The Sami & Annie Totah Family Foundation appears narrowly focused on supporting Armenian-American advocacy and diaspora interests in the United States. Their single recorded grant funded the Armenian Assembly of America, indicating a priority on political and cultural representation for the Armenian community. The foundation gives in a highly targeted, singular way rather than distributing funds across many causes.
A single Armenian-American advocacy grant anchors the Sami & Annie Totah Family Foundation’s recent giving: $20,500 to the Armenian Assembly of America in Washington, DC, described as support for a leading non-partisan voice for the Armenian-American community in the United States. That grant fits a broader pattern of concentrated support for Armenian civic representation, with additional gifts to the same organization in Glendale and Washington tied to Armenian humanitarian and community work. The foundation also extends its giving into related community institutions and cultural life, including Jewish congregations, Russian immigrant support efforts, and arts groups in the Washington region. Several grants point to a preference for organizations with a clear public-facing role: advocacy, education, relief, security, and cultural programming. The recorded recipients include both national and local nonprofits, suggesting a foundation that funds specific institutions rather than broad issue portfolios. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor organizations serving identifiable communities and projects with a defined purpose, from scholarship support to dance education and museum programming. The result is a giving profile centered on targeted, mission-specific grants rather than wide dispersal across many fields.
Armenian-American advocacy sits at the center of the foundation’s recent grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $20,500 to the Armenian Assembly of America in Washington, DC, and it also made additional grants to the same organization in Glendale and Washington in support of Armenian relief and representation. The foundation’s other grants show a second cluster around Jewish community support. Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville received multiple grants for aid to congregants and the wider Jewish community, as well as security and maintenance. Arts and education also appear as recurring themes. The Washington Ballet received funding for live performance and arts education, City Dance received support for costumes and a gala tied to youth dance development, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts was funded for exhibits and representation of women artists. Higher education is represented through Lebanese American University and American University of Armenia.
$156K
$3.6M
$68K
$173K
Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $913.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$913
75th Percentile
$2K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Highly concentrated: one modest, one-time grant to a single national advocacy organization rather than multiple or recurring grantees.
Notable grantees: Armenian Assembly of America
Typical grant sizes are modest: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $913, and the 75th percentile is $2,000. Even so, the recent grants list includes a small number of larger gifts above $10,000. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off; several recipients appear across multiple years, including Armenian Assembly of America, Magen David Sephardic Congregation, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Washington Ballet, City Dance, and Lebanese American University. The foundation is a family foundation, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. It does not make program-related investments. No application process is described in the data.
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in the Washington, DC area. DC is the top state or district by grant count, and 13% of grants go to recipients in Maryland, including Rockville, North Bethesda, Pasadena, and Bethesda-area institutions. Washington, DC appears frequently among recipient cities, alongside nearby suburbs such as Rockville, North Bethesda, Arlington, and Falls Church. Outside the metro area, the list also includes Palm Beach, Glendale, and New York City. All recorded recipient-country entries are in the United States.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on Armenian-American advocacy and related community representation, along with Jewish congregational support, arts organizations, and education-related institutions. Named recipients include the Armenian Assembly of America, Magen David Sephardic Congregation, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Washington Ballet, City Dance, and Lebanese American University.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Armenian Assembly of America, Magen David Sephardic Congregation, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Washington Ballet, City Dance, and Lebanese American University. That pattern suggests repeated support for selected organizations rather than many one-time gifts.
The foundation’s typical grant size is small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $913, and the 75th percentile is $2,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards above $10,000, including gifts of $20,500 and $19,630.
