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4 funders with a record of paying for “etchmiadzin”

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St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Diocese of the Armenian Church of America: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Sarkis and Ruth Bedevian → Friends of Holy Etchmiadzin: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2025Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation → Western Diocese of the Armenian Church: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Vartkess & Rita Balian → St Mary Armenian Apostolic Church: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025St Louis Community Foundation Inc: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.St Louis Community Foundation…$200KThe Sarkis and Ruth Bedevian: $42K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sarkis and Ruth Bedevian$42KRoy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Roy and Patricia Disney Famil…$10KVartkess & Rita Balian: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Vartkess & Rita Balian$5KDiocese of the Armenian Church of America: received $200K on this topicDiocese of the Armenian Church…$200KFriends of Holy Etchmiadzin: received $42K on this topicFriends of Holy Etchmiadzin$42KWestern Diocese of the Armenian Church: received $10K on this topicWestern Diocese of the Armenian…$10KSt Mary Armenian Apostolic Church: received $5K on this topicSt Mary Armenian Apostolic Chur…$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →