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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1496848

Indus Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $105,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,357,891

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,160

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,414,219

  • Tax year 2023

    $75,250

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,540,524

  • Tax year 2022

    $87,200

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $657,980

  • Tax year 2021

    $240,750

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $704,998

  • Tax year 2020

    $113,750

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $652,866

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Harlem Children's Zone IncNew York, NY

    Support children and families to end generational poverty.

    $25,000
  2. Pure EarthNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Asian University for WomenCambridge, MA

    Support for women to graduate and become skilled and innovative professionals in asia and throughout the world.

    $12,000
  4. Association of Asian American Investment Managers (aaaim)San Francisco, CA

    General support

    $11,000
  5. The Asia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. US Japan CouncilWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  7. New York Common Pantry IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  8. The Salvation Army Southern Territory Emergency Disaster ServicesBrookhaven, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  9. U-Go InitiativeSolana Beach, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Untermyer Gardens ConservancyYonkers, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $35,00047% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $30,00040% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $52,000
  2. California3 grants $26,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $12,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James ShannonDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alona StraitTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Saemee HwangSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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