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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3574876

Pani Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $570,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Karishma Isha Puri
3819 Swarthmore Street
Houston, TX 77005
(832) 799-9206
Form and materials
Informal communication listing request and how the funds will be used
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No restrictions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,445,603

  • Tax year 2024

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,269,051

  • Tax year 2023

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,210,641

  • Tax year 2022

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,051,488

  • Tax year 2021

    $316,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,816,208

  • Tax year 2020

    $320,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,512,880

  • Tax year 2019

    $204,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,506,382

  • Tax year 2018

    $146,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,269,152

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Save the Child FDN Aasraa TrustFrisco, TX

    Charitable trust

    $140,000
  2. St Judes Childcare IndiaPhoenix, AZ

    Charitable purposes

    $80,000
  3. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $80,000
  4. Save the Child FDN Pratham BooksFrisco, TX

    Charitable purposes

    $80,000
  5. The Goonj FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $40,000
  6. Friends of AravindManhattan, NY

    Charitable pruposes

    $40,000
  7. Akshaya PatraFremont, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  8. Cure Little Feet ClubYpsilanti, MI

    Charitable purpose

    $30,000
  9. The MV FoundationNewark, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  10. El Shaddai Heart of HopeColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $40,00036% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $40,00036% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $30,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas2 grants $220,000
  2. New York2 grants $120,000
  3. California3 grants $110,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $80,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $30,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Poonam MittalPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ajai PuriVP & TREASUR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Karishma Isha PuriMANAGER Hours 20Pay $70,251
  • Michelle BealeSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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