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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4705920

Chandna Foundation

A private foundation in Menlo Park, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $1.4 million 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Chandna Foundation
325 Sharon Park Drive Suite 429
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 714-5182

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,364,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $24,847,839

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,279,070

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $22,762,308

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,333,678

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $25,352,854

  • Tax year 2021

    $920,329

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $26,571,104

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,029,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $24,812,411

  • Tax year 2019

    $534,150

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $16,617,876

  • Tax year 2018

    $551,950

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $15,431,972

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Case Western UniversityCleveland, OH

    Education support

    $1,000,000
  2. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Education

    $100,000
  3. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Education

    $72,000
  4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloCambridge, MA

    Community support

    $50,000
  5. Individual

    Education

    $33,000
  6. Parikrma USAGainesville, FL

    Community support

    $25,000
  7. Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA

    Education

    $25,000
  8. Menlo SchoolAtherton, CA

    Education

    $20,000
  9. Silicon Valley Social Venture FundRedwood City, CA

    Community support

    $20,000
  10. Shine TogetherMilpitas, CA

    Community support

    $15,000
  11. MaitriSanta Clara, CA

    Community support

    $3,000
  12. Individual

    Art 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. Education4 grants $247,00080% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $28,0009% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $15,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $1,000,000
  2. California6 grants $155,000
  3. Missouri1 grant $100,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  5. Florida1 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.

  • Aarti ChandnaPresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • Asheem ChandnaTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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