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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-6671956

The Avanessians Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $2.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,425,081

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $64,020,212

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,150,881

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $60,549,452

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,115,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $58,341,746

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,055,026

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $61,040,857

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,905,613

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $50,294,685

  • Tax year 2019

    $143,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $49,303,740

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Goldman Sachs GivesNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $2,425,081

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,425,081100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $2,425,081

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Armen A AvanessiansTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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