He has developed and funds a number of new operating businesses for social causes including Kids Institute for Development and Advancement (www.kida.com), a school for autistic children in Irvine, California; as well as the Port Theater in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach.
On 21 April 2005, the microtechnology pioneer Fariborz Maseeh (founder of IntelliSense) and the Massiah Foundation pledged $2 million to create an innovative interdisciplinary research center at UC Irvine named "The Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture" that will bring together scholars in Persian history, language, culture, art and literature.