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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 80-0316636

Good Karma Foundation

A private foundation in San Rafael, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $265,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Vasudev Narayanan
12 Locksly Lane
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 456-7416
Form and materials
No formal application has been developed.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Funds are to be used for educational and charitable purposes in the state of kerala in india.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,271,181

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,249,091

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,955,415

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,779,602

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,544,865

  • Tax year 2019

    $515,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,105

  • Tax year 2018

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $9,354

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. HRDS IndiaJor Bagh, India

    To support charitable programs

    $200,000
  2. University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    To support charitable programs

    $25,000
  3. Pacifica Resource CenterPacifica, CA

    To support charitable programs.

    $20,000
  4. Pacificans CarePacifica, CA

    To support charitable programs.

    $10,000
  5. Center for Domestic PeaceSan Rafael, CA

    To support charitable programs.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $40,000
  2. South Carolina1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Vasudev NarayananPRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $0
  • Leslie VandykeSECRETARY Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • May WongDIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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