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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4215005

Palkhiwala Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Somerset, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $27,003 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Arun J Palkhiwala
458 Crossfields Ln
Somerset, NJ 08873
(516) 829-6245
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicant name, address, and the purpose for the fund requirement.
Deadlines
Application should be sumitted in a timely fashion to allow for verification.
Restrictions
Restrictions based on the approval of the board.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $27,003

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $121,313
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,595

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $121,320
  • Tax year 2023

    $24,903

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $107,985
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,101

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $118,560
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $111,923
  • Tax year 2020

    $23,601

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $94,726
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,617

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $111,076
  • Tax year 2018

    $6,932

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $98,379

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Life Global IncParamus, NJ

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $20,000
  2. Share and Care Foundation for IndiaRochelle Park, NJ

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $5,000
  3. Jain Center of New JerseySomerset, NJ

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000
  4. Hindu Samaj of MahwahMahwah, NJ

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $752
  5. Muni Seva Charitable Foundation USA IncVandalia, OH

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $251

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 $25,25196% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey4 grants $26,752
  2. Ohio1 grant $251

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Arun J PalkhiwalaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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