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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-2232218

Sohum Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $368,625 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $368,625

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,116,650

  • Tax year 2024

    $328,875

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,301,021

  • Tax year 2023

    $320,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $805,102

  • Tax year 2022

    $289,401

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $541,414

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $245,173

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hand in Hand USAOak Brook, IL

    General purposes

    $125,175
  2. Kriya Yoga Institute (vega Institute)Homestead, FL

    General purposes

    $66,000
  3. Indego Africa ProjectNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $65,000
  4. Temple of Harmony - Kriya Vedanta GurukulamJoliet, IL

    General purposes

    $61,300
  5. American India Foundation (aif) - Chicago ChapterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $25,000
  6. Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $10,000
  7. Kope LionNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $10,000
  8. Second SenseChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $2,000
  9. Todd Martin Youth Leadership (tmyl)Lansing, MI

    General purposes

    $2,000
  10. Impact Grants ChicagoChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $1,150
  11. Friends of the Kafika HouseSan Francisco, CA

    General purposes

    $500
  12. Himalayan AcademyKapaa, HI

    General purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $125,17562% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $65,00032% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $10,5005% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,150<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $199,625
  2. New York3 grants $100,000
  3. Florida1 grant $66,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $2,000
  5. California1 grant $500
  6. Hawaii1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Nandini MansharamaniPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Puneet MansharamaniTREASURER AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Pranav MayuramSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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