshah city are facing all kinds of internal and external problems such as mismanagement, reduction of public donations, lack of specialization and concentration of activities, etc. Now, due to the existence of respectable and caring benefactors in the province and benefactors' assembly establishment, it is necessary to do this research, because such research can greatly help the future and future success of the charitable institutions of Kermanshah. According to the above statements, the main problem of the research is: Considering the current situation of charitable institutions, what futures can be imagined for them? What are the alternative policies aimed at achieving the desired future of charitable institutions in Kermanshah? Research Methodology The current research is qualitative and aims to research the future of charitable institutions in Kermanshah; therefore, according to its purpose, it is considered developmental-applied research, and since the results of it can be used in drawing the desired future of charitable institutions in Kermanshah and providing solutions to improve their role