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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-2115627

The DS Foundation

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $8.7 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,693,412

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $210,882,381

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,798,757

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $191,034,501

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,409,502

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $165,858,321

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,212,002

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $183,651,055

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,303,502

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $190,288,686

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    General operating support

    $4,600,000
  2. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    Urology institute fund

    $4,000,000
  3. Achieve MiamiMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  4. IndiasporaSan Francisco, CA

    Founders circle

    $25,000
  5. IndiasporaSan Francisco, CA

    Indiaspora forum for good 2025

    $25,000
  6. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeAllston, MA

    General operating support

    $4,501
  7. Lawyers for ChildrenNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,505
  8. Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General operating support

    $2,501
  9. FaspeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  10. Oligo NationSebastopol, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  11. Epidemic Answers IncWindsor, CT

    General operating support

    $1,200
  12. Harvard Kennedy SchoolAllston, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  13. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General operating support

    $1,000
  14. The Bronx DefendersBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  15. Marcy Lab IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $200
  16. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General operating support

    $155
  17. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,600,00053% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $4,026,40046% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $50,000<1% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid2 grants $2,755<1% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $2,655<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $4,600,000
  2. Florida2 grants $4,025,000
  3. California3 grants $52,500
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $5,501
  5. New York4 grants $5,455
  6. New Jersey1 grant $2,501
  7. Connecticut2 grants $2,200
  8. Texas1 grant $155
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bharat DesaiTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Neerja SethiTRUSTEE, VP, SECRETARY, TREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Saahill DesaiTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Pia DesaiTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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