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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3476415

Light the Candle Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Tampa, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $54,880 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

    $54,880

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,499,139
  • Tax year 2024

    $46,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,371,682
  • Tax year 2023

    $15,908

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,412,492
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,560

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,334,112
  • Tax year 2021

    $154,639

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,297,960
  • Tax year 2020

    $48,211

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,272,724
  • Tax year 2019

    $41,751

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,087,484
  • Tax year 2018

    $33,391

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,044,700

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vyo USA IncTampa, FL

    Youth services

    $11,000
  2. Sanatan Mandir TampaTampa, FL

    Spiritual services

    $10,001
  3. Mary Martha HouseRuskin, FL

    Support services/women

    $10,000
  4. Wellfed CommunityTampa, FL

    Food education/services

    $5,000
  5. Brahma KumansMiami, FL

    Spiritual support services

    $5,000
  6. Preserve VisionClearwater, FL

    Vision education/screenings/services

    $5,000
  7. Hindu University of AmericaGroveland, FL

    Educational and spiritual services

    $2,369
  8. Iskcon TampaLutz, FL

    Spiritual services

    $1,252
  9. Missionaries of CharityIndia

    Spiritual services

    $1,008
  10. Foundation Christian AcademyValrico, FL

    Educational services

    $1,000
  11. New Hope Baptist Church of RuskRuskin, FL

    Spiritual services

    $1,000
  12. New Life MissionsRedding, CA

    Educational and spiritual services

    $1,000
  13. Tabernaculo La Fe de TampaTampa, FL

    Spiritual services

    $1,000
  14. Crowdfund Peer-To-PeerWashington, DC

    Educational services

    $250

Where the money goes

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

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

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida11 grants $52,622
  2. California1 grant $1,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Saurabh K ChokshiPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sheela S ChokshiSECY/TREAS Hours 5Pay $0
  • Shashin S ChokshiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sonia S ChokshiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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