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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6902382

The Chirag Foundation

A private foundation in Carlisle, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $577,673 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $577,673

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,355,894

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,054,236

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $13,467,502

  • Tax year 2022

    $639,470

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,051,376

  • Tax year 2021

    $591,579

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,101,149

  • Tax year 2020

    $608,864

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,710,023

  • Tax year 2019

    $405,294

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,974,126

  • Tax year 2018

    $179,471

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,936,499

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pardada Pardadi Educational SocietyFairfax, VA

    To sponsor girls education and women's health & hygiene (expenditure responsibility grant)

    $98,000
  2. IdeaBoston, MA

    Various

    $65,000
  3. The Akshayapatra FoundationCanoga Park, CA

    Sponsor nutritious meals to children studying in government schools and government-aided schools. (expenditure responsibility grant)

    $61,157
  4. Boston Higher Education Resource CenterBoston, MA

    Various

    $60,000
  5. Boys and Girls Club of Greater LwoellLowell, MA

    Various

    $50,000
  6. Sakhi for South Asian WomenNew York, NY

    Various

    $45,000
  7. Operation RestorationNew Orleans, LA

    Various

    $40,000
  8. Resilient Neighborhood ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Various

    $35,000
  9. Nav SrishtiNew Dehli, India

    Enhance the capacities and skills of underprivileged and marginalized communities, especially womenand children so that they could become self-dependent and live a dignified and respectful life.(expenditure responsibility grant)

    $32,516
  10. Neighborhood VillagesJamaica Plain, MA

    Various

    $30,000
  11. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    Various

    $30,000
  12. The Life Is Good Playmaker ProjectBoston, MA

    Various

    $16,000
  13. Center for Empowered Politics Education FundOakland, CA

    Various

    $15,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $188,00056% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $70,00021% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $45,00013% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $16,0005% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $15,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $221,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $98,000
  3. California2 grants $76,157
  4. New York2 grants $75,000
  5. Louisiana1 grant $40,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Anil SinghalTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Abha SinghalTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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