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Ankitara Foundation

San Francisco, CA  ·  EIN 854278009  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$6.1M

Total Giving

$477K

Grants on File

38

Average Grant

$13K

Giving Radius

Where Ankitara Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $153K across 12 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $25K across 3 grants DC — $40K across 2 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $20K across 2 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $126K across 5 grants OH — $10K across 1 grant OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $48K across 6 grants UT — $5K across 1 grant VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — $20K across 2 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 30 recipients across 9 states. Top concentrations: New York City ($50K, 1 grant), Palo Alto ($50K, 2 grants), San Francisco ($50K, 1 grant), Roslyn Heights ($46K, 1 grant), Washington ($40K, 2 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
World Without Cancer Foundation $10K 2021
Give2Asia Fbo Dean Foundation $10K 2021
Scarf India $10K 2021
Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project $10K 2021
Madurai Charitable Trust $5K 2021
Madurai Charitable Trust $5K 2021
Give2Asia Foundation $10K 2021
Mahesh Memorial Trust $5K 2021
Sevalaya USA $10K 2021
Children of Peru Foundation $5K 2021
India Literacy Project $5K 2021
Wesleyan University $10K 2021
Earth Ways Foundation $5K 2021
Scarf India $10K 2021
World Without Cancer Fdn $10K 2021
Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project $10K 2021
Friends of Ramanas Garden $5K 2022
World Without Cancer Fdn $10K 2022
Wesleyan University $10K 2022
Agaram Foundation $10K 2022
Deserving Causes India $10K 2022
Give Foundation $25K 2022
Samarthanam USA $10K 2022
Wildlife SOS India $5K 2022
Art of Living Foundation $1K 2022

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • Vidyalakshmi Nagarajan Pres/Sec/CEO
  • Rajesh Raman Director
  • Vidyalakshmi Nagarajan Pres/Sec/CEO
  • Rajesh Raman Director
  • VIDYALAKSHMI NAGARAJAN President
  • VIDYALAKSHMI NAGARAJAN President

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $5.1M $234K $68K $398K
2022 $4.5M $246K $-346,740 $154K
2021 $4.6M $199K $4.8M $220K
2020 $5.1M $14K $5.1M —

Section VII

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