Robert A Semonian Charitable TR
Private foundation · Newton Center, MA · EIN 20-6231333 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Robert A Semonian Charitable Trust
50grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$848Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $158K 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
373 Dedham St
Newton Center, MA 02459-2890
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fund for Armenia Relief FURTHER PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $80,000 |
| Armenian Heritage Fdn FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $50,000 |
| Naasr FURTHER PROGRAMS | Belmont, MA | $50,000 |
| Friends of Fast FURTHER PROGRAMS | Glendale, CA | $50,000 |
| Diocese of the Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $44,000 |
| Agbu FURTHER PROGRAMS | Lexington, MA | $40,000 |
| Agbu FURTHER PROGRAMS | Lexington, MA | $35,000 |
| Diocese of the Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | New York, NY | $33,000 |
| St Stephens Armenian Elem School FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $31,200 |
| Armenian Tree Project FURTYHER PROGRAMS | Woburn, MA | $30,200 |
| Armenian Eyecare Project FURTHER PROGRAMS | San Dimas, CA | $25,000 |
| Friends Fast FURTHER PROGRAMS | Glendale, CA | $25,000 |
| Agbu FURTHER PROGRAMS | Lexington, MA | $25,000 |
| Armenian Assembly of America FURTHER PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Amer Univ Armenia FURTHER PROGRAMS | Glendale, CA | $25,000 |
| St James Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $25,000 |
| Armenian Heritage Fdn FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $22,000 |
| Armenian Church of the Holy Trans FURTHER PROGRAMS | Framingham, MA | $20,000 |
| Armenian Relief and Development FURTHER PROGRAMS | Pasadena, CA | $20,000 |
| Knights of Vartan FURTHER PROGRAMS | Granada Hill, CA | $15,000 |
| Armenian Eyecare Project FURTHER PROGRAMS | San Dimas, CA | $13,000 |
| Ararat Assn FURTHER PROGRAMS | Warwick, RI | $12,000 |
| Armenian Tree Project FURTYHER PROGRAMS | Woburn, MA | $10,000 |
| Welcome Home FURTHER PROGRAMS | Newton, MA | $10,000 |
| Armenian Museum of America FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $10,000 |
| Project Save Photo Archive FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $10,000 |
| Tca Friends of the Armenian ML FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $10,000 |
| Holy Translators Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Framingham, MA | $10,000 |
| Armenian Natl Comm of Amer FURTHER PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Armenian Church of the Holy Trans FURTHER PROGRAMS | Framingham, MA | $5,070 |
| Knights of Vartan FURTHER PROGRAMS | Granada Hill, CA | $5,000 |
| St James Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $5,000 |
| St Stephens Armenian Elem School FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $5,000 |
| Pan Mass Challenge Dana Farber FURTHER PROGRAMS | Needham, MA | $5,000 |
| Haymakers for Hope FURTHER PROGRAMS | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Naasr FURTHER PROGRAMS | Belmont, MA | $5,000 |
| Knights of Vartan FURTHER PROGRAMS | Granada Hill, CA | $5,000 |
| Pan Mass Challenge Dana Farber FURTHER PROGRAMS | Needham, MA | $5,000 |
| St James Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $5,000 |
| Armenian Natl Comm of Amer FURTHER PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Soc for Orphaned Armenian Relief FURTHER PROGRAMS | Radnor, PA | $5,000 |
| Pan Mass Challenge Dana Farber FURTHER PROGRAMS | Needham, MA | $5,000 |
| Armenian Church of the Holy Trans FURTHER PROGRAMS | Framingham, MA | $4,200 |
| Holy Trinity Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Ararat Assn FURTHER PROGRAMS | Warwick, RI | $2,500 |
| Holy Trinity Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Ararat Assn FURTHER PROGRAMS | Warwick, RI | $2,500 |
| Holy Trinity Armenian Church FURTHER PROGRAMS | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 |
| St Stephens Armenian Elem School FURTHER PROGRAMS | Watertown, MA | $1,200 |
| Alz Assn FURTHER PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $500 |
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