The Nora Tertzag Hampar Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on Armenian-focused youth development and education, especially supporting Christian/evangelical camp programs and scholarships. Grants are predominantly directed to organizations that serve Armenian communities (both in Armenia and the diaspora), with an emphasis on camp facilities, camp scholarships, and university scholarships/endowment support.
The Nora Tertzag Hampar Charitable Trust repeatedly backs Armenian youth camps and scholarships, with its largest recent award going to Young Life Armenia for camp scholarships. That pattern sits alongside capital and endowment support for Armenian education, especially through institutions and programs tied to university access and camp infrastructure. Recent grants show a steady emphasis on young people in Armenia and the diaspora, with support for camp experiences, scholarship pipelines, and organizations connected to Christian and Armenian community life. The trust also funds a broader network of Armenian-serving institutions. It gave to Camp Arev-Armenian Evangelical Union of North America for the Camp Arev building fund, and to the American University of Armenia Corporation for both an endowment scholarship and the AUA-WPI program. Other awards support education, health, media, and community organizations, but the recurring thread is clear: grants are directed to Armenian-focused groups that serve children, students, and families through programs, facilities, and scholarship support.
Youth camp scholarship work is the clearest thread in the trust’s giving. It awarded Young Life Armenia $126,000 in 2025, $110,667 in 2024, and $125,000 in 2023 for camp scholarships, showing repeated support for the same purpose over multiple years. In higher education, the trust supported the American University of Armenia Corporation with $65,000 in 2024 for an endowment scholarship and $55,000 in 2025 for the AUA-WPI program, after a $35,000 endowment scholarship grant in 2023. It also backed Haigazian University Support Fund with $50,000 for the Haigazian University campaign for educational excellence. The trust has also funded K-12 and education-adjacent work, including Friends of Teach for Armenia with $25,000 for Teach for Armenia and Tumo Foundation with $25,000 for the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.
Typical grant size clusters tightly around $25,000, with a median of $25,000 and a 25th percentile of $25,000; the 75th percentile is $35,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially for camp scholarships, university support, and general operating or general support grants. The trust is a private charitable trust, and it also funds individuals. Its giving is regional rather than national, with most grants concentrated in California.
$1.7M
$12.5M
$806K
$956K
Most grants fall between $25K and $35K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$35K
About 62% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Nora Tertzag Hampar Charitable Trust.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 45 | $1.6M | 88.2% |
| 2 | Armenia | 6 | $150K |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of recurring grantees; few large grants rather than many small ones, with repeat multi-year support focused on camps and scholarships for Armenian communities.
Notable grantees: Young Life Armenia, Camp Arev - Armenian Evangelical Union of North America, American University of Armenia Corporation
Most grants go to recipients in California, which accounts for 62% of grants and is the top giving state. Within the state, recent recipients include Glendale, San Dimas, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Fresno, and Beverly Hills. Outside California, the trust gives to organizations in Colorado, New York, New Jersey, and Texas, and it also supports grantees in Armenia, including Yerevan. The recipient-country mix is mostly U.S.-based, with Armenia accounting for a smaller but visible share.
Its grantmaking centers on Armenian-focused organizations serving youth, students, and families. Recent awards include camp scholarships, university scholarship and endowment support, educational programming, general operating support, and some health, media, and community grants tied to Armenian-serving institutions.
The trust’s recent grants are usually around $25,000. Its grant-size profile shows a 25th percentile of $25,000, a median of $25,000, and a 75th percentile of $35,000, with larger awards appearing in a few scholarship and camp-related grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Young Life Armenia, American University of Armenia Corporation, Armenian Eye Care Project, Civilitas Foundation, Evn News Foundation, Friends of Goals, Friends of Teach for Armenia, and Tumo Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing support rather than one-time funding.
