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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-6094778

Dickranian Foundation

A private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $105,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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
Dickranian Foundation Cynthia Noria
451 N Canon Drive 8
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 442-1137
Form and materials
Letter request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Management decision

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $984,690

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $872,159

  • Tax year 2023

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $944,994

  • Tax year 2022

    $119,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $940,132

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $996,532

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,008,702

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $748,277

  • Tax year 2018

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $770,999

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. AGBU Merdinian SchoolCanoga Park, CA

    General operations

    $25,000
  2. Armenian American Museum and Cultural CenterGlendale, CA

    General operations

    $15,000
  3. Armenian National Committee of AmericaWashington, DC

    General operations

    $10,000
  4. Western Diocese Armenian ChurchBurbank, CA

    General operations

    $10,000
  5. Armenian Assembly of AmericaWashington, DC

    General operations

    $10,000
  6. Armenian Wounded Heroes FundLa Canada, CA

    General operations

    $10,000
  7. Creative ArmeniaLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  8. FAST Foundation of Armenian Science TechAustin, TX

    General operations

    $5,000
  9. TUMO Center for Creative TechnologiesNorth Hollywood, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  10. Paros FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  11. ACF Kitsinian Youth CenterEncino, CA

    General operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid4 grants $35,00088% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $80,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
  3. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Madeline KarabianSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cynthia NorianPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • John NorianTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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