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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0522768

Bhandara Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $52,537 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,537

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $647,785

  • Tax year 2023

    $74,363

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $522,656

  • Tax year 2022

    $31,723

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $265,347

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,232

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $258,090

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,630

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $169,741

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Zoroastrian Assoc of Houston-EndowmHouston, TX

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $37,789
  2. Atash Kadeh TempleHouston, TX

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $6,000
  3. Explore Their Stories INCLos Angeles, CA

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $2,500
  4. Islamic Society of Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $2,001
  5. Etoile Academy Charter SchoolHouston, TX

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $1,250
  6. Individual

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $1,000
  7. Touch Base Center for DeafBlindHouston, TX

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $500
  8. BakerRipleyHouston, TX

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $500
  9. Individual

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $300
  10. Individual

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $250
  11. Individual

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $250
  12. Individual

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $100
  13. Individual

    Carry out exempt purposes

    $97

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $2,00167% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $1,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $48,040
  2. California1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Feroze BhandaraTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0
  • Shernaz BhandaraTRUSTEE Hours 25Pay $0
  • Berzin BhandaraSecr / Treas Hours 6Pay $0

The return

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