Its grants are regional, with the most frequent recipient location in DC. Maryland recipients account for 13% of grants, and nearby places such as Rockville, North Bethesda, Pasadena, Arlington, and Falls Church also appear often in the recent grants list.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, alongside organizations. The grant list provided here is organization-focused, but the foundation’s profile indicates that direct support to individuals is part of its activity.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYNODAL SCHOOL OF LITURGICAL MUSICRUSSIAN BALL2023 | PALM BEACH, FL | $13,820 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO HELP THE RUSSIAN MIGR COMMUNITY IN THE US INCLUDING RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE SUFFERING PEOPLE IN UKRAINE. |
| MAGEN DAVID SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $10,330 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO AID PERSONS IN NEED, BOTH IN THE CONGREGATION & IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AT LARGE. |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS & SERVES AS A VITAL CENTER FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL CHANGE. |
| THE WASHINGTON BALLET | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO BRING THE JOY AND ARTISTRY OF DANCE TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL, & TO CONNECT CHILDREN & ADULTS TO THE ART OF DANCE. |
| ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,061 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CONTINUE AS THE LEADING NON-PARTISAN VOICE FOR THE ARMENIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES. |
| MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MERIDIAN'S MISSION |
| CITY DANCE GALA-ELEVATION CELEBRATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CONTINUE CHAMPIONING OUR MISSION OF DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCE ARTISTS & INNOVATORS. |
| LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO MAKING EDUCATION IN LEBANON AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED, REGARDLESS OF DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING STUDENTS THE BEST EDUCATION IN ARMENIA. |
| FOUNDATION FOR ART AND PRESERVATION IN EMBASSIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,400 | 2025 | TO SUPPORTS THE ARTS |
| THEATRE WASHINGTON-HELEN HAYES AWARDS 2024 | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,250 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT & CULTIVATE COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR THE ARTS IN OUR REGION. |
| NUFDI - NATIONAL UNION FOR DEMOCRACY IN IRAN FUND | POTOMAC, MD | $3,968 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO STRIVE FOR A FREE DEMOCRATIC IRAN THAT WILL HNOR & PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL ITS CITIZENS. |
| ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | PARAMUS, NJ | $3,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO SERVE THE PHYSICAL/SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE AT HOME AND OVERSEAS. |
| THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS AMERICAS FIRST HOME FOR MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, WHERE THE INTIMATE AND EXPERIMENTAL MEET. |
| YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,565 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION & PROGRAMMING OF YOUNG ARTISTS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LUBAVITCH (CHABAD) | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CHABAD MOVEMENT. |
| THEATRE WASHINGTON THEATRE WEEK | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE WASHINGTON THEATRE & SUPPORT FUTURE PRODUCTIONS |
| THE WASHINGTON BALLET GALA | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,180 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE BALLET & GALAS, MAINTAINING AND GROWING THE ARTISTIC GEM IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER (WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA) | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,121 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT KENNEDY CENTER OPERA |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON | NORTH BETHESDA, MD | $2,025 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, BUILD, & SUSTAIN VIBRANT JEWISH LIFE IN A CHANGING WORLD. |
| MOMENT MAGAZINE | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM AND HATE. |
| HEIFETZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INSTITUTE | STAUNTON, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MUSIC INSTITUTE |
| CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,750 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT JEWISH MUSEUM MISSON |
| ORCHESTRA OF THE AMERICAS GROUP | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,740 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO EMPOWER EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVES TO FULFILL THEIR GLOBAL IMPACT POTENTIAL. |
| OLNEY THEATRE CENTER | OLNEY, MD | $1,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THEATRE MISSION |
| DC JAZZ FESTIVAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN DC JAZZ FESTIVAL EDUCATION. |
| AFOPO | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORCHESTRA'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF CONCERTS & ACADEMY PROGRAM. |
| FJC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT FJC MISSION |
| WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,280 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES |
| HILLWOOD ESTATE MUSEUM & GARDENS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,250 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HILLWOOD MUSEUM'S MISSION |
| FRIENDS OF THE IDF | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF IDF |
| WOODROW WILSON HOUSE MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION & GALA |
| BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THIS NATIONAL TREASURE. |
| ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT BENEOVENT UNUION MISSION |
| ARMENIAN MIRROR-SPECTATOR | WATERTOWN, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO HELP THE NEWSPAPER TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NEWS ABOUT ARMENIANS AND THEIR CULTURE. |
| PREVENT CANCER FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CANCER FOUNDATIN MISSION |
| SIBLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SIBLEY'S HOSPITAL MISSION |
| POST CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CREATE SINGULAR OCCASIONS WHERE THE INTELLECT IS STIRRED & THE SPIRIT IS MOVED. |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF WASH |
| WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA GALA-KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO COMMIT TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OPERA, & SERVING THE COMMUNITY. |
| THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | HELPS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PERFORMANCES & HELPS TO PRESERVE ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC THEATRES IN THE COUNTRY. |
| ARMENIA ARTSAKH FUND | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST & AID ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH ON A CONTINUING BASIS |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | PROMOTING THE MORAL AND MATERIAL BETTERMENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY |
| SHEPARDIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS COMMUNITY & EDUCATIONAL WORK. |
| CHILDREN'S NAT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION-FLIP FLOP FROLIC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO BRING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TO ALL CHILDREN. |
| MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS | MCLEAN, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO OFFER INSTRUCTION & EDUCATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS. |
| AGBU | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF A NEW GENERATION OF YOUTH. |
| AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CONTINUED PROGRAMMING |
| THE RICHARD NIXON FOUNDATION | YORBA LINDA, CA | $842 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS & ENABLING PROGRAMMING THAT PRESERVES AND ADVANCES THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT NIXON |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $800 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HILLSDALE COLLEGE MISSON |
SYNODAL SCHOOL OF LITURGICAL MUSICRUSSIAN BALL2023
$13,820NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO HELP THE RUSSIAN MIGR COMMUNITY IN THE US INCLUDING RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE SUFFERING PEOPLE IN UKRAINE.
