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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 80-0016494

The Murthynayak Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $215,500 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

    $215,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,846,089

  • Tax year 2024

    $255,946

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,027,630

  • Tax year 2023

    $348,905

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $7,000,209

  • Tax year 2022

    $372,486

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $7,136,325

  • Tax year 2021

    $395,777

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $6,800,819

  • Tax year 2020

    $286,038

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $6,432,126

  • Tax year 2019

    $318,865

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $6,588,470

  • Tax year 2018

    $303,013

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $6,728,231

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $51,000
  2. American Immigration CouncilWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Aperture FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  4. International Center of PhotographyNew York, NY

    General support

    $32,500
  5. Radius BooksSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $10,000
  6. United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Community College of Baltimore CountyDundalk, MD

    General support

    $6,000
  8. Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $5,000
  9. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $92,50060% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $51,00033% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $83,500
  2. Maryland4 grants $72,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  4. New Mexico1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sheela MurthyPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vasant NayakVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shay TaylorSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vijay NayakTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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