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Christopher W Kurkjian Charitable Giving Foundation Inc: 30 grants to organizations, $120,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Christopher W Kurkjian Charitable Giving Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Ballston Lake, NY, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $120,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $20,000 to Armenian General Benevalent Union in New York, NY for to assist in promoting armenian heritage through educational programs..
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- EIN
- 861184573
- Based in
- Ballston Lake, NY
- Assets
- $1,179,165
- Grants paid
- $120,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349107207. It reported $120,000 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian General Benevalent Union | New York, NY | To assist in promoting armenian heritage through educational programs. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital City Rescue Mission | Albany, NY | To help homeless men, women, and children in albany. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | To help fund the organization's programs across countries. | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Gender and Refugee Studies - Uc Hastings Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To help refugees seeking asylum in the united states. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Ships International | Garden Valley, TX | Mercy ships operates hospital ships in developing countries through professional volunteer medical and non-medical crew, providing free surgical care to patients and training and education for doctors | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | To offer support and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | To provide medical care to disadvantaged patients. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | To prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | To save lives and improve health for people in crisis. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Boston, MA | To provide educators with tools to create inclusive classrooms for students. | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | To advance change in america by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all in collaboration with partner foodbanks, policymakers, supporters, and the communities that are served. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | To help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association for Women in Science | Washington, DC | To assist in combating job discrimination and lower pay for women in science. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cure Alzheimers Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | To fund research with the highest probability of preventing, slowing or reversing alzheimer's disease. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | To build safe and affordable homes for the needy. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Chefs | Portsmouth, VA | To provide meals to individuals during local, state, and national disasters and emergencies. | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | To direct funds to promising research opportunities for parkinson's disease. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | To protect the ocean from today's greatest global challenges. | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude's Children Hospital | Memphis, TN | To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Alchemy | San Francisco, CA | To make public areas safer so that people are no longer at risk of being assaulted or harmed. | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Health Foundation | Fremont, CA | The mission of the washington health foundation is to enhance washington health by increasing public awareness and by providing financial support. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camfed USA | San Francisco, CA | To provide educational opportunities for girls and empower young women to become leaders of change. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | To mobilize philanthropy and strengthen communities to withstand and recover from disasters. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Girls Collaborative | Seattle, WA | To bring together, support, and inform organizations that are committed to equity, workforcedevelopment, and collaboration. | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Chicago, IL | To provide essential services for families when children need healthcare. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Things of My Very Own | Schenectady, NY | To keep children with their nonabusive family members and out of the foster care system whenever possible. | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WMHT | Troy, NY | Wmht enriches communities and elevates diverse perspectives by providing content, connection, and conversation that advance education, culture, and civic engagement. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empowering Youth Exploring Justice | Cleveland, OH | To assist in empowering young people to advocate for social justice issues. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soles4souls | Old Hickory, TN | To create sustainable jobs & provide relief by distributing shoes & clothing around the world. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Bethlehem United Methodist Church | South Bethlehem, NY | To help fund programs and other necessary costs of the church. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $14,000 |
| Human services | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $4,000 |
| Environment | $3,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $2,000 |
| Youth development | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $42,000 |
| District of Columbia | $17,000 |
| California | $13,000 |
| Massachusetts | $12,000 |
| Maryland | $8,000 |
| Illinois | $6,000 |
| Texas | $5,000 |
| Connecticut | $4,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.