Armenian General Benevolent Union
Revenue
$34.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$29.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$327.5m
$5m liabilities
Net assets
$322.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
22
7.2 years on average
Staff
102
1,520 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
13
named in Part VII
Armenian General Benevolent Union's network
22 people3 organisationsi22 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
22 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANI Manoukian | Member-Off 10/24, Secty on 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Arda Nazerian Haratunian | Asst Secty-Off 10/24, V.P. on 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ARI Libarikian | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Arnaud Attamian | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Camilio Azzouz | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eric Esrailian | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Haig Ariyan | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joseph Oughourlian | Vice President-Off 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lena Sarkissian | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Levon Nazarian | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lori Muncherian | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Gitlen | Chief Financial Officer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nadia Gortzunian | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nazareth Festekjian | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sam Simonian | President-on 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarkis Jebejian | Secty-Off 10/24, Member on 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vahe Gabrache | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vartkes Knadjian | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Vasken Yacoubian | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Yeghiche Manoukian | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Yervant Demirjian | Assistant Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Yervant Zorian | Member-Off 10/24, V.P. -on 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| ANI Susan Anserian | Director of Programs | since 2018 |
| Gohar Stombolyan | Director West Region | since 2022 |
| Grant Kamalyan | Director of It | since 2018 |
| Karen Aline Papazian | Director- Outreach & Development | since 2018 |
| Kathryn V Manuelian | Director of Communications | since 2020 |
| Mark Gitlen | Chief Financial Officer | since 2019 |
| Mark H Gitlen | Chief Financial Officer | 2018 |
| Naheed Elyasi | Director of Marketing | since 2018 |
| Natalie Gabrelian | Director of Alternate Educ | 2022 |
| Natalie Gabrielian | Director of Chapters & Central Board Administratio | since 2022 |
| Randa Akda | Driector of Estates | 2022 |
| Vahe Victor Kiljian | Director of Finance | since 2018 |
| Viktoriya Pavlish | Controller | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gitlen | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $267k | $38k | |
| Kathryn V Manuelian | Director of Communications | 40 | $177k | $8k | |
| Karen Aline Papazian | Director- Outreach & Devel | 40 | $168k | $18k | |
| Naheed Elyasi | Director of Marketing | 40 | $161k | $17k | |
| Natalie Gabrielian | Director of Chapters & Central Board Administratio | 40 | $154k | $19k | |
| Gohar Stombolyan | Director West Region | 40 | $140k | $26k | |
| Sam Simonian | President-on 10/24 | 20 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Oughourlian | Vice President-Off 10/24 | 5 | $0 | ||
| Yervant Zorian | Member-Off 10/24, V.P. -on 10/24 | 5 | $0 | ||
| Arda Nazerian Haratunian | Asst Secty-Off 10/24, V.P. on 10/24 | 10 | $0 | ||
| Nazareth Festekjian | Treasurer | 20 | $0 | ||
| Yervant Demirjian | Assistant Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ani Manoukian | Member-Off 10/24, Secty on 10/24 | 30 | $0 | ||
| Haig Ariyan | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Arnaud Attamian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Camilio Azzouz | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Eric Esrailian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Vahe Gabrache | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nadia Gortzunian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sarkis Jebejian | Secty-Off 10/24, Member on 10/24 | 10 | $0 | ||
| Vartkes Knadjian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ari Libarikian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Yeghiche Manoukian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lori Muncherian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Levon Nazarian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lena Sarkissian | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Vasken Yacoubian | Member | 30 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Armenian General Benevolent Union
- EIN
- 135600421
- Address
- 2495 E Mountain St, Pasadena, CA, 91104-3424
- State
- California
- Mission
- Ensuring the prosperity and well-being of all armenians. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1959
- Principal officer
- Yervant Demirjian (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1959
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- GROUP
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsANI Manoukian
≥8years on the filingsArda Nazerian Haratunian
≥8years on the filingsArnaud Attamian
≥8years on the filingsEric Esrailian
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $327.5m
- Total liabilities
- $5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $322.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $23.9m
- Program service revenue
- $1.3m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $14.1m
- Employees
- 102
- Volunteers
- 1,520
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34.6m | $29.4m | $5.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
9 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tumo Foundation | $3.6m | |
| Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian School Canoga Parkca | $1.3m | |
| American University of Armenia Corp | $622k | |
| Diocese of the Armenian Church of America | $257k | |
| Columbia University Irving Medical Center | Humanitarian | $110k |
| Tumo Foundation | Socio-economic | $83k |
| Amvets | $71k | |
| Observer Research Foundation | Socio-economic | $40k |
| Aabc Channel 384 | Socio economic | $6k |