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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-3976159

Tufenkian Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 32 grants and $646,772 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $646,772

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $106,131

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,104,219

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $141,978

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,160,079

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $99,901

  • Tax year 2020

    $828,288

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $122,163

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,303,363

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,831,492

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,144,837

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,794,342

  • Tax year 2017

    $763,541

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $11,537,714

Grants paid in 2023

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Tufenkian Charitable FoundationYerevan, Armenia

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $544,172
  2. Individual

    Yerevan office program direct charitable activity

    $35,250
  3. Individual

    Yerevan office program direct charitable activity

    $7,500
  4. Hope for New YorkNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $4,000
  5. Redeemer DowntownNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $4,000
  6. The Legal Aid Society DevelopementNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $4,000
  7. Mother Jones Investigative FundSan Francisco, CA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $3,500
  8. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $3,000
  9. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $3,000
  10. Open Hands Legal Services IncNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $3,000
  11. The Salvation Army National CorporationAlexandria, VA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $3,000
  12. Armenian Educational FoundationGlendale, CA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,500
  13. Brennan CenterNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,500
  14. Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Endowment FundGlendale, CA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,500
  15. The Bronx DefenddersBronx, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,500
  16. Individual

    Yerevan office program direct charitable activity

    $2,000
  17. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,000
  18. Humane Society United StatesWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,000
  19. My Brother's KeeperBronx, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,000
  20. SojournersWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $2,000
  21. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,500
  22. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,500
  23. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,500
  24. Time Square ChurchNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,500
  25. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  26. Amnesty International USAWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  27. Armenian Evangelical ChurchNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  28. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  29. Prison FellowshipMerrifield, VA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  30. Cultural Impact FoundationClearwater, FL

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $500
  31. WNETNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $500
  32. Armenian Engineers and Scientists of AmericaGlendale, CA

    For donee's exempt purposes

    $350

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $6,00023% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $4,00015% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $3,50014% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $3,00012% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $3,00012% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $2,50010% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $3,85015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $32,500
  2. California5 grants $10,350
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $5,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $4,000
  5. Alabama1 grant $3,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $1,500
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  8. Florida1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • James TufenkianPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • John A KasbarianDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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