Most grants go to California-based recipients, which make up 62% of the trust’s grants and also represent the top giving state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Glendale, San Dimas, Los Angeles, Fresno, Mission Hills, and Beverly Hills, alongside grantees in Armenia and other U.S. states.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
11.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG LIFE ARMENIA | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $126,000 | 2025 | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA CORPORATION | GLENDALE, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | AUA-WPI PROGRAM |
| ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT | SAN DIMAS, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP | FRESNO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CIVILITAS FOUNDATION | YEREVAN | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EVN NEWS FOUNDATION | YEREVAN | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF GOALS | BRONXVILLE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCCER PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ARMENIA |
| UNITED ARMENIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TEACH FOR ARMENIA |
| WOMEN SUPPORT CENTER - ARMENIA | CHATHAM, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TUMO FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL SUPPORT |
| C & E MERDINIAN SCHOOL | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP AREV-ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA | GLENDALE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CAMP AREV BUILDING FUND |
| LARK MUSICAL SOCIETY | GLENDALE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY SUPPORT | TARZANA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC | PARAMUS, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | ARMENIAN ORPHAN/CHILD CARE SUPPORT |
| ATPI INC | NEW BRITAIN, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTERN DIOCESE OF ARMENIA APOSTOLIC CHURCH | BURBANK, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| YOUNG LIFE ARMENIA | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $110,667 | 2024 | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CAMP AREV-ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA | GLENDALE, CA | $81,000 | 2024 | CAMP AREV BUILDING FUND |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA CORPORATION | GLENDALE, CA | $65,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP |
| ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT | SAN DIMAS, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WOMEN SUPPORT CENTER - ARMENIA | CHATHAM, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TUMO FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF GOALS | BRONXVILLE, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | SOCCER PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ARMENIA |
| EVN NEWS FOUNDATION | YEREVAN | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP | FRESNO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED ARMENIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CIVILITAS FOUNDATION | YEREVAN | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TEACH FOR ARMENIA |
| ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC | PARAMUS, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | AMAA MEDICAL MISSION IN ARMENIA |
| ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION |
| ARMENIAN WOUNDED HEROES FUND INC | LA CANADA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG LIFE ARMENIA | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $125,000 | 2023 | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CAMP AREV-ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA | GLENDALE, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | CAMP AREV BUILDING FUND |
| CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP | FRESNO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA CORPORATION | GLENDALE, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP |
| LARK MUSICAL SOCIETY | GLENDALE, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ARMENIA | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TEACH FOR ARMENIA |
| ARARAT HOME OF LOS ANGELES INC | MISSION HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT | SAN DIMAS, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CIVILITAS FOUNDATION | YEREVAN | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EVN NEWS FOUNDATION | YEREVAN | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION |
| WOMEN SUPPORT CENTER | CHATHAM, NJ | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TUMO FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC | PARAMUS, NJ | $20,000 | 2023 | AMAA MEDICAL MISSION IN ARMENIA |
YOUNG LIFE ARMENIA
$126,000CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA CORPORATION
$55,000AUA-WPI PROGRAM
ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CIVILITAS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EVN NEWS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF GOALS
SOCCER PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ARMENIA
UNITED ARMENIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ARMENIA
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TEACH FOR ARMENIA
WOMEN SUPPORT CENTER - ARMENIA
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TUMO FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL SUPPORT
C & E MERDINIAN SCHOOL
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP AREV-ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
$20,000CAMP AREV BUILDING FUND
LARK MUSICAL SOCIETY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY SUPPORT
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC
$20,000ARMENIAN ORPHAN/CHILD CARE SUPPORT
ATPI INC
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTERN DIOCESE OF ARMENIA APOSTOLIC CHURCH
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP FUND
YOUNG LIFE ARMENIA
$110,667CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS
CAMP AREV-ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
$81,000CAMP AREV BUILDING FUND
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA CORPORATION
$65,000ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP
ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT
$35,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
WOMEN SUPPORT CENTER - ARMENIA
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TUMO FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF GOALS
$25,000SOCCER PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ARMENIA
EVN NEWS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED ARMENIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CIVILITAS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ARMENIA
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TEACH FOR ARMENIA
ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC
$25,000AMAA MEDICAL MISSION IN ARMENIA
ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
$25,000EDUCATIONAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION
ARMENIAN WOUNDED HEROES FUND INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YOUNG LIFE ARMENIA
$125,000CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS
CAMP AREV-ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
$75,000CAMP AREV BUILDING FUND
CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FUND
$50,000HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA CORPORATION
$35,000ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP
LARK MUSICAL SOCIETY
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ARMENIA
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TEACH FOR ARMENIA
ARARAT HOME OF LOS ANGELES INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CIVILITAS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EVN NEWS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
$25,000EDUCATIONAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION
WOMEN SUPPORT CENTER
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TUMO FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL SUPPORT
ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC
$20,000AMAA MEDICAL MISSION IN ARMENIA