The Gaska Alliance Foundation concentrates its giving on Armenian-American cultural preservation and community institutions in and around Glendale, CA. Its largest investments support the creation and endowment of cultural infrastructure (notably a major museum/cultural center), while smaller grants sustain faith-based heritage activities and youth development within the Armenian community. The foundation favors local, identity-focused organizations that promote Armenian history, faith, and youth engagement.
The Gaska Alliance Foundation’s defining recent commitment is a $1,000,000 grant in 2023 to the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California for the establishment of a museum and cultural center. That award frames the foundation’s role as a backer of Armenian-American cultural infrastructure in Glendale and the surrounding area. Its giving also extends beyond capital support into heritage and community institutions, with grants to the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America for preserving faith, heritage, traditions, and culture, and to St Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church and School for the same religious and national values. The pattern is consistent with an identity-focused funder that supports institutions carrying Armenian history into public, religious, and youth settings. Recent grants also show attention to community continuity through organizations such as Homenetmen and the Armenian Youth Association of California, alongside smaller support for education in rural Armenia and Artsakh. Across the latest grants, the foundation funds organizations tied to Armenian-American life, cultural memory, and youth participation rather than a broad range of unrelated causes.
A major theme is museum and cultural center development. In 2024, The Gaska Alliance Foundation gave $50,000 to the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California for assistance with establishing a museum and cultural center that shares the Armenian American experience. Religious heritage is another clear focus: it awarded $35,000 in 2023 to The Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America for preserving faith, heritage, traditions, culture, and religious and national values. Youth engagement appears in multiple local grants, including $10,500 to Homenetmen (Glendale Ararat Chapter) for assistance to youth within the community. Education and cultural transmission also show up in a $5,000 grant to the Armenian Youth Association of California for teaching Armenian history and culture and encouraging youth participation in educational, cultural, athletic, social, and charitable activities.
The Gaska Alliance Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered at $5,000, with a median of $5,000 and a p25 of $5,000; the p75 rises to $35,000, reflecting a small number of larger awards alongside many modest ones. Its latest grants show repeat support to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California and St Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church and School. That points to a recurring relationship pattern rather than one-off giving. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants are local and concentrated in California.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $35K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Highly concentrated and local: very few grants overall with one dominant multi-stage large commitment to a flagship cultural project and smaller, infrequent gifts to recurring community and religious organizations. Funding skews toward capital/establishment and program support for ethnic heritage rather than broad national philanthropy.
Notable grantees: Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California, The Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, Homenetmen (Glendale Ararat Chapter)
The grant map is highly concentrated in California, which accounts for 100% of recipient locations. Glendale appears repeatedly, including grants to the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California, Armenian Relief Society Western Region (Sepan Chapter), Armenian Youth Association of California, St Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church and School, and Armenia School Foundation. Other California recipient cities include Los Angeles and La Crescenta. The foundation’s giving is local in scope, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely in the United States.
It supports Armenian-American cultural, religious, educational, and youth institutions. Recent grants went to a museum and cultural center, an Armenian Apostolic Church body, a youth chapter, a relief society chapter, a school-related foundation, and a church school.
Its typical grant size is $5,000. The median is $5,000, the p25 is $5,000, and the p75 is $35,000, showing a pattern of many small grants with occasional larger awards.
Its recent grants are entirely local to California. The top state by grant count is CA, and 100% of grants in the provided data went to recipients in the HQ state.
Yes. The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and St Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church and School also received grants in both years.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $945,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICAS ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| TUMO FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SELF-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS AND PROJECT LABS THAT PUT TEENS IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LEARNING |
| THE WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF AMERICA | LA CRESCENTA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| ARMENIAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING GRANTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF ARMENIAN EDUCATION AND HERITAGE |
| TUFENKIAN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTO | LA CRESCENTA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| CHAMLIAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH O | LA CRESCENTA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY WESTERN REGION (SEPAN CHAPTER) | GLENDALE, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY |
| ARMENIAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| ARMENIAN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL FUND | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CREATING AND MAINTAINING INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, PERFORMING COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND BONE ANCHORED AID SURGERIES AND NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING IN ARMENIA |
| ARARAT HOME OF LOS ANGELES | MISSION HILLS, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OPERATING LIFE PLAN COMMUNITIES PROVIDING INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED NURSING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN LOS ANGELES |
| ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| TUMO FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SELF-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS AND PROJECT LABS THAT PUT TEENS IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LEARNING |
| CHAMLIAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL W PRELACY AACA | LA CRESCENTA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| HOMENETMEN (GLENDALE ARARAT CHAPTER) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY |
| THE ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT | SAN DIMAS, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ELIMINATION OF PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS FOR ARMENIAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AND SURGERY, SCREENING AND EDUCATION AND CONDUCTING MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY WESTERN REGION (SEPAN CHAPTER) | GLENDALE, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY |
| ARMENIAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| ARMENIA SCHOOL FOUNDATION | GLENDALE, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE, CONDUCIVE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS LIVING IN TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES OF RURAL ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH |
| ARMENIAN BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY | GLENDALE, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH MAINTAINING A DATA BANK OF BONE MARROW DONORS, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONDUCTING MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| HOMENETMEN (GLENDALE ARARAT CHAPTER) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,500 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY |
| ST MARY'S ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY WESTERN REGION (SEPAN CHAPTER) | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY |
| ARMENIAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF CALIFORNIA | GLENDALE, CA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| THE WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF AMERICA | LA CRESCENTA, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| ST MARY'S ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL | GLENDALE, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH |
| ARMENIA SCHOOL FOUNDATION | GLENDALE, CA | $1,500 | 2023 | FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE, CONDUCIVE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS LIVING IN TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES OF RURAL ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH |
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICAS ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
TUMO FOUNDATION
$100,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SELF-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS AND PROJECT LABS THAT PUT TEENS IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LEARNING
THE WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF AMERICA
$25,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING GRANTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF ARMENIAN EDUCATION AND HERITAGE
TUFENKIAN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTO
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
CHAMLIAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH O
$25,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
ARMENIAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
ARMENIAN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL FUND
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CREATING AND MAINTAINING INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, PERFORMING COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND BONE ANCHORED AID SURGERIES AND NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING IN ARMENIA
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OPERATING LIFE PLAN COMMUNITIES PROVIDING INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED NURSING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN LOS ANGELES
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
TUMO FOUNDATION
$50,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SELF-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS AND PROJECT LABS THAT PUT TEENS IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LEARNING
CHAMLIAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL W PRELACY AACA
$25,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
HOMENETMEN (GLENDALE ARARAT CHAPTER)
$25,000FOR ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ELIMINATION OF PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS FOR ARMENIAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AND SURGERY, SCREENING AND EDUCATION AND CONDUCTING MEDICAL RESEARCH
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
ARMENIAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
ARMENIA SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$2,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE, CONDUCIVE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS LIVING IN TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES OF RURAL ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH
ARMENIAN BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY
$1,500FOR ASSISTANCE WITH MAINTAINING A DATA BANK OF BONE MARROW DONORS, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONDUCTING MEDICAL RESEARCH
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
HOMENETMEN (GLENDALE ARARAT CHAPTER)
$10,500FOR ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
ST MARY'S ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY WESTERN REGION (SEPAN CHAPTER)
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
ARMENIAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THE WESTERN PRELACY OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF AMERICA
$35,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
ST MARY'S ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PRESERVING AND FOSTERING THE FAITH, HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUES OF THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
ARMENIA SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$1,500FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE, CONDUCIVE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS LIVING IN TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES OF RURAL ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH