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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2183995

Terra Mater Inc

A private foundation in Stormville, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $65,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,802,678

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,203,384

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ResqPune, India

    Environment and animal welfare

    $30,000
  2. Wild Horizons Wildlife OrphanageSan Diego, CA

    To support the rescue rehabilitation and care of orphaned and injured elephants and other wildlife in Southern Africa

    $15,000
  3. Auroville FoundationAuroville, India

    Environment and education

    $10,000
  4. Care Earth TrustChennai, India

    To support the operation of a vet clinic providing medical care and treatment for sick and injured street animals in India

    $5,000
  5. AtreeBelmont, MA

    To support the Academy of Conservation Science and Sustainable Development in India by advancing education research and capacity building in conservation science and sustainable development

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $15,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ganesan BalachanderPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Krishna BalachanderTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kamal BawaTrustee Hours 0.02Pay $0

The return

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