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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3298250

Lakshan Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Peachtree Corners, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $2.9 million paid in grants.

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

    $2,921,718

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $38,641,206
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,209,945

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $38,663,207
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,360,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $38,729,599
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,560,548

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $39,574,081
  • Tax year 2021

    $951,255

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $40,551,371
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,000,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $39,033,271
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $40,029,692

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of New BrunswickSaint John, Canada

    501(c)(3) support

    $711,718
  2. Atlanta Community Food BankAtlanta, GA

    501(c)(3) support

    $600,000
  3. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    501(c)(3) support

    $600,000
  4. Iit Madras FoundationCupertino, CA

    501(c)(3) support

    $600,000
  5. Sankara NethralayaDerwood, MD

    501(c)(3) support

    $400,000
  6. India America Cultural AssociationSmyrna, GA

    501(c)(3) support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $600,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $600,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia3 grants $1,210,000
  2. California1 grant $600,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $400,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Subramonian ShankarSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lakshmi ShankarSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ambika ShankarSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ananth ShankarSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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