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Grant recipient EIN 87-0811973International aid

Who funds Our Biswas?

5 private foundations gave Our Biswas in East Lansing, MI $71,100 across 15 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

15 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2025

    Nano finance program

    $15,000
  2. Jasoda FoundationTroy, MI 2025

    Charity

    $5,000
  3. Jasoda FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Charity

    $10,000
  4. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2024

    Nano finance program

    $7,500
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Matching Grant

    $500
  6. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2023

    Nano finance program

    $5,000
  7. Avinash Agarwal Foundation IncHartsdale, NY 2023

    Public Benefit

    $500
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $12
  9. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2022

    Nano finance program

    $5,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $34
  11. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2021

    Nano finance program

    $10,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $40
  13. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2020

    Nano finance program

    $7,500
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $14
  15. Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2019

    Nano finance program

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other international aid organizations in Michigan and are not among Our Biswas’s funders above.

  1. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 43 grants Preselected only $18,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 53 grants Accepts applications $197,850 to similar organizations
  3. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 50 grants Accepts applications $113,298 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 24 grants Preselected only $17,308 to similar organizations
  5. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 16 grants Preselected only $37,600 to similar organizations
  6. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 7 grants Preselected only $1,444 to similar organizations
  7. Peter C & Emajean Cook FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 26 grants Accepts applications $283,695 to similar organizations
  8. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 14 grants Accepts applications $163,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-0811973 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.