Armenian Research Foundation

Analysis

Armenian Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Armenian Research Foundation reported income of $55k and spending of $64k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $61k to $55k (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 201% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Armenian Research Foundation sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Breema Center ($55k), Advaita Meditation Center a Non Profit Corporation ($55k) and Nine10arts ($55k).

At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.