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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4278009

Ankitara Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $272,285 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $272,285

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,943,416

  • Tax year 2024

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,108,794

  • Tax year 2023

    $270,835

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,148,306

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,479,505

  • Tax year 2021

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,043,035

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,117,875

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. World Spiritual Awareness ForumRoslyn HTS, NY

    General Support

    $180,000
  2. Samarthanam USASouthborough, MA

    General Support

    $29,695
  3. H2H FoundationSanta Clara, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  4. SOS Children's Villages USAWashington, DC

    General Support

    $10,000
  5. Divine Will FoundationEncinitas, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    General support

    $2,060
  8. Individual

    General Support

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    General support

    $1,030
  10. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  11. South Bay Guitar SocietySan Jose, CA

    General suppport

    $1,000
  12. Science From ScientistsWoburn, MA

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $190,00086% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $29,69513% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $180,000
  2. California3 grants $36,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $30,195
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Vidyalakshmi NagarajanPres/Sec/CEO Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rajesh RamanDirector Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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