RESEARCH ON ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURE USA

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $226K · expenses $130K · assets $574K

EIN
95-4567223
Address
9644 SALUDA AVE, TUJUNGA, CA 91042-2947
Website
WWW.RAA-USA.ORG
NTEE code
A99 Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C. (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 1999 (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))
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Mission

Research, study and document ancient Armenian architecture.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Jora Manouchehrians President2014-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Avanes Haritunians Secretary2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Diana Alexandrian Vice President2014-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Razmick Haroutunian Treasurer2014-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Simon Guevrekian (former) Secretary2014-2023 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0$0$0 $01
AVANES HARITUNIANS Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
AVANES HARITUNIANS Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0$0$0 $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORA MANOUCHEHRIANS President5 $0-- $01
SIMON GUEVREKIAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
DIANA ALEXANDRIAN Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAZMICK HAROUTUNIAN Treasurer2 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,370$130,009 $573,724$573,724 $222,370$4,000 $00-
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,071$36,921 $477,363$477,363 $50,971- ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$261,059$15,480 $458,213$458,212 $239,059$22,000 $00-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,736$21,951 $212,633$212,633 $133,271- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,324$44,735 $85,848$85,848 $24,004- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,626$17,346 $87,259$87,259 $5,276- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,936$26,999 $85,979$85,979 $17,616- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,550$33,379 $87,931$87,042 $32,480- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,904$57,210 $87,959$86,871 $40,904- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,434$10,207 $106,477$106,477 $30,434- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,685$10,990 $104,068$104,068 $44,154- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $110,000 in all, tax years 2022 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE UCLA FOUNDATION $100,0001 $100,0002022 2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $10,0001 $10,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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AUTHENTIC ARC INCCAA99 $271,988$135 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
L O C A INCCAA99 $151,152$155,406 PRESIDENT$1 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
ATE9 DANCE COMPANYCAA99 $129,360$90,314 Foundation Mgr.$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FILIPINO AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACAA99 $335,358$382,940 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$62,467 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
VENTURA AUDUBON SOCIETYCAA99 $314,685$98,641 Vice President$3,053 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FAKIR MUSAFAR FOUNDATIONCAA99 $194,150$195,085 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $661,90033 16DAF sponsor2015–2024 INTERSECTIONAL ARTS INC; SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS; ART FORUM; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM and 12 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $627,98131 11DAF sponsor2019–2025 TRI VALLEY KANNADA SANGHA -TVKS; DAKSHINI BENGALI ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA; 5P SOCIETY; VETERANS IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT and 7 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $576,4366 4DAF sponsor2023–2024 AUTHENTIC ARC INC; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL; VIETNAMESE CULTURE AND SCIENCE ASSOCIATION; MAASAI CULTURAL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $500,0004 1Private foundation2021–2024 YOUTH OUTREACH AND LEARNING INSTITUTE
KARLIN FAM FOUNDATION $485,3881 1Private foundation2024–2024 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CARE
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $471,00018 4DAF sponsor2014–2024 MARIN OPEN STUDIOS; SANCTUARY FOR SUSTAINABLE ARTISTRY; PETALUMA WINE JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL INC; VENTURA AUDUBON SOCIETY
MANITOU FUND $450,0003 1Private foundation2020–2022 SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS
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THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS $280,0007 1Private foundation2020–2024 ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $251,0009 4DAF sponsor2018–2024 CHOPSTICKS ALLEY ART; KOREAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND ARTS INC; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM; VETERANS IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
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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 · $130,009 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $51,701
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Research $55,670$55,670-- 42.8%
Other (as described) EventEvent Expenses $51,701$51,701-- 39.8%
Depreciation and depletion $5,174-$5,174- 4.0%
All other expenses $5,066$2,978$2,088- 3.9%
Office expenses $4,907-$4,907- 3.8%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $2,168$2,168-- 1.7%
Other (as described)WEBSITE FEE $2,123$2,123-- 1.6%
Travel $1,500-$1,500- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,300-$1,300- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $400$400-- 0.3%
Total$130,009100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $36,921 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,791 91.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,830 5.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,300 3.5%
Total$36,921100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $15,480 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Research $6,800$6,800-- 43.9%
Depreciation and depletion $2,375-$2,375- 15.3%
Other (as described)WEBSITE FEE $1,418$1,418-- 9.2%
Other (as described)STORAGE $1,320$1,320-- 8.5%
Fees: accounting $1,200-$1,200- 7.8%
Office expenses $768-$768- 5.0%
All other expenses $571-$571- 3.7%
Other (as described)Software $523$523-- 3.4%
Fees: legal $505-$505- 3.3%
Total$15,480100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $21,951 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,511 88.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,240 5.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,200 5.5%
Total$21,951100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $44,735 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,458 94.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,200 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,077 2.4%
Total$44,735100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $17,346 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,346 94.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 5.8%
Total$17,346100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $26,999 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,876 95.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $123 0.5%
Total$26,999100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $33,379 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,037 93.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,442 4.3%
Fees to independent contractors $900 2.7%
Total$33,379100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $57,210 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $54,120 94.6%
Printing, publications, postage $2,190 3.8%
Fees to independent contractors $900 1.6%
Total$57,210100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $10,207 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,900 87.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,285 12.6%
Printing, publications, postage $22 0.2%
Total$10,207100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $10,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,312 84.7%
Fees to independent contractors $850 7.7%
Printing, publications, postage $828 7.5%
Total$10,990100%

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