Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Manhasset, NY EIN: 11-3441689

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation is a private foundation, based in Manhasset, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $337K. Net investment income was $504K.

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation at a glance

In short: Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation gave $337K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $112K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$336,500
+12.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$112,167
-25.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,000
Total assets
$6,204,180
+2.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Fund for Armenian Relief: $301KFund for Armenian Relief$301KJinishian Memorial Program: $26KJinishian Memorial Program$26KArmenian General Benevolent Fund: $10KArmenian General BenevolentFund$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fund for Armenian Relief ($301K). Together the top 3 received $337K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 13 (54%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkBurbankPittsburgh

How Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2022) to $337K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $337K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fund for Armenian Relief New York, NYCharitable$300,500
Jinishian Memorial Program New York, NYCharitable$26,000
Armenian General Benevolent Fund New York, NYCharitable$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$6,204,180$531,736$364,258$336,5003$336,500$503,978$295,389
2024$6,075,793$756,094$327,376$300,0002$300,000$728,968$282,052
2023$5,789,602$227,738$337,353$305,0004$305,000$199,065$272,607
2022$5,393,100$251,129$289,024$250,3002$250,300$227,312$299,095
2021$6,881,211$679,254$291,866$257,0002$257,000$648,691$314,361
2020$6,250,782$243,102$360,898$335,0004—$243,102$299,349

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation reported a distributable amount of $295K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation is led by Michael Haratunian, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Haratunian

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Margarit Piliposyen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Arda Haratunian

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sona-Lise Haratunian

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Garnik Nanagoulian (2020–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation

How much does Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation give each year?

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation gave $337K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $300K across 2 grants.

What is Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation's typical grant size?

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $26,000, and its average grant was $112,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation give grants?

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).

Does Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation?

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $337K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $295K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation's EIN?

Harold & Josephine Gulamerian Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3441689. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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