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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-1657684

William Saroyan Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $54,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Betty Rodriguez
1801 Van Ness Ave Ste 320
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 986-0785
none
Form and materials
Written request, include donee 501(c)status
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Limited to 501 (c) charities

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $54,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,198,135

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,850

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,201,201

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,233,162

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,750

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $677,049

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $679,609

  • Tax year 2019

    $54,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $704,708

  • Tax year 2018

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $700,725

  • Tax year 2017

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $789,121

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children of Armenia FundNew York, NY

    Support armenian children

    $29,000
  2. KZV SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    Support armenian education

    $8,000
  3. MiaseenDaly City, CA

    Support armenian culture

    $8,000
  4. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    Support diabetes research

    $7,000
  5. AgbuNew York, NY

    Support armenian culture

    $2,000
  6. Armenian National LibraryYerevan, Armenia

    Support armenian literature

    $500

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 $29,00066% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $8,00018% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $7,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $31,000
  2. California3 grants $23,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Haig MardikianCHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott SetrakianSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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