JHM Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send an unprompted application and should first look for a way to be invited.
- Its recorded grants go to a wide mix of schools, museums, health and eye-care, humanitarian, youth and environmental organisations, so the work may fit if it sits in one of these areas, though the filings describe recipient kinds rather than funded themes.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $45,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $500,000, so a modest request within that band is typical, although its largest grant was about $2,350,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is common, with 44% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so an existing relationship may matter.
- No geographic focus is stated; its grants have mainly been in California, Texas, New York and Armenia, but that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
JHM Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Manhattan Beach, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants as public support of recipient organisations’ missions. Recipients include Armenian development and educational organisations, schools and universities, museums and other cultural bodies, health and eye-care organisations, humanitarian and social-service organisations, youth organisations, and environmental organisations. The grants are recorded for organisations in California, Texas, New York and other US states, as well as Armenia. Most rows use the same broad mission-support description. Their purposes are recorded as mission support rather than project-specific labels; the filings therefore describe recipient kinds more clearly than discrete funded themes.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Texas, New York and Armenia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 44% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 115 grants to organisations were $45,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 35%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 44% of grant dollars went to organisations JHM Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 4% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Armenia).
- 31% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- TUMO Foundation · Public support of organization mission$2,348,1472024 tax year
- JHM Armenia Development Foundation · Public support of organization mission$1,889,8352024 tax year
- American Friends of the Louvre · Public support of organization mission$1,090,0002024 tax year
- TUMO Foundation · Public support of organization mission$750,0002024 tax year
- Children of Armenia Fund · Public support of organization mission$505,0002024 tax year
- Strive Foundation · Public support of organization mission$250,0002024 tax year
- Civilitas Foundation · Public support of organization mission$200,0002024 tax year
- Friends of Teach for Armenia · Public support of organization mission$136,4002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lysa Grigorian — Trustee
- Gary W Hampar — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,534,587 | $4,057,889 | $266,354,268 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,120,528 | $6,027,431 | $334,153,331 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $19,693,292 | $8,501,974 | $356,621,774 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Manhattan Beach, CA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Manhattan Beach, CA