The foundation concentrates on supporting Greek Orthodox religious institutions, Hellenic cultural and diaspora organizations, and higher-education institutions (often in the NY/NE corridor). Grants range from large donations to parish churches to smaller gifts for cultural societies, medical-professional groups, and universities, indicating a mix of faith-based community support and investment in education and professional networks tied to the Greek/Cypriot community. Many recipients are ethnically Hellenic organizations or institutions with ties to the local Greek diaspora, suggesting the foundation prioritizes sustaining cultural identity and community services.
A $59,000 grant to St Demetrios Church in Astoria anchors Hellenic Advancement of Education & Culture Inc’s recent giving and shows how closely the foundation ties faith, culture, and education together. The private foundation’s grants also include major support for Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, City College of New York, and the Federation of Cypriot Americans, pointing to a portfolio built around Greek Orthodox institutions, Hellenic diaspora organizations, and colleges with community connections. In the same year, it funded both parish life and higher education, moving between church, cultural, and academic recipients rather than limiting itself to one type of institution. The pattern suggests a foundation that supports the civic and religious infrastructure of the Greek and Cypriot community while also extending resources to schools and professional associations. Recent grants to the University of Pennsylvania, SUNY Upstate, Fordham University, and Harrisburg University show that education remains a recurring thread, alongside gifts to cultural centers and medical society organizations. The result is a grantmaking profile rooted in Hellenic community continuity, with philanthropy distributed across worship, heritage, and learning.
Faith-based support is central to the foundation’s giving. It provided $21,800 to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church for a charitable contribution to benefit an IRS-approved charity, and it also gave $1,000 to Archdiocesan Cathedral for the same stated purpose. Cultural and diaspora institutions are another clear lane: the foundation awarded $12,500 to the Federation of Cypriot Americans and $3,000 to the Greek Cultural Center, both in support of organizations tied to Hellenic identity and community programming. Education appears repeatedly as well, with $21,280 going to City College of New York and $10,000 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Professional and society-based groups also appear in the record, including a $3,000 grant to Hellenic Medical Society of NY and $2,300 to Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY.
Among the listed grants, the distribution is top-heavy: the 25th percentile is about $1,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is about $10,000, with a few much larger awards at the top. The foundation is a private foundation and does not make program-related investments. The 2025 record shows multiple recipients appearing in the same year across different institution types, but the data provided does not show multi-year repeats. Grants are described uniformly as charitable contributions to benefit IRS-approved charities, which points to a straightforward grantmaking structure rather than an application-based program.
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Moderately concentrated with a few large gifts to flagship parishes and multiple smaller awards across cultural, educational, and professional Hellenic organizations; the portfolio mixes repeat core beneficiaries (churches and diaspora groups) with one-off or modest university and school contributions.
Notable grantees: St Demetrios Church, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Federation of Cypriot Americans, City College of New York, Hellenic Medical Society of New York
Grantmaking is entirely U.S.-based in the provided record, with 21 of 21 grants going to recipients in the United States. The strongest clustering is in New York, especially Astoria and New York City, alongside Whitestone, Bronx, Queens, Yonkers, and Brooklyn. Outside New York, the foundation supported institutions in Philadelphia, Syracuse, Harrisburg, Fairfax, and Columbia, showing a regional reach beyond the immediate New York area while still staying within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
The recent grants show three main groupings: Greek Orthodox churches and cathedral institutions, Hellenic and Cypriot cultural or diaspora organizations, and colleges or universities. Examples include parish churches in Astoria and Whitestone, the Federation of Cypriot Americans, and recipients such as City College of New York and The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
The listed grants cluster around smaller awards, with a median of $3,000 and a 25th percentile near $1,000. Larger awards are present too, including grants around $10,000 and above, and the largest listed award is $59,000.
All 21 listed grants went to U.S. recipients. New York receives the largest share, with multiple grants to Astoria, New York City, Whitestone, Bronx, Queens, Yonkers, and Brooklyn. Other recipient locations include Philadelphia, Syracuse, Harrisburg, Fairfax, and Columbia.
The record points to support for Greek Orthodox religious institutions, Hellenic cultural and diaspora organizations, professional associations such as the Hellenic Medical Society of NY, and higher-education institutions. The mix suggests interest in maintaining community institutions while also supporting education and professional networks tied to the Greek/Cypriot community.
No. The 2025 grants include churches, a cathedral, cultural centers, diaspora federations, universities, a medical society, and private schools. That mix indicates a broad Hellenic community focus rather than a single-recipient-type strategy.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST DEMETRIOS CHURCH | ASTORIA, NY | $59,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH | WHITESTONE, NY | $21,800 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $21,280 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICANS | OLD BROOKVILLE, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| SUNY UPSTATE | SYRACUSE, NY | $8,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY | HARRISBURG, PA | $5,700 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| PAN-LACONIAN FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| FORDHAM UNIVERSITY | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| DALTON SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST MICHAELS HOME | YONKERS, NY | $3,550 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NY | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| GREEK CULTURAL CENTER | ASTORIA, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | QUEENS, NY | $2,546 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY | ASTORIA, NY | $2,300 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| BROWNING SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION INC | ASTORIA, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST CATHERINE'S PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY | COLUMBIA, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| KYRENIA OPERA INC | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| AMORGOS FOUNDATION | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST DEMETRIOS SCHOOL | ASTORIA, NY | $122,999 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $95,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $20,744 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH | WHITESTONE, NY | $16,350 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICANS | OLD BROOKVILLE, NY | $14,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| QUEENS COLLEGE | QUEENS, NY | $13,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NY | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| BRITISH SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST MICHAELS HOME | YONKERS, NY | $1,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | QUEENS, NY | $1,074 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| HELLENC HEART FOR KIDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| KYRENIA OPERA INC | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| AMORGOS FOUNDATION | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST CATHERINE'S PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY | COLUMBIA, SC | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| PANCYPRIAN DANCE DIVISION | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST DEMETRIOS CHURCH | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY | ASTORIA, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK | ISLAND PARK, NY | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH | PORT CHESTER, NY | $200 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $38,953 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST DEMETRIOS SCHOOL | ASTORIA, NY | $27,400 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| QUEENS COLLEGE | QUEENS, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| NYMHB FERTILITY SERVICES PC | NEW YORK, NY | $9,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| ST MICHAELS HOME | YONKERS, NY | $5,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| THE GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
| FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICANS | OLD BROOKVILLE, NY | $4,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY |
ST DEMETRIOS CHURCH
$59,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
$21,800CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
$21,280CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICANS
$12,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY
$5,700CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
PAN-LACONIAN FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST MICHAELS HOME
$3,550CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NY
$3,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
GREEK CULTURAL CENTER
$3,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
$2,546CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY
$2,300CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION INC
$2,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST CATHERINE'S PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
KYRENIA OPERA INC
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
AMORGOS FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST DEMETRIOS SCHOOL
$122,999CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
$16,350CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICANS
$14,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NY
$6,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL
$2,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST MICHAELS HOME
$1,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
$1,074CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
HELLENC HEART FOR KIDS INC
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
KYRENIA OPERA INC
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
AMORGOS FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST CATHERINE'S PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
PANCYPRIAN DANCE DIVISION
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST DEMETRIOS CHURCH
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK
$500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
$200CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
$38,953CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST DEMETRIOS SCHOOL
$27,400CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
QUEENS COLLEGE
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
NYMHB FERTILITY SERVICES PC
$9,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
ST MICHAELS HOME
$5,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
THE GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY
FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICANS
$4,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT IRS APPROVED CHARITY