In 1893 he founded the Abovian-Nazarian Fund for writers in financial need. After his retirement in 1898 he created a committee in Moscow to organize the care and education of children orphaned because of the Hamidian massacres.
In 1893 he established the Abovian-Nazarian Fund to support writers in financial hardship. Following his retirement in 1898, he set up a committee in Moscow to oversee the care and education of children orphaned due to the Hamidian atrocities.