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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3314797

Namaha Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $47,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $651,296

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $681,422

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $692,523

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $689,886

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $614,803

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $457,357

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $476,759

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Nudge FoundationIrving, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  2. Enterprise Community PartnersBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  3. UVA Sorensen InstituteBoone, IA

    Unrestricted general

    $7,500
  4. All India Movement AimSaylorsburg, PA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  5. Texas TribuneAustin, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  6. DC Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  7. Goonj FoundationPleasanton, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas2 grants $15,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  3. Iowa1 grant $7,500
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • MS Charu S NarasimhanPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Shekar NarasimhanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr S R SidarthDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS Laura M SidarthDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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