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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4076371

Karandikar Foundation

A private foundation in Phoenix, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $21,782 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $21,782

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,040,358
  • Tax year 2024

    $28,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $748,648
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,125

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $482,545
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,663

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $304,029
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,303

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $226,247

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sankara Eye Foundation (77-6141976)Milpitas, CA

    100 cataract removal surgeries

    $5,000
  2. St Mary's Food Bank (23-7353532)Phoenix, AZ

    Meals - Arizona

    $5,000
  3. Sewa International USA (20-0638718)Houston, TX

    Education Women Empowerment Food Security

    $3,761
  4. Akshaya Patra Foundation (01-0574950)Fremont, CA

    Mid-day meals for school children

    $2,000
  5. Heart to Heart Foundation (46-1085415)Santa Clara, CA

    One Congenital Heart Defects CHDssurgery

    $2,000
  6. VNIT Alumni Foundation of America Inc(84-3104779)San Jose, CA

    Education

    $1,805
  7. Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (52-1647017)Rockaway, NJ

    General Donation

    $1,151
  8. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation USA(77-0554248)Houston, TX

    Education

    $1,000
  9. Sankara Nethralaya Om Trust Inc (52-1611548)Derwood, MD

    Eye care

    $65

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $10,805
  2. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  3. Texas2 grants $4,761
  4. New Jersey1 grant $1,151
  5. Maryland1 grant $65

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dilip A KarandikarPresident & Treasurer Hours 4Pay $0
  • Deepali D KarandikarVP & Secretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sonali D KarandikarDirector Hours 0.4Pay $0

The return

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