ARMENIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ARMENIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC (EIN 04-2552239)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-14
IRS object ID: 202243189349309179
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Note: A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-14T12:52:07-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042979611	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NARDELLA & TAYLOR LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 HARTWELL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LEXINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02421	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042552239	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARMENIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ARME	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6173122828	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 BIGELOW AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVE MESROBIAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6173122828	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	STEVE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MESROBIAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
PTIN	P00299025	PTIN
Phone	7818626833	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-11-11	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GEORGE AGHJAYAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 BIGELOW AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$966,040	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.ACAAINC.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1969	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF ARMENIAN HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATION, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. PUBLISH WEEKLY ARMENIAN NEWSPAPERS IN THE USA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	26	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$955,931	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$542,130	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$199,869	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$70,530	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,096,636	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$264,579	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$129,634	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$88,801	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,382,070	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$966,040	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$581,825	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$431,152	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$81,386	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$226,329	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$147,548	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$391,375	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$240,270	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,054,586	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$897,751	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,327,484	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$68,289	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$12,056,277	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,900,478	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,884,748	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$150,644	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,171,529	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,749,834	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES DIRECTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND CONTINUATION OF THE ARMENIAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$580,416	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$431,152	GrantAmt
Revenue	$70,531	RevenueAmt
Desc	GENERAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SERVICE TO PEOPLE OF ARMENIAN ORIGIN.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$580,416	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (1)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	Yes (1)	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	0	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARMEN KHACHATOURIAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6173122828	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 BIGELOW AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JOHN MKRCHJAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SEBOUH HATSAKORDZIAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANI TCHAGHLASIAN
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GEORGE AGHJAYAN
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KHAJAG MGRDICHIAN
CLERK	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE MESROBIAN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
VALOT ATAKHANIAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$41,700	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$500,430	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$542,130	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CRUISE INCOME	900099	$40,250	$40,250
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS	900099	$30,280	$30,280

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$70,530	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$246,692	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$246,692	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$88,800	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$88,800	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$88,800	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$88,800	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$17,887	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$17,887	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,887	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,887	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$966,040	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$70,531	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$353,379	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$431,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$431,152	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,153	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,436	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,386	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,463	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,074	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,074	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,174	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$13,174	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,639	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,988	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,660	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,991	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,154	TotalAmt
Management And General	$82,154	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,408	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$18,408	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SPECIAL EVENTS	$22,076	$22,076
PROGRAM SERVICES	$8,428		$8,428
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING	$2,217			$2,217
BANK CHARGES AND FEES	$1,622			$1,622

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$478	TotalAmt
Management And General	$478	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$897,751	TotalAmt
Program Services	$580,416	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$169,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$147,548	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$508,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$268,225	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$138,145	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,145	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,472	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,047	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$528,289	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$368,605	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,684	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,107,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,925,905	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,734,104	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,056,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,900,478	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,644	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,734,104	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,884,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,644	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,804,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,917,096	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,367,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,832,738	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,171,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,749,834	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,056,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,900,478	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$68,289	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$510,016	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$550,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$543,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$359,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$955,931	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$542,130	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,950,958	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$343,051	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$199,869	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$70,530	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$613,450	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$550,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$543,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$702,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,155,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$612,660	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,564,408	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$55,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$140,000	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$55,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$140,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,424,408	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$139,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$133,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$734,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$462,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$335,492	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,805,684	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$139,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$133,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$734,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$462,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$335,492	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,805,684	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,089	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$67,453	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$707,197	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$698,521	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,461,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,621,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$948,153	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,437,545	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.62980	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.62890	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.33210	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.28860	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	0	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,373,405	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$5,373,405	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,200,686	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$52,529	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,082,941	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$5,962,751	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$5,373,405	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,557,565	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,825,530	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,172,547	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$354,956	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$10,200,686	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,151,657	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$424,323	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$169,769	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$3,557,565	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$95,240	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$95,240	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$286,652	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$279,681	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,971	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$84,663	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,190	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,473	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$61,734	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,734	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$159,684	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,476,056	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$510,016	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$510,016	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$966,040	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$966,040	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$897,751	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$897,751	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$897,751	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE ORGANIZATION HAS REVIEWED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO PROVISION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IS REQUIRED FOR OPEN TAX YEARS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALEX SARAFIAN	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	MEMBER	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	OPERATION	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$60,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$55,000	BalanceDueAmt
Default	0	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (1)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (1)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$55,000	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	NO FORMAL BOARD MEETINGS WERE HELD. CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER ARE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH ALL DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B	CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER ARE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH ALL DECISION MAKING PROCESSES FOR THE CHAPTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD & TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ARMENIAN YOUTH FED YOUTH ORG
80 BIGELOW AVE	WATERTOWN	MA	02472	208121389	EDUCATE ARMENIAN YOUTH	MA	501(C)(3)	0
ARF EASTERN USA INC
80 BIGELOW AVE	WATERTOWN	MA	02472	042057659	PUBLISH NEWSPAPER	MA	C CORP	0
ARMENIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
38-19 222ND STREET	BAYSIDE	NY	11361	834123496	PROMOTE ARMENIAN CULTURE IN NY	NY	501(C)(3)	0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARF EASTERN USA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 BIGELOW AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042057659	EIN
Primary Activities	PUBLISH NEWSPAPER	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ARF EASTERN USA INC
J	FMV
ARF EASTERN USA INC
B	ACTUAL
ARF EASTERN USA INC
O	50% OF W-2
ARMENIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
R	ACTUAL/FMV