The Daniel and Ludmila Sahakian Foundation concentrates its giving on Armenian-focused education, community development, and cultural preservation, primarily funding institutions that benefit youth and post-conflict or underserved Armenian communities. The foundation favors scholarship support (including veterans’ scholarships), school renovations and local education centers, and capacity/infrastructure investments for Armenian nonprofits and research organizations. Its giving is diaspora-oriented and purpose-driven, supporting both operational needs and capital projects in Armenia and Armenian-American institutions.
The Daniel and Ludmila Sahakian Foundation’s most distinctive recent pattern is a sustained commitment to Armenian education through named scholarships, village schooling, and institutional support. Its largest recent grants went to the Children of Armenia Fund for education of children in Armenian villages and to the American University of Armenia for an endowed scholarship for veterans and students of the AUA, each at $60,000. Those gifts sit alongside repeated support for Armenian Educational Foundation, Research on Armenian Architecture, and Armenian General Benevolent Union, showing a preference for organizations tied to Armenian students, schools, researchers, and community programs. The foundation’s giving also reaches beyond tuition support. It has funded school renovation for Armenian youth, a building fund for researchers and workforce development in Armenia, and program support that includes education and humanitarian relief. Several grants are recurring across multiple years, including awards to the American University of Armenia and the Children of Armenia Fund. The pattern points to a funder that mixes scholarship endowments, education infrastructure, and diaspora-linked program support rather than a single one-time project approach.
In village education, the foundation gave $60,000 to the Children of Armenia Fund for education of children in Armenian villages, and it also made a $50,000 grant for the Armavir Smart Center. Those awards show interest in both direct student support and local education infrastructure. Scholarships are another clear thread. The foundation gave $27,000 to the Armenian Educational Foundation for educational scholarships and renovation of schools for Armenian youth, and it also supported 10 student scholarships for the 21-22 academic year. For higher education, it backed the American University of Armenia with a $60,000 endowed scholarship for veterans and students of the AUA. Its grants also extend to institutional capacity. A $20,000 award to Research on Armenian Architecture supported a building fund for a new office for researchers and workforce in Armenia. Another grant to Armenian General Benevolent Union supported education and humanitarian relief programs.
$60K
$842K
$39K
$70K
Most grants fall between $10K and $39K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$39K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, mid-sized grants targeted to a small set of repeat grantees and Armenian-focused institutions; mix of multi-year/recurring support (scholarships, program support) and one-time capital or building-related gifts.
Notable grantees: Children of Armenia Fund, American University of Armenia, Armenian Educational Foundation, Research on Armenian Architecture, Armenian General Benevolent Union
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at the lower end: p25 is $10,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $38,500. That indicates a core of modest grants with a smaller set of larger awards. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially the American University of Armenia, Children of Armenia Fund, and Armenian Educational Foundation, which suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation’s filings also show it funds individuals, and its grantmaking is carried out at the foundation level rather than through program-related investments.
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent data, with 11 grants going to U.S. organizations. California appears frequently among recipients, including Glendale and Tujunga, while New York recipients include New York, NY-based organizations. The pattern also reaches organizations connected to Armenian education and research work outside the foundation’s headquarters state, with no recent grants recorded to Pennsylvania recipients.
The foundation gives around Armenian-focused education, scholarships, school renovation, village-level learning, and support for Armenian cultural and research institutions. Recent grants include education of children in Armenian villages, endowed scholarships for veterans and students, school renovation for Armenian youth, and a building fund for researchers and workforce development in Armenia.
Its recent grants cluster around smaller awards. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $38,500. That pattern points to many grants at $10,000, with some larger education and infrastructure gifts above that level.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support to several organizations across multiple years, including the American University of Armenia, the Children of Armenia Fund, and the Armenian Educational Foundation. The American University of Armenia appears with both a 2023 anniversary campaign gift and 2024-2025 endowed scholarship awards.
Recipients include Armenian universities, education-focused nonprofits, research organizations, and community groups. The recent grants name the American University of Armenia, Children of Armenia Fund, Armenian Educational Foundation, Research on Armenian Architecture, and Armenian General Benevolent Union, showing a mix of higher education, youth education, research, and humanitarian support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | DANIEL & LUDMILA SAHAKIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS AND STUDENTS OF THE AUA |
| CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ARMENIAN VILLAGES |
| ARMENIAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | GLENDALE, CA | $27,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND RENOVATION OF SCHOOLS FOR ARMENIAN YOUTH |
| ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVELONT UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF AGBU PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | DANIEL & LUDMILA SAHAKIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS AND STUDENTS OF THE AUA |
| CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ARMENIAN VILLAGES, ARMAVIR SMART CENTER |
| RESEARCH ON ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURE | TUJUNGA, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | RAA BUILDING FUND FOR NEW OFFICE FOR RESEARCHERS AND WORKFORCE IN ARMENIA |
| CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ARMENIAN VILLAGES |
| ARMENIAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | 10 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS 21-22 ACADEMIC YEAR |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | AUA 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CAMPAIGN |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | DANIEL & LUDMILA SAHAKIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS AND STUDENTS OF THE AUA |
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA
$60,000DANIEL & LUDMILA SAHAKIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS AND STUDENTS OF THE AUA
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND RENOVATION OF SCHOOLS FOR ARMENIAN YOUTH
ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVELONT UNION
$10,000SUPPORT OF AGBU PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
DANIEL & LUDMILA SAHAKIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS AND STUDENTS OF THE AUA
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ARMENIAN VILLAGES, ARMAVIR SMART CENTER
RESEARCH ON ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURE
$20,000RAA BUILDING FUND FOR NEW OFFICE FOR RESEARCHERS AND WORKFORCE IN ARMENIA
DANIEL & LUDMILA SAHAKIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS AND STUDENTS OF THE AUA