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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3711130

Gandhi Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Oakbrook, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $205,005 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $205,005

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,903,790

  • Tax year 2023

    $246,019

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,689,750

  • Tax year 2022

    $125,010

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,155,570

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,009,250

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. JAINA Federation of Jain Associations in North AmericaMilpitas, CA

    General support

    $60,000
  2. Jain Society of Metropolitan ChicagoBartlett, IL

    General support

    $35,004
  3. Charity WaterFranklin, TN

    Improving water on the planet

    $20,000
  4. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Peace of Mind Yogic CenterLeander, TX

    General support

    $10,001
  6. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Scholarship Campaign

    $10,000
  7. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Heart failure / myocarditis research

    $10,000
  8. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Oak Brook Park District FoundationOak Brook, IL

    Community development

    $10,000
  10. Too Young to WedPeekskill, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Akshay PatraIndia

    General support

    $5,000
  12. India Development ServiceOak Park, IL

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation4 grants $50,00037% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $45,00533% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $20,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $90,004
  2. California1 grant $60,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  4. Texas1 grant $10,001
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  6. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Manish GandhiChairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shailja GandhiPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric GandhiSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Monil GandhiTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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