Homenetmen Receives $300,000 in Memory of Hrair Soghomonian
A $300,000 donation will fund a new endowment honoring Hrair Soghomonian, a longtime Homenetmen member and benefactor.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Philanthropy
Homenetmen received a $300,000 donation made by Harout and Lena Soghomian, Zohrab and Hasmik Tejirian, and Jirair and Houri Zakarian in memory of Hrair Soghomonian. The gift will establish the Hrair Soghomonian Endowment Fund.
Why it matters
The donation supports Homenetmen's ongoing programs through a dedicated endowment that honors a figure long associated with the organization and with many Armenian causes. It reflects continued philanthropic support from the Armenian community for Homenetmen's work.
The $300,000 gift is six times the $50,000 Soghomonian donated in 2018 for the Homenetmen centennial. Under the fund's structure, two-thirds of annual proceeds go to Central Committee programs and one-third to the Lebanon Regional Committee.
The players
Homenetmen
Homenetmen is a worldwide Armenian scouting and sports organization founded in 1918 that operates youth programs across many countries.
Hrair Soghomonian
Hrair Soghomonian was a longtime Homenetmen member and benefactor who supported many Armenian causes and organizations before his death in 2020.
The details
The donation was announced during an Inter-Executive conference organized by the Homenetmen Central Executive in Yerevan. Hrair Soghomonian, who passed away in 2020, began as a scout in the Homenetmen Beirut Hayashen District.
Timeline
2018: Hrair Soghomonian donated $50,000 and became a primary sponsor of the Homenetmen centennial.
2020: Hrair Soghomonian passed away.
Thursday, November 5, 2026: The $300,000 donation was announced at the Inter-Executive conference in Yerevan.
Philanthropy Pattern
Soghomonian's 2018 sponsorship of Homenetmen's centennial was a one-time milestone gift, and this endowment converts that earlier support into a standing fund that will distribute proceeds annually across Homenetmen's central and Lebanese regional committees.
Homenetmen members and Armenian community supporters worldwide may see sustained program funding as the endowment's annual proceeds are distributed. Donors considering endowment giving can note how a named fund can outlast a single campaign.
The takeaway
Endowment gifts convert one-time donations into recurring support, and this fund's two-part allocation shows how a donor can fund both central programs and regional activities at once.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Ashbarez.
