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Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N)

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$310k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
20
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$157,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 37
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$5.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentEmploymentOther
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
FY2025still arriving21$310k19%
FY202420$368k15%
FY202321$306k10%
FY202228$303k7%
FY202130$294k20%
FY202030$293k20%
FY201937$264k30%
FY201828$266k29%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Membership Benefit$1.7MReligion$347kHealth$179kArts & Culture$143kInternational$139kEducation$96kFood & Nutrition$35kPhilanthropy$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American University of Armenia Corporation$50,00060%
Children of Armenia Fund Inc Dba Children of Armenia Fund Coaf$50,00050%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$50,00010%
Sts Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Church$43,5009n/a
Fund for Armenian Relief Inc$35,00060%
St Nersess Armenian Seminary Inc$32,00051%
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc$25,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$24,50090%
Armenian Assembly of America Inc$22,50040%
Armenian Missionary Assoc of Amer Inc$17,0009n/a
Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American University of Armenia Corporation$50,00060%
Children of Armenia Fund Inc Dba Children of Armenia Fund Coaf$50,00050%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$50,00010%
Sts Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Church$43,5009n/a
Fund for Armenian Relief Inc$35,00060%
St Nersess Armenian Seminary Inc$32,00051%
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc$25,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$24,50090%
Armenian Assembly of America Inc$22,50040%
Armenian Missionary Assoc of Amer Inc$17,0009n/a
Armenian American Health Professionals Organization Inc$16,000710%
Radiological Society of North America Inc$13,50090%
Food Bank of South Jersey Inc$12,50090%
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine$12,00010%
Thomas Jefferson University$11,00010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$11,00020%
Philabundance$10,00080%
Smile Train Inc$10,00090%
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Texas Extension Education Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Greater Philadelphia Film Office$10,00020%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$9,50050%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$9,00090%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$7,00070%
Trustees of Tufts College$6,00030%
Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey$6,00060%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$6,00070%
Armenian Church of Austin$5,0001n/a
Hispanic Federation Inc$5,00010%
Haigazian University Support Fund Inc$5,00011%
Summer Search$4,00030%
Story Storks$4,0004n/a
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia$3,50040%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$3,00041%
Mighty Writers$3,00030%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation$2,50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,50030%
The Armenian Eyecare Project$2,50010%
Autism Speaks Inc$2,50030%
Vetri Foundation for Children$2,00020%
Special Olympics Inc$1,50030%
Armenian Sisters Academy$1,0001n/a
Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief$1,00010%
Hovnanian School Inc$1,00010%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc$1,00010%
Studio Incamminati$50010%
American Macular Degeneration Goehring$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican University of Armenia Corporation: $50,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChildren of Armenia Fund Inc Dba Children of Armenia Fund Coaf: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFund for Armenian Relief Inc: $35,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSt Nersess Armenian Seminary Inc: $32,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetConnecticut Public Broadcasting Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $24,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetArmenian Assembly of America Inc: $22,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetArmenian American Health Professionals Organization Inc: $16,000 over 7y, 9.6% of budgetRadiological Society of North America Inc: $13,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of South Jersey Inc: $12,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Philadelphia Film Office: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $6,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHispanic Federation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHaigazian University Support Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSummer Search: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough of Greater Philadelphia: $3,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetMighty Writers: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Armenian Eyecare Project: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAutism Speaks Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVetri Foundation for Children: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSociety for Orphaned Armenian Relief: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHovnanian School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStudio Incamminati: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Macular Degeneration Goehring: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 41.

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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.

Nazarian Family FoundationNJ24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Nazarian Family Foundation · The Jirair S and Elizabeth Hovnanian Family Foundation Inc · John Mirak Foundation · The Stephen Philibosian Foundation · Nazareth & Nila Festekjian Family Foundation · Bedrosian Foundation · Vartkess & Rita Balian Family Foundation Inc · Armenia Empyrean Foundation · The James H and Marta T Batmasian Family Foundation Inc · Ucla Foundation · The Sarkis and Ruth Bedevian Family Foundation · Avedisian 575 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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About Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N)

How much does Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) give?
Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) reported 21 grants totaling $309,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 37 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Membership Benefit (63%), Religion (13%), Health (7%).
Who are Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N)'s largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American University of Armenia Corporation ($50k), Children of Armenia Fund Inc Dba Children of Armenia Fund Coaf ($50k), Metropolitan Museum of Art ($50k).
Does Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) 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 Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N)?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Nazarian Family Foundation, The Jirair S and Elizabeth Hovnanian Family Foundation Inc, John Mirak Foundation.
Where is Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) based?
Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family Foundation Inc (Levon Nazarian Fd'N) is based in NJ.

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 77 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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