ARMENIAN CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ARMENIAN CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL CENTER INC

EIN 23-7435493 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)

What they do

PROVIDE CULTURAL and EDUCATIONAL SERVICES to THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $58.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

42.65%of revenue went to mission work58.0% of expenses · Program services

2.94%of revenue went to fundraising4.0% of expenses

$73.53spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

27.94%of revenue went to management and office costs38.0% of expenses

$3.49in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

6.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$439,756

Mission workProgram services$187,53642.65% of revenue58.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$122,86927.94% of revenue38.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$12,9332.94% of revenue4.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$116,41826.47% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$323,33873.53% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 58.0% mission · 38.0% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.53% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 58.0% mission · 38.0% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.18% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 58.1% mission · 38.0% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 33.53% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 65.2% mission · 31.5% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.92% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 56.5% mission · 40.2% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 183.16% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 60.3% mission · 36.4% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$439,756

Expenses$323,338

Annual surplus $116,418 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$187,536 · 58.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$122,869 · 38.0% of expenses

Fundraising$12,933 · 4.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$439,756

Expenses$323,338

Assets$1,129,217

Income$491,209

Contributions$27,015

Mission work (program services)$187,536

Fundraising$12,933

Management and general$122,869

Accounting fees$13,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (21)

MIHRAN YENIKOMSHIANTRUSTEE

VATCHE SERADERIANPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE

VARANT CHILOYANTRUSTEE

VAHE GHAHRAMANSECRETARY & TRUSTEE

TALAR ABDELIANTRUSTEE

STEPAN CHILOYANTRUSTEE

SARO SAKAIANTRUSTEE

ROUBINA SURENIANTRUSTEE

RICHIE GHAZARYANSTRUSTEE

RAFFI YABOUJIANTRUSTEE

RAFFI VARJABEDIANTRUSTEE

ALAIN CHAGLASSIANTRUSTEE

MARTHA MENSOIANVICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE

JOSHUA TEVEKELIANTRUSTEE

JOHN JERIKIANTRUSTEE

JEAN AVEDISSIANTRUSTEE

DIKRAN KALIGIANTRUSTEE

CHARLES ASLANIANTRUSTEE

ARMEN KHACHATOURIANTREASURER & TRUSTEE

ARA MARGOSIANTRUSTEE

ANI ZARGARIANTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1975
Location: 47 NICHOLS AVE, WATERTOWN, MA 02472-4126
County: Middlesex
In care of: VATCHE SERADERIAN
Primary officer: VATCHE SERADERIAN, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(617) 312-2828

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: NARDELLA & TAYLOR LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)