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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0541025

Parnagian Foundation

A private foundation in Fresno, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $21,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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 2025

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,110,084

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $654,941

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $265,654

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $15,647

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $15,670

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $15,668

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fresno Chaffee ZooFresno, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  2. Children of Armenia FundNew York, NY

    Donation

    $5,000
  3. American Kidney FundRockville, MD

    Donation

    $3,500
  4. Young Life ArmeniaBoone, IA

    Donation

    $2,500
  5. OrranLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  6. Economic Opportunities CommissionFresno, CA

    EOC donation

    $1,000
  7. Union Station Homeless ServicesPasadena, CA

    Donation

    $1,000
  8. Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's HeathPalo Alto, CA

    Donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $5,00062% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $3,00038% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $10,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $3,500
  4. Iowa1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dennis ParnagianCEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip ParnagianSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Randy ParnagianTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken ParnagianDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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