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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 86-2217899

Rajam Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
No specific deadline.
Restrictions
See footnote

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,785,112

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $11,602,007

  • Tax year 2023

    $671,372

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,827,150

  • Tax year 2022

    $731,099

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,436,880

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,095,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,101,820

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shanti Bhavan Children's Project IncBellevue, WA

    Scholarship

    $1,000,000
  2. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarship

    $300,000
  3. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USALaguna Hills, CA

    Program support

    $250,000
  4. Columbia University Fine Arts MajorAmsterdam Ave, NY

    Scholarship

    $73,741
  5. Parsons School of DesignNew York, NY

    Scholarship

    $62,472
  6. Unitek College Student Nurses AssociatioFremont, CA

    Scholarship

    $40,218
  7. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Scholarship

    $20,452
  8. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Scholarship

    $17,245
  9. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarship

    $14,019
  10. Purude University Global IncWest Lafayette, IN

    Scholarship

    $4,426
  11. Cal State East Bay Educational FoundationHayward, CA

    Scholarship

    $2,539

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 $1,000,00063% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $333,80321% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $250,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $1,000,000
  2. California5 grants $606,776
  3. New York2 grants $136,213
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $20,452
  5. North Carolina1 grant $17,245
  6. Indiana1 grant $4,426

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Satish DharmarajDIRECTOR, CHAIRPERSON, PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Smita DharmarajDIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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