ARPA INSTITUTE INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $284K · expenses $245K · assets $39K
- EIN
- 95-4423297
- Address
- 18106 MIRANDA ST, TARZANA, CA 91356-1712
- Website
- http://www.arpainstitute.org
- NTEE code
- Z99Z
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 1993 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Hagop Panossian (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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Principal Objective of ARPA is to Promote International Cooperation and Understanding Within the World Community. Through the Provision of Consulting, Analysis, Research and Planning Services, in: Education, Economics, Policy, Health and Technology, Between the Republic of Armenia and the United States of America.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagop Panossian PhD | President | 2022-2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Armen Kocharian PhD | Vice President | 2022-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sargis Sedrakyan PhD | Treasurer | 2022-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hasmig Baran EdD | Secretary | 2022-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagop Panossian PhD | President | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Armen Kocharian PhD | Vice President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sargis Sedrakyan PhD | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hasmig Baran EdD | Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagop Panossian PhD | President | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Armen Kocharian PhD | Vice President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sargis Sedrakyan PhD | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hasmig Baran EdD | Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $283,933 | $244,545 | $39,388 | $39,388 | $283,933 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $199,007 | $82,758 | $277,762 | $277,762 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 6 |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $91,279 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 | $50,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
| KECK MEDICAL CENTER OF USC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ARPA INSTITUTE INC” | 2023 | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 | $5,000 | show |
| AKIAN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ARPA INSTITUTE” | 2020 | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ARPA INSTITUTE INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $279 | 2023 | $55 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $244,545 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $55,259
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Stemar Project | $122,700 | $122,700 | $0 | $0 | 50.2% |
| Other (as described) Event | ARPA Gala | $55,259 | $55,259 | $0 | $0 | 22.6% |
| Other (as described) | Disinformation AI | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | 20.4% |
| All other expenses | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | 4.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Alikanyan Lab | $6,586 | $6,586 | $0 | $0 | 2.7% |
| Total | $244,545 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $82,758 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $66,206
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) Event | 1: Gala | $33,103 | $33,103 | $0 | $0 | 40.0% |
| Other (as described) | 2: Clean Room | $33,103 | $33,103 | $0 | $0 | 40.0% |
| Other (as described) | 3: Science Fairs | $12,414 | $12,414 | $0 | $0 | 15.0% |
| Other (as described) | 4: Educational Panels | $4,138 | $4,138 | $0 | $0 | 5.0% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $232,110 | $33,103 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $82,758 | 100% |
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