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Izmirlian International Foundation

Preselected recipients only Uniondale, New York · EIN 842081094

Izmirlian International Foundation is a private foundation in Uniondale, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.3 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $650,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $2.3 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.5 million1$103
2024$2.3 million2$10,329
2025$1.3 million2$8,737

How to apply

Izmirlian International Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Izmirlian International Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$1.0 million
Connecticut1$300,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Dikran izmirlian bachelor of science in business and global affairs program$1.0 million
The Taft School
Watertown, CT
The donald oscarson '47 scholarship fund$300,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Izmirlian International Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Izmirlian International Foundation give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $650,000.

Who runs Izmirlian International Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sarkis Izmirlian (Member).

What does Izmirlian International Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, international and science and research.

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