Private foundation · Ballston Lake, NY

Christopher W Kurkjian Charitable

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Typical grant size
$3K – $3K – $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
24
Repeat grantees
10
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactCHRISTOPHER W KURKJIAN · 5184245489
MaterialsNONE
RestrictionsNONE

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Christopher W Kurkjian
PRESIDENT/TREASURER, DIRECTOR
Christine Varley
VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Kurkjian
SECRETARY, DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
11.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'22
'23
'24
59
Total grants awarded
$254K
Total amount
$4K
Average grant
$20K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$120K
30 grants
2023
$100K
21 grants
2022
$34K
8 grants

Top recipients

Armenian General Benevalent Union
2 grants · NY
$30K
Capital City Rescue Mission
3 grants · NY
$26K
Doctors Without Borders
2 grants · MD
$18K
2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$15K
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies - Uc Hastings Foundation
3 grants · CA
$15K
Empowering Youth Exploring Justice
3 grants · OH
$11K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$9K
3 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$9K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$9K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$8K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Armenian General Benevalent Union
TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING ARMENIAN HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Capital City Rescue Mission
TO HELP HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN ALBANY.
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Doctors Without Borders
TO HELP FUND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ACROSS COUNTRIES.
MD · TY 2024
$8K
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS.
DC · TY 2024
$5K
Oxfam America
TO OFFER SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND CLIMATE ACTION.
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies - Uc Hastings Foundation
TO HELP REFUGEES SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES.
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Mercy Ships International
MERCY SHIPS OPERATES HOSPITAL SHIPS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL CREW,…
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Americares
TO SAVE LIVES AND IMPROVE HEALTH FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS.
CT · TY 2024
$4K
Facing History and Ourselves
TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH TOOLS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS.
MA · TY 2024
$4K
American Red Cross
TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENERO…
DC · TY 2024
$4K
Feeding America
TO ADVANCE CHANGE IN AMERICA BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR ALL IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER FOODB…
IL · TY 2024
$4K
International Rescue Committee
TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER.
NY · TY 2024
$4K
Urban Alchemy
TO MAKE PUBLIC AREAS SAFER SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER AT RISK OF BEING ASSAULTED OR HARMED.
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Michael J Fox Foundation
TO DIRECT FUNDS TO PROMISING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
NY · TY 2024
$3K
Cure Alzheimers Fund
TO FUND RESEARCH WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF PREVENTING, SLOWING OR REVERSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
MA · TY 2024
$3K
St Jude's Children Hospital
TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND TREATMENT.
TN · TY 2024
$3K
Washington Health Foundation
THE MISSION OF THE WASHINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE WASHINGTON HEALTH BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND BY PR…
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Habitat for Humanity
TO BUILD SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR THE NEEDY.
GA · TY 2024
$3K
Association for Women in Science
TO ASSIST IN COMBATING JOB DISCRIMINATION AND LOWER PAY FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE.
DC · TY 2024
$3K
Ocean Conservancy
TO PROTECT THE OCEAN FROM TODAY'S GREATEST GLOBAL CHALLENGES.
DC · TY 2024
$3K
Mercy Chefs
TO PROVIDE MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS DURING LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.
VA · TY 2024
$3K
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
TO MOBILIZE PHILANTHROPY AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES TO WITHSTAND AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS.
DC · TY 2024
$2K
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities
TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHEN CHILDREN NEED HEALTHCARE.
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Wmht
WMHT ENRICHES COMMUNITIES AND ELEVATES DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES BY PROVIDING CONTENT, CONNECTION, AND CONVERSATION THAT ADVA…
NY · TY 2024
$2K
National Girls Collaborative
TO BRING TOGETHER, SUPPORT, AND INFORM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO EQUITY, WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATI…
WA · TY 2024
$2K
Camfed USA
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN TO BECOME LEADERS OF CHANGE.
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Things of My Very Own
TO KEEP CHILDREN WITH THEIR NONABUSIVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Soles4souls
TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE JOBS & PROVIDE RELIEF BY DISTRIBUTING SHOES & CLOTHING AROUND THE WORLD.
TN · TY 2024
$1K
Empowering Youth Exploring Justice
TO ASSIST IN EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.
OH · TY 2024
$1K
South Bethlehem United Methodist Church
TO HELP FUND PROGRAMS AND OTHER NECESSARY COSTS OF THE CHURCH.
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Doctors Without Borders
TO HELP FUND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ACROSS COUNTRIES.
MD · TY 2023
$10K
Armenian General Benevalent Union
TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING ARMENIAN HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Oxfam America
TO OFFER SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND CLIMATE ACTION.
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Empowering Youth Exploring Justice
TO ASSIST IN EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.
OH · TY 2023
$5K
Michael J Fox Foundation
TO DIRECT FUNDS TO PROMISING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Capital City Rescue Mission
TO HELP HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN ALBANY.
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies - Uc Hastings Foundation
TO HELP REFUGEES SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES.
CA · TY 2023
$5K
United World Mission
TO AID IN PROGRAMS TO EQUIP LEADERS AND ESTABLISH CHURCHES AROUND THE WORLD.
NC · TY 2023
$5K
Hospital de LA Familia Foundation
TO SUPPORT A MEDICAL CLINIC AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities
TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHEN CHILDREN NEED HEALTHCARE.
IL · TY 2023
$5K
International Rescue Committee
TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER.
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Unbound
TO EMPOWER FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.
KS · TY 2023
$5K
Camfed USA
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN TO BECOME LEADERS OF CHANGE.
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Facing History and Ourselves
TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH TOOLS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS.
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Urban Alchemy
TO MAKE PUBLIC AREAS SAFER SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER AT RISK OF BEING ASSAULTED OR HARMED.
CA · TY 2023
$3K
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS.
DC · TY 2023
$3K
Association for Women in Science
TO ASSIST IN COMBATING JOB DISCRIMINATION AND LOWER PAY FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE.
DC · TY 2023
$3K
Onegoal
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TO DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Habitat for Humanity
TO BUILD SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR THE NEEDY.
GA · TY 2023
$3K
Pursuit Transformation Company
TO BUILD PATHWAYS TO LONG-TERM TECH CAREERS FOR LOW-INCOME ADULTS.
NY · TY 2023
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.