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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1560258

Shrita Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in West Chester, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $187,368 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

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

    $187,368

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,800,917
  • Tax year 2024

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,791,759
  • Tax year 2023

    $129,920

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,717,603
  • Tax year 2022

    $146,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,765,974
  • Tax year 2021

    $147,061

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,902
  • Tax year 2020

    $99,405

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,434,953
  • Tax year 2019

    $44,114

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,188,920

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Infinity FoundationPrinceton, NJ

    To support their charitable activities

    $100,000
  2. Sarayu Foundation USA IncManasquan, NJ

    To support their charitable activities

    $50,000
  3. Shasta FoundationWoodinville, WA

    To support their charitable activities

    $25,600
  4. Hindu Network Fund InternationalRobbinsville, NJ

    To support their charitable activities

    $11,268
  5. St Francis HouseSaint Augustine, FL

    To support their charitable activities

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $150,00080% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,60014% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $11,2686% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey3 grants $161,268
  2. Washington1 grant $25,600
  3. Florida1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Vijaya ViswanathanPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nagesh NamaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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