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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
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Tax year 2025
$369,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $5,469,247
-
Tax year 2024
$279,500
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $5,224,881
-
Tax year 2023
$253,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $5,141,217
-
Tax year 2022
$159,400
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $4,599,517
-
Tax year 2021
$34,150
- Grants listed
- 2
- Assets, end of year
- $1,289,634
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
-
India Development and Relief FundGaithersburg, MD
Educational purposes
$269,500 -
Sankara Nethralaya USADerwood, MD
Educational purposes
$37,500 -
Bhuvana FoundationNashville, TN
Educational purposes
$31,000 -
Open Organization to Provide EducationAldie, VA
Educational purposes
$20,000 -
Heading Avenue FranciscansWest Peoria, IL
Educational purposes
$6,000 -
Challenge to ConquerLos Altos Hills, CA
Educational purposes
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- International aid1 grant $269,500100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Maryland2 grants $307,000
- Tennessee1 grant $31,000
- Virginia1 grant $20,000
- Illinois1 grant $6,000
- California1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Shankar KrishnanPRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $20,000
- Subha Shree RameshVICE PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
- Shanthi VaidyanathanDIRECTOR, INTERNAL AUDITOR Hours 3Pay $9,000
- Murali RamachandranSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $6,000
- Ajay RameshTREASURER Hours 3Pay $3,500
The return
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