MELKONIAN GLOBAL OVERTURE

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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $36K · expenses $36K · assets $25K

EIN
82-0706540
Address
PO BOX 40850, PASADENA, CA 91114-7850
Website
WWW.MELKONIANGLOBALOVERTURE.COM
NTEE code
Q20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
ARSINE SHIRVANIAN (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF IRC 501(C)(3)- SPECIFICALLY BY CREATING ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ESTABLISH SELF-SUSTAINABILITY AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND TO SAFEGUARD ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES IN DIASPORA AND WITHIN THE ARMENIAN NATION. THE LONG TERM VISION IS TO IMPLEMENT THIS CONCEPT IN STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT AREAS GLOBALLY REGARDLESS OF RACE OR RELIGION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Arsine Shirvanian CEO2019-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Ben Shirvanian CFO2019-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARSINE SHIRVANIAN CEO0 $0-- $01
BEN SHIRVANIAN CFO0 $0-- $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARSINE SHIRVANIAN CEO5 $0-- $01
BEN SHIRVANIAN CFO5 $0-- $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARSINE SHIRVANIAN CEO5 $0-- $01
BEN SHIRVANIAN CFO5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,185$35,660 $24,770$3,163 $36,185- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,939$60,741 $24,338$2,638 $61,939- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,576$111,880 $1,440$1,440 -- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $31,968 in all, tax years 2018 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$19,420 2020$19,420
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MELKONIAN GLOBAL OVERTURE” 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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GASKA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MELKONIAN GLOBAL OVERTURE” 2018 1$2,500 2018$2,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MELKONIAN GLOBAL OVERTURE” 2020-2023 4$48 2023$11
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $35,660 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,151 25.7%
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LineAs describedTotalShare
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LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $85,822 76.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,163 18.9%
Printing, publications, postage $4,895 4.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$95reported apart
Total$111,880100%

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