The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-1569279

Shah Charity

A private foundation in Centennial, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $19,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $19,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $182,240
  • Tax year 2023

    $11,301

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $195,398
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $199,120
  • Tax year 2021

    $37,826

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $206,898
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,327

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $242,736
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,838

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $185,894

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. KMC ColoradoDenver, CO

    Meditation Center

    $10,600
  2. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USAHouston, TX

    Helping students in India

    $5,000
  3. Rocky Mountain Gujarati SamajAurora, CO

    Cultural Organization

    $4,000

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 $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $14,600
  2. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Nirav ShahPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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