2024-05-14T09:47:52-07:00 2023-12-31 273056423 Agopian and Baboghli 21081 S Western Ave Ste 260 Torrance CA 90501 990 2023-01-01 954425150 ARMENIAN CENTER FOR NATL & INTLSTUDIES ARME 8185014335 15456 VALLEY VISTA BLVD SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403 Armen Hovannisian ESQ Treasurer 2024-05-14 true Armen Hovannisian ESQ 999009999 true George Baboghli P00560041 3102126443 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 15456 VALLEY VISTA BLVD SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403 111715 false X N/A X 1993 CA TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BASE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND POLICYMAKERS ON A COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ISSUES MAINLY ON ACHIEVING PEACE, STABILITY AND COOPERATION IN THE REGION AND BUILDING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN ARMENIA. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ROBUST CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR SERIES AND CURRICULUM, THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO UNIVERSITIES AND THE PUBLIC. 4 4 0 0 20000 110000 0 329 1715 0 20329 111715 0 0 18608 21682 0 0 28223 43099 46831 64781 -26502 46934 253544 300478 3 3 253541 300475 X TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BASE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND POLICYMAKERS ON A COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ISSUES MAINLY ON ACHIEVING PEACE, STABILITY AND COOPERATION IN THE REGION AND BUILDING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN ARMENIA. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ROBUST CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR SERIES AND CURRICULUM, THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO UNIVERSITIES AND THE PUBLIC. false false 58155 4a ACNIS ORGANIZES AND PARTICIPATES IN CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ON DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION AND THEMES OF BROAD PUBLIC INTEREST, WITH THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING THE RULE OF LAW, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND DEMOCRATIZATION OF DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND STABILITY IN THE CAUCASUS REGION. IN 2023, SUBJECT MATTERS OF BROAD EDUCATIONAL INTEREST INCLUDED ACNIS' PROFESSIONALS' PRESENCE AT A CONTINUING SERIES OF FORUMS ON THE PEACEFUL AND LAWFUL RESOLUTION OF THE REGIONAL CONFLICTS, ARMENIA'S IMPROVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES CONNECTED TO CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENTS, AND SAFEGUARDING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY. ACNIS CONVENED OR PARTICIPATED IN FOUR REMOTE CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS, HELD PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS, ACADEMICS, AND POLICYMAKERS. EXPENSES $10,136. 4b ACNIS PREPARES AND PUBLISHES A WEEKLY REVIEW OF CURRENT AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS,BOOK REVIEWS, TREATMENTS OF MAJOR SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, ARTICLES, AND STUDY GUIDES ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND MULTI-TRACK DIPLOMACY IN PEACE PROCESSES AND THE RULE OF LAW. THE ARMENIAN, ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF NEWS, OPINION AND STRATEGIC INSIGHTS ARE PRESENTED IN PRINT, VIA PODCAST AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, OFFERING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF FREELY EXPRESSED POLICY ANALYSES ON ARMENIA AND THE DIASPORA AND GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON REGIONAL ISSUES. HIGHLIGHTED ARE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE REGION AND THE WORLD, THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION IN DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITIES IN THE EMERGING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION APPROACHES. MORE THAN FIFTY ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS WERE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE AND WERE ISSUED IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM SERVICE, ACNIS HAS CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL DATABASE AND LIBRARY OF SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR USE BY SCHOLARS, STUDENTS AND EXPERTS. EXPENSES $32,942. 4c ACNIS IN 2023 CONTINUED INTO A THIRTEENTH YEAR OF A YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH WAS COMPRISED OF MULTI-PART INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS OFFERED BY ACNIS STAFF TO TWO STUDENTS. THE AREAS OF INSTRUCTION INCLUDED ARMENIA AND REGIONAL-BASED STUDIES RELATED TO ANALYSES AND ADVANTAGES OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES AND THE CHALLENGES TO THEM IN POST-SOVIET ENVIRONMENTS, JUDICIAL AND DEMOCRATIC, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL BASES OF THE RECOGNITION ISSUE, AND THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION. THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH EDUCATIONAL AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES RELATED TO FACTORS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE AND SECURITY, FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. ACNIS ALSO CONTINUED ITS WORKING COOPERATION WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES CENTERS WHICH ADDRESS AND MEET THE NEEDS OF STREET CHILDREN AND DISADVANTAGED ELDERLY, PROVIDING AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, NUTRITION AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. EXPENSES $3,801. 58155 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Armen K Hovannisian 8185014335 15456 VALLEY VISTA BLVD SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403 X Professor Richard Hovannisian Director 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Garo Ghazarian ESQ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Raffi Sarrafian Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Armen Hovannisian ESQ Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 110000 110000 0 1715 1715 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111715 1715 0 0 0 0 0 0 19712 17741 1971 1970 1773 197 0 0 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22158 19942 2216 0 250 225 25 0 0 0 8333 7500 833 0 COMMUNICATIONS/COMPUTER NETWOR 7816 7034 782 CORE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 2057 2057 PRINTING 1175 1175 SUPPLIES 512 461 51 782 247 535 64781 58155 6626 0 102166 157433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415549 272504 151378 143045 0 0 0 0 0 253544 300478 3 3 3 3 X 253541 300475 253541 300475 253544 300478 46934 X false false false X 60600 35500 71581 20000 110000 297681 0 0 60600 35500 71581 20000 110000 297681 8016 289665 118 48 46 1715 1927 0 0 299608 0.96680 0.95870 X 325000 181955 143045 81849 81849 8700 8700 143045 Rounding 3 3 SEE PART V 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 0 SEE PART V 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 0 SEE PART V 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 0 SEE PART V 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 0 4 32 4 32 false false false false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: 4d ACNIS ORGANIZES AND PARTICIPATES IN PRESENTATIONS WORKING MEETINGS AND CONSULTATIONS ON CURRENT DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES WITH LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, ACADEMICS, AND STUDENTS FROM DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS--INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES, STATE AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE DIPLOMATIC STAFF OF THE UNITED STATES, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN, WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN EMBASSIES. EXPENSES $3,801. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 PROFESSOR RICHARD HOVANNISIAN IS THE FATHER OF ARMEN HOVANNISIAN, ESQ. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF ITS FILING WITH A REQUEST THAT IT BE REVIEWED AND FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ALL RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUIRED TO ASSENT TO IT. IN ADDITION, ALL TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS ARE VETTED TO PRECLUDE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, PERSONAL OR FAMILIAL INTEREST OF ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER IN ANY SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL OF THE CENTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.