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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-1575098

Richard Melik Simonian Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Worcester, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $149,100 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
April 1
Restrictions
The richard melik simonian charitable trust scholarship is a competitive scholarship granted each year to students of armenian descent who live in or attend school in the commonwealth of massachusetts. While consideration is given to character, academic achievement, and involvement in teh armenian community, awards are based primarily on both the student's and the parents' financial need. Awards may be used toward college, graduate school or other educational programs.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $149,100

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,989,864

  • Tax year 2023

    $163,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,511,690

  • Tax year 2022

    $147,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $951,751

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

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

  1. Armenian Museum of AmericaWatertown, MA

    Educational

    $50,000
  2. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $8,000
  3. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $7,000
  4. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $7,000
  5. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $7,000
  6. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $7,000
  7. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $6,000
  8. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $6,000
  9. Clark University - Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesWorcester, MA

    Educational

    $5,100
  10. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Educational scholarships

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  15. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  16. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $3,500
  17. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $3,000
  18. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  19. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  20. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  21. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000
  22. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $55,100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christopher R MitchellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael B MurrayTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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