Ben H & Gladys Arkelian Foundation
Private foundation · Bakersfield, CA · EIN 95-6103223 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Ben H and Gladys Arkelian Foundation
82grants reported
$2,500median award
$800lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$381Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 82 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $63K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1825
Bakersfield, CA 93303-1825
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Junk A Tique Outlet CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $32,975 |
| Kern Co Museum CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $23,000 |
| Bakersfield Homeless Center CAPITAL IMRPOVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $18,000 |
| Bakersfield Homeless Center CAPITAL IMRPOVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $18,000 |
| Resurrection Church CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $17,648 |
| Bakersfield Homeless Center CAPITAL IMRPOVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $16,500 |
| Boys Girls Club of Kern County CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $12,000 |
| Boys Girls Club of Kern County CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $12,000 |
| Boys Girls Club of Kern County CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $12,000 |
| Junk A Tique Outlet CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 |
| Csub Athletics CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 |
| Flood Ministries CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $9,000 |
| Flood Ministries CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $9,000 |
| Flood Ministries CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $9,000 |
| Csub Athletics CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $8,814 |
| Resurrection Church CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $8,351 |
| Junk A Tique Outlet CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $7,826 |
| Alliance Against Fam Violence CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $6,000 |
| Alliance Against Fam Violence CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $6,000 |
| Global Family Care Network CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $6,000 |
| Alliance Against Fam Violence CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $6,000 |
| Child Guidance Center CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Jj's Legacy CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| The Cat People CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Coyote Club CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Coyote Club CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Resurrection Church CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $4,914 |
| Valley Oak Charter School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $4,500 |
| Kern Co Museum CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $4,000 |
| Independence Thru Grace Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,300 |
| Alzheimers CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,250 |
| Teen Challenage of SO Calif CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,000 |
| Alzheimers CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,000 |
| Christian Youth Film Society CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,000 |
| Kern Co Museum CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,000 |
| Global Family Care Network CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $3,000 |
| Mare CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Bridges for Peace CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Melbourne, FL | $2,500 |
| Global Family Care Network CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Tehachapi Build-A-Plane CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Tehachapi, CA | $2,500 |
| Country Christian School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Mare CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Kern Youth for Christ CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Valley Acheivement Center CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| His Way Out CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,400 |
| His Way Out CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,400 |
| His Way Out CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,400 |
| Bakersfield West Rotary CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 |
| Kern County High School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,350 |
| Teen Challenage of SO Calif CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Internationalschool Project CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Mission Viejo, CA | $1,000 |
| Sleepy Baby Box Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Bakersfield West Rotary CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| American Cancer Soliety CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Kern County High School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Vineland School District CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Vindland, NJ | $1,000 |
| Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Kern Youth for Christ CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Teen Challenage of SO Calif CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 82 reported grants.
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,435,845 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29