California · Private foundation
The Gaska Alliance Foundation
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.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $945,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 44% of the organizations The Gaska Alliance Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $93k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $1.2M | 40% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $183k | 44% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $76k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $1.0M | 25% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $84k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $28k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $77k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $107k | 55% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California | $2,150,000 | 7 | 5% |
| Tumo Foundation | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America | $88,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Armenian Educational Foundation | $26,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Armenian American Orphans Christmas Fund Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 16% |
| The Armenian Eyecare Project | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Armenian Youth Association of California | $16,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Armenia Fund Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Marys Armenian Apostolic Church and School | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California | $2,150,000 | 7 | 5% |
| Tumo Foundation | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America | $88,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Armenian Educational Foundation | $26,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Armenian American Orphans Christmas Fund Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 16% |
| The Armenian Eyecare Project | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Armenian Youth Association of California | $16,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Armenia Fund Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Marys Armenian Apostolic Church and School | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Armenian International Medical Fund Aim Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Armenian American Medical Society Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Armenia School Foundation | $4,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Ararat Home of Los Angeles | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Melkonian Global Overture | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Corp | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Artsakh Arts & Cultural Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Armenian Society of Los Angeles | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($305k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Gaska Alliance Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Vahik & Alice Petrossian Foundation · Ucla Foundation · Jhm Charitable Foundation · Nora Tertzag Hampar Charitable Trust · Glendale Adventist Medical Center dba Adventist Health Glendale · The Armen and Gloria Hampar Family Foundation · George Ignatius Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About The Gaska Alliance Foundation
- How much does The Gaska Alliance Foundation give?
- The Gaska Alliance Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $1,172,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Gaska Alliance Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (77%), Youth Development (12%), Religion (6%).
- Who are The Gaska Alliance Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California ($2.1M), Tumo Foundation ($150k), Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America ($89k).
- Does The Gaska Alliance Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Gaska Alliance 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 The Gaska Alliance Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Vahik & Alice Petrossian Foundation, Ucla Foundation, Jhm Charitable Foundation.
- Where is The Gaska Alliance Foundation based?
- The Gaska Alliance Foundation is based in CA.
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