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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3628004

Bhargava Foundation

A private foundation in Farmington Hills, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $149,274 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $149,274

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,195,078
  • Tax year 2024

    $64,079

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,694,454
  • Tax year 2023

    $67,657

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,441,385
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,314

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,132,286
  • Tax year 2021

    $41,514

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,157,283
  • Tax year 2020

    $33,956

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $995,955
  • Tax year 2019

    $28,189

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $639,417
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,788

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $777,931

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bharatiya TempleTroy, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $82,703
  2. Iskcon Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $40,000
  3. Mai Family ServicesFarmington, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $15,000
  4. Accent PontiacPontiac, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  5. Spaulding Rehab InstituteCharlestown, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $2,400
  6. Hindu Temple of Las VegasLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable purposes

    $1,455
  7. Gurdwara Bab Deep Singh JiLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable purposes

    $1,002
  8. Shri Bhakta Hanuman TempleFarmington Hills, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $750
  9. The Akshaya Patra FoundationFremont, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $501
  10. Foundatyion for Primary ImmNewport Beach, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $251
  11. Fairmeadow ElementaryPalo Alto, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $212
  12. Sringeri Vidya Bharati FoundationFarmington Hills, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  13. Most Holy Trinity ChhurchDetroit, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  14. Mandir of MadisonSun Prairie, WI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  15. Tarkanian Middle SchoolLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  16. Hindu Temple of Las VegasLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  17. India Development ServiceOak Park, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  18. Sri Shindi Sai Samsthan MichiganLivonia, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  19. St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  20. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  21. Girl Scouts of MichiganDetroit, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  22. The Rad FoundationHenderson, NV

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  23. American Cancer SocietyOakbrook Terrace, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  24. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  25. Livingston Symphony OrchestraLivingston, NJ

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  26. Eisenhower High School Dance TeamShelby Township, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  27. City of MarysvilleMarysville, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  28. Hindu Temple of CantonCanton, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  29. Brahman Samaj of North AmericaRochester, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  30. Pratham USAHouston, TX

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  31. Family Youth InterventionsMt Clemens, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  32. Hindu Temple of CantonCanton, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  33. Iskcon of Las VegasLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable purposes

    $0
  34. Greater Houston CommunityHouston, TX

    Charitable purposes

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan15 grants $143,453
  2. Nevada6 grants $2,457
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $2,400
  4. California3 grants $964
  5. Illinois2 grants $0
  6. New Jersey1 grant $0
  7. New York1 grant $0
  8. Tennessee1 grant $0
  9. Texas3 grants $0
  10. Wisconsin1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Rai P BhargavaPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pavan BhargavaSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vanita BhargavaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rajiv BhargavaTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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