Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION (AGBU) IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO UPHOLDING THE ARMENIAN HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.
DEVOTED TO UPHOLDING THE ARMENIAN HERITAGE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE ALLOCATION OF SUBSIDIES TO 13 DAY SCHOOLS OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDE AN ARMENIAN CURRICULUM, IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENTING THE LOCAL COUNTRY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, TO APPROXIMATELY 3,300 KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO GRANTS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 400 QUALIFIED STUDENTS IN NEARLY 40 COUNTRIES; AND ALLOCATIONS AND SUBSIDIES GLOBALLY TO VARIOUS ARMENIAN AND NON-ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES, SUMMER DAY CAMPS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL CHILDREN'S CENTERS IN ARMENIA. ASSISTANCE IS ALSO OFFERED TO VARIOUS OTHER ARMENIAN SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
CULTURAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE ALLOCATIONS AND SUBSIDIES TO VARIOUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ARMENIA AND WORLDWIDE, SUCH AS THE ARMENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, WRITER'S ASSOCIATION, PUBLICATION AND PRINTING OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, MUSIC FESTIVALS, ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ETC. IT ALSO INCLUDES ALLOCATIONS TO THE VARIOUS CULTURAL CENTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT FIVE CONTINENTS. THESE CENTERS PROVIDE LOCALES FOR CULTURAL, YOUTH, SPORTS, SCOUTS, DANCE, CHORAL, THEATER, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE MUSICAL, LITERARY, AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, YOUTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, AND SO ON.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS: REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS TO CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP WORLDWIDE AND EDUCATION HOUSING AND VESTMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Gitlen | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $255,024 |
| Ani Susan Anserian | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $232,583 |
| Vahe Victor Kiljian | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $160,779 |
| Karen Aline Papazian | DIRECTOR- OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $152,918 |
| Naheed Elyasi | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING | 40 | $130,188 |
| Viktoriya Pavlish | CONTROLLER | 40 | $119,884 |
| Grant Kamalyan | DIRECTOR OF IT | 40 | $118,297 |
| Ari Libarikian | MEMBER - EFF. 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Nadia Gortzounian | MEMBER - EFF. 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Vartkes Knadjian | MEMBER - EFF. 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Haig Ariyan | MEMBER - EFF. 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Armen Sarkissian | MEMBER - TILL 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Eric Esrailian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Ruben Vardanyan | MEMBER - TILL 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Arnaud Attamian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Aris Atamian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Vasken Yacoubian | MEMBER | 20 | $0 |
| Vahe Gabrache | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Lena Sarkissian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Yervant Zorian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Levon Nazarian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Lori Muncherian | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Ani Manoukian | MEMBER | 20 | $0 |
| Noubar Afeyan | MEMBER - TILL 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Arda Nazerian Haratunian | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Yervant Demirjian | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Sarkis Jebejian | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Nazareth A Festekjian | TREASURER | 20 | $0 |
| Joseph Oughourlian | VICE PRESIDENT - EFF. 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Sinan Sinanian | VICE PRESIDENT - TILL 2/9/2019 | 20 | $0 |
| Sam Simonian | VICE PRESIDENT - TILL 2/9/2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Berge Setrakian | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
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