[1][9] Once the petition was accepted, the resources for the construction of the Society were provided by donations from wealthy Armenians in Baku and through admission and membership fees.

[11] The Society also operated a nursery of forty children, a girls' school, an orphanage for 20-30 orphans, a gymnasium, a library, a publication house and educational facilities.

[4] After the establishment of the Soviet Union in Baku in 1920, the Armenian Philanthropic Society officially ceased operations.

[7] After the construction of the St. Gregory the Illuminator's Church of Baku, the library eventually moved onto its premises in 1913 where it resumed operations.

[20] Prominent Azerbaijani writer and publicist Hasan bey Zardabi admired the efforts of the Armenian community.

Zardabi expressed discontent over the failures of the Muslim population in Baku to construct their own philanthropic organization in 1871.

In a 1905 issue of the Hayat newspaper, Zardabi recalled his failed attempts to open a philanthropic organization and exclaimed, "Brothers, compare us with our Armenian neighbors!