Private foundation · EIN 02-0654795 · New York, New York

Nok Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (No submission deadlines) and its median grant is $50K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $540K total, median $50K. 54% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: No restrictions or limitations on awards

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
13
$540K
Median grant
$50K
Stays in NY
54%
of grants
Deadline
See below
No submission deadlines
Assets
$8.1M

How to apply

Formal letter outlining purpose of the request, details of the related program and amount of grant requested for. Contact: Nigol Koulajian, C/O Alphaquest 110 E 59th St 36 Flr, New York, Ny, 2128387222 Deadlines: No submission deadlines Restrictions: No restrictions or limitations on awards

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 11 of 13 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Armenian General Benevolent Union (agbu)New York, NYTo support educational,cultural, & humanitarian programs focused on upholding armenian heritage.$103K
Alfanar IncNewton, MAGeneral operating support$76K
David Lynch FoundationNew York, NYSponsor for transcendental meditation instructions.$74K
Lycee Francais de New York (lfny)New York, NYAnnual fundraising gala for scholarship fund.$50K
MapsSan Jose, CATo fund psychedelic research, drug policy reform, public education,health equity,harm reduction intitiatives and general operations.$50K
The Gillen Brewer SchoolNew York, NYGeneral operating support$50K
SealNew York, NYGeneral operating support$50K
The Sambodh SocietyKalamazoo, MIGeneral operating support$15K
Ma CenterSan Ramon, CAGeneral operating support$10K
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYGeneral operating support$5,900
The Family of Woodstock IncKingston, NYGeneral operating support$5,150

By state: New York 7 · Massachusetts 1 · California 2 · INTL 2 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

Nok Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Quest Partners LLC, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Nok Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Formal letter outlining purpose of the request, details of the related program and amount of grant requested for. Deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does Nok Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $540K across 13 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Nok Foundation Inc give?

New York (7 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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