About Tufenkian Foundation
The Tufenkian Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on Armenian-focused and faith-informed international work, frequently channeling large sums to affiliated Tufenkian entities and organizations operating in Armenia. Grants include repeated support for women’s services in Yerevan and faith/community development projects in the broader region, indicating a mix of direct program support and internal funding transfers. The foundation’s giving reflects a small, strategic portfolio rather than broad-based grantmaking.
Focus Areas
Support for Armenian institutions and community development (including affiliated Tufenkian entities)Women's support and social services in Yerevan, ArmeniaFaith-based / religious community and interfaith projects in the Middle East region
Who They Fund
women in Yerevan and conflict-affected regionsresidents of Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh (including Martakert)families and community members in affected regionspatients and users of local health clinicscivil society actors and media organizations
About Tufenkian Foundation
A defining feature of Tufenkian Foundation Inc is its repeated support for work tied to Armenia through affiliated Tufenkian entities and project-specific grants in Yerevan and Artsakh. The largest recent grant in the file, $850,853 in 2024, went to The Tufenkian Charitable Foundation for donee’s exempt purposes, followed by a $544,172 grant in 2025 to the same recipient in Yerevan. That pattern points to a foundation that uses a small number of large awards alongside a broader set of program grants. Its portfolio includes women’s support, community development, humanitarian assistance, housing and infrastructure, civil society work, and faith-informed projects. In the recent grants list, $274,701 supported a women’s support project in the Yerevan office program, while $235,071 backed an NK project covering housing, medical, and other infrastructure programs. The foundation also appears in grants to itself for named internal programs, including family and community work, mining legislation, media projects, civil society, and humanitarian assistance. Across the record, the giving reflects concentrated, Armenia-centered philanthropy with multiple program lines rather than a single-purpose grantmaker.
What Tufenkian Foundation Funds
Women’s support is one of the clearest through-lines in the recent record. In 2023, the foundation gave $274,701 for a women’s support project in the Yerevan office program. Housing and infrastructure is another major theme: a $235,071 grant in 2023 backed an NK project that included housing, medical, and other infrastructure programs. Civil society work appears as well, with $9,173 in 2023 directed to a civil society project in the Yerevan office programs. The foundation also funds advocacy and research around Armenian issues; in 2024, it awarded $7,500 to Enmetena Advisory Limited to undertake analysis and provide reports on Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh. These grants show a mix of direct service, infrastructure support, and documentation-oriented work.
How Tufenkian Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest by count even though a few awards are much larger: the 25th percentile is $1,500, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $6,000. The grant list also shows a recurring pattern of support across multiple years, especially for affiliated Tufenkian entities and Yerevan-office programs. Several recipients appear more than once in the file, including The Tufenkian Charitable Foundation, Code 3 Angels, and Sara Anjargolian. The foundation makes grants to individuals as well as organizations, and the structure appears to be a private foundation with a concentrated, program-led portfolio rather than a broad open-call model. Public application details are not shown for the listed program areas.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$647K
Total Assets
$106K
Total Revenue
$781K
Total Expenses
$773K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $6K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$6K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Tufenkian Foundation Funds
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for Tufenkian Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 109 | $1.4M | 89.3% |
| 2 | Armenia | 9 |
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