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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3378767

Palayam Foundation

A private foundation in Walnut Creek, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $108,728 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $108,728

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,634,030

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,203

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,684,747

  • Tax year 2023

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,724,878

  • Tax year 2022

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,757,961

  • Tax year 2021

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,715,687

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,936

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,751,151

  • Tax year 2018

    $104,575

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,553,872

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CA

    Social justice-comm'y development

    $25,000
  2. National Alliance on Mental IllnessArlington, VA

    Mental health svcs/advocacy

    $25,000
  3. DonorschooseNew York, NY

    Public school classroom project fund

    $20,983
  4. Global GivingWashington, DC

    Connecting global nonprofits, donors

    $20,000
  5. Hindus for Human RightsEl Prado, NM

    Human rights & social justice

    $10,000
  6. Alamo Education FundAlamo, CA

    Education initiatives and programs

    $5,245
  7. Big East Akita RescueToms River, NJ

    Hands-on akita rescue (NY, NJ & pa)

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00091% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $2,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $30,245
  2. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $20,983
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  5. New Mexico1 grant $10,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Sudhanva RajagopalEXECUTIVE DI Hours 10Pay $0
  • Vishrudh SarathyDIRECTOR OF Hours 10Pay $0
  • Abinandh DevanSECRETARY/BD Hours 10Pay $0
  • Vikram RanganathanBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nivedita Gopinath SarathyBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Natalie RajagopalBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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