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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2857275

The Sharma Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $237,500 paid in grants.

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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

    $237,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,648,057

  • Tax year 2024

    $212,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,107,950

  • Tax year 2023

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,636,903

  • Tax year 2022

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,162,602

  • Tax year 2021

    $209,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,203,166

  • Tax year 2020

    $212,200

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,719,290

  • Tax year 2019

    $210,200

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,463,438

  • Tax year 2018

    $205,700

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,993,416

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vim Volunteers in Medicine - Hilton HeadHilton Head Island, SC

    Medical support clinic

    $50,000
  2. Mercy Health FoundationDurango, CO

    The mercy project

    $30,000
  3. Durango Education FoundationDurango, CO

    To provide assistance with educational needs

    $25,000
  4. Manna - Soup KitchenDurango, CO

    To provide meals to needy families & individuals

    $20,000
  5. Memorial Sloan Kettering CenterNew York, NY

    To support efforts of ending cancer

    $20,000
  6. Women's Resource Center DurangoDurango, CO

    To empower self-sufficiency of women in la plata county

    $20,000
  7. Habitat DurangoDurango, CO

    To provide affordable home ownership opportunities for working families.

    $15,000
  8. Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    To support university scholarship fund

    $12,500
  9. Volunteer Center - South BayTorrance, CA

    To provide assistance for needy individuals and families

    $10,000
  10. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    To provide support to parents and families in need.

    $10,000
  11. Beacon HillDallas, TX

    To provide internship programs

    $5,000
  12. Conqher IncLancaster, TX

    To help empower women and girls

    $4,500
  13. Texas Entrepreneur EcosystemDallas, TX

    Help empower texas entrepreneurs for success

    $4,000
  14. Haking InnovationDallas, TX

    Provide student internship scholarships

    $3,000
  15. Future Ready FoundationFate, TX

    To support girls in education and career development

    $2,500
  16. Alliance for ProgressDallas, TX

    Reduce social and health disparities amongst vulnerable populations.

    $2,000
  17. Ability ConnectionIrving, TX

    To provide for internship scholarships to support children with special needs

    $1,000
  18. Vickery Meadow Youth Development FoundationDallas, TX

    Youth development

    $1,000
  19. Naba -Accelerated Career Awareness Program (acap)Greenbelt, MD

    Residency programs to create pathway for future leaders

    $1,000
  20. Women Leading Technology DBA Shebuilds FuturesAddison, TX

    To support internship programs for women

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $27,50079% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $4,50013% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,0006% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $110,000
  2. South Carolina1 grant $50,000
  3. California3 grants $32,500
  4. Texas9 grants $24,000
  5. New York1 grant $20,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bianca SharmaPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stefan SharmaTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nathan SharmaSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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