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John Mirak Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$644k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2024
30
Organizations funded FY2023
7%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,250
Largest grant, FY2024
$161,340
Organizations funded a year
30 to 39
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$6.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 7% of the organizations John Mirak Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureInternationalHealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving28$644k7%
FY202330$637k7%
FY202239$625k15%
FY202137$617k8%
FY202038$574k24%
FY201939$560k26%
FY201836$449k17%
FY201737$447kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

International$1.7MArts & Culture$1.4MHealth$410kPhilanthropy$361kReligion$230kEnvironment$116kFood & Nutrition$94kHuman Services$58kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
TN
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Armenian Cultural Foundation$1,166,340887%
Armenian Assembly of America Inc$970,18485%
The Paros Foundation$260,00083%
Fund for Armenian Relief Inc$235,00071%
AYG Foundation Inc$210,000565%
Armenian International Women's Associati$143,500811%
Armenian Missionary Assoc of Amer Inc$97,2407n/a
Tufenkian Foundation Inc$95,00053%
Friends of Givat Haviva$85,00062%
Food Link Inc$72,50061%
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All grantees of John Mirak Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Armenian Cultural Foundation$1,166,340887%
Armenian Assembly of America Inc$970,18485%
The Paros Foundation$260,00083%
Fund for Armenian Relief Inc$235,00071%
AYG Foundation Inc$210,000565%
Armenian International Women's Associati$143,500811%
Armenian Missionary Assoc of Amer Inc$97,2407n/a
Tufenkian Foundation Inc$95,00053%
Friends of Givat Haviva$85,00062%
Food Link Inc$72,50061%
St James Armenian Church$68,5007n/a
Armenian American Medical Association$50,0001n/a
American University of Armenia Corporation$50,00020%
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children$41,75080%
Children of Armenia Fund Inc Dba Children of Armenia Fund Coaf$38,00050%
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research Inc$23,00071%
Arlington Eats Inc$21,00060%
The Armenian Eyecare Project$19,00050%
Tekeyan Cultural Association Inc$13,40050%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$13,00060%
Mystic River Watershed Association Inc$11,50080%
Arlington HHS Charitable Corp$10,00022%
Armenian Heritage Tribute and Genocide M$10,00011%
Housing Corporation of Arlington$10,00060%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$8,50040%
Zoryan Institute Inc$7,000711%
Cyrus E Dallin Art Museum Inc$5,12073%
Near East Foundation$5,00050%
The Halo Trust (Usa) Inc$5,00010%
Arlington Boys & Girls Club Inc$3,70080%
The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc$3,50010%
Find the Cause Inc$3,50020%
Sayat Nova Dance Co Inc$3,50065%
Schwamb Mill Preservation Trust$2,75051%
Greater Philadelphia Film Office$2,5001n/a
Arlington Libraries Foundation Inc$2,50050%
Arlington Historical Society$2,50050%
Children's Trust Inc$2,50030%
Cooperative Elder Services Inc$2,0002n/a
Fidelity House Inc$1,90070%
Armenian Women's Welfare Association Inc$1,50030%
Arlington Center for the Arts Inc Tom Formicola Exec Director$1,50030%
Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church$1,5003n/a
Wellesley College$1,00010%
Amaras Art Alliance Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of Armenian Cultural Society Inc$9252n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50010%
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Inc$50010%
Armenian Museum of America Inc$50010%
Armenian Youth Foundation Inc$30030%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($768k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

John Mirak Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetArmenian Cultural Foundation: $1,166,340 over 8y, 87% of budgetArmenian Assembly of America Inc: $970,184 over 8y, 5.2% of budgetThe Paros Foundation: $260,000 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetFund for Armenian Relief Inc: $235,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetAYG Foundation Inc: $210,000 over 5y, 65% of budgetArmenian International Women's Associati: $143,500 over 8y, 11% of budgetTufenkian Foundation Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Givat Haviva: $85,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetFood Link Inc: $72,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican University of Armenia Corporation: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children: $41,750 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetChildren of Armenia Fund Inc Dba Children of Armenia Fund Coaf: $38,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNational Association for Armenian Studies and Research Inc: $23,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetArlington Eats Inc: $21,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Armenian Eyecare Project: $19,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTekeyan Cultural Association Inc: $13,400 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetFacing History & Ourselves Inc: $13,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMystic River Watershed Association Inc: $11,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetArlington HHS Charitable Corp: $10,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetArmenian Heritage Tribute and Genocide M: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHousing Corporation of Arlington: $10,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetZoryan Institute Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetCyrus E Dallin Art Museum Inc: $5,120 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetNear East Foundation: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Halo Trust (Usa) Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArlington Boys & Girls Club Inc: $3,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFind the Cause Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSayat Nova Dance Co Inc: $3,500 over 6y, 4.9% of budgetSchwamb Mill Preservation Trust: $2,750 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetArlington Libraries Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetArlington Historical Society: $2,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetChildren's Trust Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFidelity House Inc: $1,900 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetArmenian Women's Welfare Association Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetArlington Center for the Arts Inc Tom Formicola Exec Director: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWellesley College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPan Asian Repertory Theatre Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArmenian Museum of America Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArmenian Youth Foundation Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Charles Mosesian Family FoundationMA32.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charles Mosesian Family Foundation · The Parsekian Foundation Inc · Nazarian Family Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Leon and Marion Semonian Charitable Trust · Sami & Annie Totah Family Foundation · Zartarian Foundation · Armenia Empyrean Foundation · Afeyan Family Foundation · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · United Armenian Charities Inc · Vartkess & Rita Balian Family Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to John Mirak Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About John Mirak Foundation

How much does John Mirak Foundation give?
John Mirak Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $644,140 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does John Mirak Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (38%), Arts & Culture (31%), Health (9%).
Who are John Mirak Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Armenian Cultural Foundation ($1.2M), Armenian Assembly of America Inc ($970k), The Paros Foundation ($260k).
Does John Mirak Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does John Mirak Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as John Mirak Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charles Mosesian Family Foundation, The Parsekian Foundation Inc, Nazarian Family Foundation.
Where is John Mirak Foundation based?
John Mirak Foundation is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 75 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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