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Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 020654795

Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $539,594 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $103,200. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $486,149 the year before.

55% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$486,14915$7.8 million
2024$539,59413$7.4 million

How to apply

ContactNigol Koulajian
C/O Alphaquest 110 E 59th St 36 FLR, New York, NY 10022
Phone or email(212) 838-7222
What to submitFormal letter outlining purpose of the request, details of the related program and amount of grant requested for.
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines
RestrictionsNo restrictions or limitations on awards

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York. It also paid $50,070 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$338,270
Massachusetts1$76,246
California2$60,008
Michigan1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Armenian General Benevolent Union (Agbu)
New York, NY
To support educational,cultural, & humanitarian programs focused on upholding armenian heritage.$103,200
Alfanar Inc
Newton, MA
General operating support$76,246
David Lynch Foundation
New York, NY
Sponsor for transcendental meditation instructions.$74,020
Lycee Francais de New York (Lfny)
New York, NY
Annual fundraising gala for scholarship fund.$50,000
Maps
San Jose, CA
To fund psychedelic research, drug policy reform, public education,health equity,harm reduction intitiatives and general operations.$50,000
The Gillen Brewer School
New York, NY
General operating support$50,000
Seal
New York, NY
General operating support$50,000
IndividualScientific research on yoga practices.$45,070
The Sambodh Society
Kalamazoo, MI
General operating support$15,000
Ma Center
San Ramon, CA
General operating support$10,008
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY
General operating support$5,900
The Family of Woodstock Inc
Kingston, NY
General operating support$5,150
IndividualGeneral support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc give?

$539,594 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Nigol Koulajian (Pres./Founder) and Carla Koulajian (Treasurer).

What does Nok Foundation Inc F/K/A Nok Charitable Organization Inc fund?

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

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