Jace Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives, particularly those related to Armenian culture and heritage. Its mission reflects a commitment to providing scholarships, humanitarian relief, and general support to various charitable causes. The foundation primarily serves organizations that focus on education, cultural preservation, and human services, with a notable emphasis on supporting the Armenian community. Through its grantmaking, it aims to foster educational opportunities and cultural enrichment, thereby contributing to the well-being of the populations it serves.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-medium education or Armenian cultural nonprofits (including scholarship programs and humanitarian/medical missions) that are known to the trustees or visible in Armenian community networks.
Good Fit
- • Work in education, scholarships, or Armenian cultural preservation.
- • Existing relationship, reference, or visibility to the foundation trustees or Armenian community institutions.
- • Project size aligned with typical grants (roughly $1K–$35K, median under $10K).
Geography
In the latest year grants were distributed across five states (CA, NY, WA, NJ, MA), with about half of dollars going to California but substantial out-of-state support as well.
Recipient Variety
Eight distinct recipients were funded in 2024 spanning education, cultural and humanitarian purposes, and six of those were new that year; this indicates a moderate and growing spread of independent grantees rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the foundation added many new grantees in the latest year (six new recipients), which suggests openness to new entrants, but the foundation also states it funds only preselected organizations and provides no public application route, so unsolicited applications appear unlikely to be effective.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
