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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0450893

Wadhwani Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $6.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $6,307,719

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $155,250,222
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,602,138

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $136,031,626
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,225,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $137,425,055
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,781,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $157,667,028
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,559,764

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $122,548,420
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,485,601

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $99,238,344
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,008,847

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $88,146,820

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General public support

    $3,700,000
  2. Center for Strategic & International StudiesWashington, DC

    General public support

    $1,000,000
  3. Iit BombayCupertino, CA

    General public support

    $600,000
  4. Center for Cellular and Molecular PlatformBangalore, India

    General public support

    $150,001
  5. Iisc FoundationAllen, TX

    General public support

    $150,001
  6. Iit DelhiFremont, CA

    General public support

    $150,001
  7. Iit Hyderabad FoundationSunnyvale, CA

    General public support

    $150,001
  8. Indian Institute of Technology MadraCupertino, CA

    General public support

    $150,001
  9. Foundation for ExcellenceSunnyvale, CA

    General public support

    $132,713
  10. Saloni Heart FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General public support

    $50,001
  11. American India FoundationNew York, NY

    General public support

    $25,000
  12. IndiasporaSan Francisco, CA

    General public support

    $25,000
  13. Maitri Charitable TrustSanta Clara, CA

    General public support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,700,00071% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,000,00019% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $432,7158% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $50,001<1% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,000<1% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $25,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $4,982,717
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000,000
  3. Texas1 grant $150,001
  4. New York1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Romesh T WadhwaniCEO Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kathleen E WadhwaniSECRETARY/CFO Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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