MAGEN DAVID SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION
$10,330NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO AID PERSONS IN NEED, BOTH IN THE CONGREGATION & IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS & SERVES AS A VITAL CENTER FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL CHANGE.
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO BRING THE JOY AND ARTISTRY OF DANCE TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL, & TO CONNECT CHILDREN & ADULTS TO THE ART OF DANCE.
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CONTINUE AS THE LEADING NON-PARTISAN VOICE FOR THE ARMENIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
CITY DANCE GALA-ELEVATION CELEBRATION
$5,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CONTINUE CHAMPIONING OUR MISSION OF DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCE ARTISTS & INNOVATORS.
LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
$5,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO MAKING EDUCATION IN LEBANON AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED, REGARDLESS OF DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING STUDENTS THE BEST EDUCATION IN ARMENIA.
THEATRE WASHINGTON-HELEN HAYES AWARDS 2024
$4,250NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT & CULTIVATE COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR THE ARTS IN OUR REGION.
NUFDI - NATIONAL UNION FOR DEMOCRACY IN IRAN FUND
$3,968NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO STRIVE FOR A FREE DEMOCRATIC IRAN THAT WILL HNOR & PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL ITS CITIZENS.
ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$3,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO SERVE THE PHYSICAL/SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE AT HOME AND OVERSEAS.
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
$3,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS AMERICAS FIRST HOME FOR MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, WHERE THE INTIMATE AND EXPERIMENTAL MEET.
TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION & PROGRAMMING OF YOUNG ARTISTS
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CHABAD MOVEMENT.
THEATRE WASHINGTON THEATRE WEEK
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE WASHINGTON THEATRE & SUPPORT FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
SUPPORT THE BALLET & GALAS, MAINTAINING AND GROWING THE ARTISTIC GEM IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL
THE KENNEDY CENTER (WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA)
$2,121TO SUPPORT KENNEDY CENTER OPERA
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, BUILD, & SUSTAIN VIBRANT JEWISH LIFE IN A CHANGING WORLD.
MOMENT MAGAZINE
$2,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM AND HATE.
HEIFETZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INSTITUTE
$2,000TO SUPPORT MUSIC INSTITUTE
CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM
$1,750TO SUPPORT JEWISH MUSEUM MISSON
ORCHESTRA OF THE AMERICAS GROUP
$1,740NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO EMPOWER EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVES TO FULFILL THEIR GLOBAL IMPACT POTENTIAL.
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN DC JAZZ FESTIVAL EDUCATION.
AFOPO
$1,500TO SUPPORT THE ORCHESTRA'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF CONCERTS & ACADEMY PROGRAM.
FRIENDS OF THE IDF
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF IDF
WOODROW WILSON HOUSE MUSEUM
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION & GALA
BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND
$1,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THIS NATIONAL TREASURE.
ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION
$1,000TO SUPPORT BENEOVENT UNUION MISSION
ARMENIAN MIRROR-SPECTATOR
$1,000TO HELP THE NEWSPAPER TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NEWS ABOUT ARMENIANS AND THEIR CULTURE.
POST CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE
$1,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO CREATE SINGULAR OCCASIONS WHERE THE INTELLECT IS STIRRED & THE SPIRIT IS MOVED.
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF WASH
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO COMMIT TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OPERA, & SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION
$1,000HELPS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PERFORMANCES & HELPS TO PRESERVE ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC THEATRES IN THE COUNTRY.
ARMENIA ARTSAKH FUND
$1,000TO ASSIST & AID ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH ON A CONTINUING BASIS
PROMOTING THE MORAL AND MATERIAL BETTERMENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
SHEPARDIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS COMMUNITY & EDUCATIONAL WORK.
CHILDREN'S NAT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION-FLIP FLOP FROLIC
$1,000NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO BRING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TO ALL CHILDREN.
NON-PROFIT MISSION IS TO OFFER INSTRUCTION & EDUCATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS.
AGBU
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF A NEW GENERATION OF YOUTH.
THE RICHARD NIXON FOUNDATION
$842TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS & ENABLING PROGRAMMING THAT PRESERVES AND ADVANCES THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT NIXON