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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-0577864

Rani & Babu Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Maria, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $260,050 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $260,050

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $24,785
  • Tax year 2024

    $349,550

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,395
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $117,242
  • Tax year 2022

    $138,660

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,897

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The East West Foundation of IndiaKancheepuram Tamilnadu, India

    International service/education-endowment fund

    $250,050
  2. Las Cumbres ObservatoryGoleta, CA

    Education

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 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.

  • M BabuPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rani BabuVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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