Bertha and John Garabedian Charitable
Dallas, TX · EIN 94-3188321. Reported 238 grants totalling $1,128,750 to 106 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bertha and John Garabedian Charitable did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $45,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church | Fresno, CA | $50,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hoover Institution C/O Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Armenian Studies | Fresno, CA | $49,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Joaquin Memorial High School | Fresno, CA | $48,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stanford University - Hoover Institute | Stanford, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Joaquin College of Law | Clovis, CA | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Helen's Catholic School | Fresno, CA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Paul Armenian Church | Fresno, CA | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno, CA | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summit Public Schools | Redwood City, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valley Children's Hospital | Madera, CA | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenian Technology Group Inc | Fresno, CA | $17,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Mesa Engineering | Fresno, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | Sherman Oaks, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Selma Unified School District | Selma, CA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School | Clovis, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Sequoia Council | Fresno, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Claremont Institute | Upland, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Veterans Education | Fresno, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenia Fund Inc | Glendale, CA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund | Camp Pendleton, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Classical Studies | Fresno, CA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Semper Fi Fund | Oeanside, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Policy Center | Tustin, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Scholarships | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salesian Boys and Girls Club | San Fransisco, CA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ca | Fresno, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hume Lake Charter School | Hume, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southeast Fresno Community Economic Development Assn | Fresno, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ca Armenian Home for the Aged Inc | Fresno, CA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Kfsr 907 Radio | Fresno, CA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cencal Youth Sports | Fresno, CA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Summer Bridge Program | Fresno, CA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Home for the Aged Inc | Fresno, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - College of the Arts | Fresno, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dan Devereaux Memorial Trust Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Roosevelt School of the Arts | Fresno, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St John Garabed Armenian Church | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Joaquin River Pkwy & Conservation Trust Inc | Fresno, CA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenian Heritage Museum | Fresno, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children of Armenia Fund Inc | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Assn of Central Ca | Fresno, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Assn of Cntl Ca (dsacc) | Fresno, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fist (fire Investigative Strike Team) | Sanger, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hinds Hospice | Fresno, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Hope - Mer Hooys Inc | Calabasas, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stone Soup Fresno | Fresno, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Sierra Historical Society & Museum | Shaver Lake, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Education and Leadership Foundation | Fresno, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shin Zen Friendship Garden Inc | Fresno, CA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Ca Adaptive Sports Center | Shaver Lake, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cntl Sierra Historical Society & Museum | Shaver Lake, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Stephens Episcopal Church | San Fransisco, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Fdn for Agriculture in the Classroom | Sacramento, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Home of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trauma Intervention Programs Inc | Prather, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Side Youth Inc | Mendota, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central California Adaptive Sports Center | Shaver Lake, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Medical Foundation | Clovis, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fresno Chess Foundation | Fresno, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pacific Research Institute Public Policy | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ballet Folklorico Y Marimba De Fresno | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fresno County | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of Fresno County | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Japanese American Citizens League | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Research Institute | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra Foothill Conservancy | Mariposa, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southeast Fresno Community Economic Development | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley PBS | Fresno, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alfred University | Alfred, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Fresno, CA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Church of the Holy Family | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Health System | Resno, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UC Davis College of Engineering | Davis, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madera County Arts Council | Madera, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trauma Intervention Programs Orange Cnty | Prather, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Witherspoon Institution Inc | Princeton, NJ | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth Orchestras of Fresno | Fresno, CA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute (aei) | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Csu Fresno Fdn - Mock Trial Program | Fresno, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Johns Episcopal Church | Ross, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Ash Broadcasting Inc Aka Valley Public Radio | Clovis, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alexander Hamilton Institute | Clinton, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of Fresno & Madiera Counties | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Csu Fresno - Armenian Agribusiness Educational Fund | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fresno City & County Historical Society | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huntington Lake Big Creek Historical Conservancy | Clovis, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Madera County Arts Council #154 | Madera, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Joaquin Valley Town Hall Inc | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Anthony's School | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way Fresno and Madera Counties | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Fresno County | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Warrior Canine Connection Inc | Boyds, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of Fresno & Madera Counties | Fresno, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
78 of 106 (74%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Brigham Young University
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS - San Joaquin Memorial High School
SUPPORT SOCCER & RUGBY CLUB - Summit Public Schools
MATH INSTRUCTION AT SUMMIT - Boy Scouts of America - Sequoia Council
CAMP CHAWANKEE IMPROVEMENTS - Armenian Technology Group Inc
CENTRAL DIAGNOSTIC LAB FOR - Claremont Institute
CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 106 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | $298,500 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 80 | $259,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 77 | $571,250 | $4,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
87% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bertha and John Garabedian Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 653067, Dallas, TX, 75265. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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