Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $436,710 | $339,861 | $339,701 | $1,399,985 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 17% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville InSomerville, MA | Expansion of Armenian folktale puppet shows | $10,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan H Derkazarian | Trustee | 8.00 | $16,200 |
| Isabelle Derkazarian | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 |
| Susan Derkazarian | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 |
| Mark C Derkazarian | Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,398,321 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $451,621 | $252,657 | $252,497 | $1,302,933 | $1,301,472 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $396,388 | $308,725 | $308,459 | $1,103,258 | $1,102,508 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $322,291 | $223,197 | $222,753 | $1,015,595 | $1,014,845 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $241,053 | $146,306 | $146,029 | $916,501 | $915,751 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $149,928 | $115,537 | $115,537 | $821,004 | $821,004 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $194,466 | $79,250 | $79,250 | $786,613 | $786,613 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $135,298 | $61,529 | $61,529 | $671,397 | $671,397 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $86,096 | $50,054 | $50,054 | $597,628 | $597,628 |
| MDS COVID-19 Recovery Fund |
| $10,000 |
| 2020 |
| MDS Foundation IncSouthborough, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Baseball LeagueCotuit, MA | Cape Cod Baseball hall of fame campaign | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Archana VermaBrookline, MA | Educational Scholarship | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Brendan Grant FoundationBelmont, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | 2018 |
| MDS Foundation IncSouthborough, MA | Unrestricted | $9,467 | 2022 |
| Natl Assn for Armenian Studies andBelmont, MA | Unrestricted | $9,024 | 2022 |
| Natl Assn for Armenian Studies andBelmont, MA | Unrestricted | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Educated Canines Asstng w DisabilitWinchester, CT | Unrestricted | $7,601 | 2023 |
| Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA | Annual fund and Washington DC field trip | $7,000 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | Unrestricted | $5,059 | 2021 |
| Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MA | Every Child Fund | $5,059 | 2021 |
| Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $5,059 | 2021 |
| Union CollegeSchnectady, NY | Unrestricted | $5,059 | 2021 |
| MA Audobon SocietyLincoln, MA | Unrestricted | $5,059 | 2021 |
| Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA | Annual Fund | $5,059 | 2021 |
| MA Audobon SocietyLincoln, MA | Habitat wildlife sanctuary and education center fund | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Nari KangBelmont, MA | Educational Scholarship | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of Mt Auburn CemeteryCambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | 2023 |
| St James Armenian Apostolic ChurchWatertown, MA | For renovation of brick exterior of the Church's sanctuary. | $5,000 | 2017 |
| La ColaborativaChelsea, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of Mt Auburn CemeteryCambridge, MA | Barnett Fund for Horticulture and Urban Ecology | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Project SAVE ArchivesWatertown, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | 2022 |
| MA General Hospital FundBoston, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | 2021 |
| 0.25 |
| $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401769349100410
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321719349100657
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202201439349100605
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101629349100420
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021259349100592
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201932129349100003
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201821559349100202
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201721959349100602
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.