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India Foundation at a glance

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India Foundation

$17k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$1.1MInternational$31kCrime & Legal$13kArts & Culture$8kEducation$8kFood & Nutrition$8kAnimals$5kEnvironment$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FAIR FOOD NETWORK$3,500
SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES$2,500
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$2,000
LOAVES & FISHES$2,000
HERIOC HEARTS$1,000
HUMAN KINDNESS FOUNDATION$1,000
CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$1,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN$500
MOTHERS TRUST$500
Individual grant recipient$500
PEACE EDUCATION CENTER$500
ANIMAL PLACEMENT BUREAU$500
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$500
CITY RESCUE MISSION OF LANSING$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES: $3k → 13%HOPE FOR WIDOWS: $250 → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
NJ
CT
CA
VA
NC
DC
HI
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 21 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
15

Total granted

$1.2M
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+53%

Still filing today

43%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalCrime & LegalAnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • HH
    Heroic Hearts Organization NFP
    3× · 2022–2024 · $15k · revenue +344%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $3k · revenue +13%
  • CO
    CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
    2× · 2024–2025 · $2k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • HH
    HINDU HERITAGE ENDOWMENTgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +29%
  • HA
    HUMAN APPEALgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue ×12
  • IA
    International Aid Charity
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue -43%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
2
Aid for Starving Children

Aid For Starving Children provides assistance around the world to children and their families by providing food, shelter, clean water, financial assistance, education, and emergency relief to victims of famine, natural disasters, and war.

International
3
Alight

Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…

International
4
International Medical Corps

To save lives & relieve suffering through health interventions & related activities that strengthen communities affected by conflict, natural disasters & disease outbreaks.

International
5
Water for Good

Water for good's mission is to transform lives through sustainable access to safe water as well as improved sanitation and hygiene in the places that need it most.

International
6
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
7
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
8
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
9
Safe Water Network

Safe water network envisions a world with healthy, thriving communities managing their supply of safe water. our mission is to develop and scale-up innovative solutions, document best practices and build partnerships to reach millions with…

Environment
10
Global Poverty Project Inc

Our mission is to build a movement of global citizens whose actions will help achieve our vision of a world without extreme poverty.

Social Science
11
Handicap International

Handicap international dba humanity & inclusion (hi) works with people with disabilities and people living in situations of vulnerability, including poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster.

International
12
Fund for Global Human Rights Inc

We are activists and grant-makers working in solidarity with individuals and organizations promoting human rights in their communities. by investing in those on the frontlines of human rights struggles, we help build stronger, more…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Animal Placement Bureau. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
13/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VAISHNAVA CENTER FOR ENLIGHTENMENT: $927,500 · OtherVAISHNAVA CENTER FOR ENLIGHTENMENTIndividual grant recipient: $142,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+23 more: $77,196 · Other+23 moreHeroic Hearts Organization NFP: $15,150 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 · InternationalHUMAN APPEAL: $2,700 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,500 · InternationalInternational Aid Charity: $2,500 · International+1 more: $500 · InternationalHuman Kindness Foundation: $7,000 · Crime & LegalHINDU HERITAGE ENDOWMENT: $5,000 · Crime & LegalCIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Crime & LegalLANSING ART GALLERY & EDUCATION CENTER: $8,000 · Arts & CultureFAIR FOOD NETWORK INC: $7,500 · Food & NutritionINGHAM COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,500 · AnimalsANIMAL PLACEMENT BUREAU: $2,000 · AnimalsSOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesHOPE FOR WIDOWS: $250 · Human Services
Other$1,146,696International$26,350Crime & Legal$14,000Arts & Culture$8,000Food & Nutrition$7,500Animals$4,500Human Services$2,750

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHeroic Hearts Organization NFP: $15,150 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLANSING ART GALLERY & EDUCATION CENTER: $8,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetFAIR FOOD NETWORK INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Kindness Foundation: $7,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetHINDU HERITAGE ENDOWMENT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN APPEAL: $2,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Aid Charity: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINGHAM COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL PLACEMENT BUREAU: $2,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetJAIN SOCIETY OF GREATER DETROIT SHAH: $1,752 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGLOBAL WATER CHALLENGE: $1,070 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR WIDOWS: $250 over 1y, 0.6% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Heroic Hearts Organization NFP ↗
  • Who funds LANSING ART GALLERY & EDUCATION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FAIR FOOD NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds Human Kindness Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HINDU HERITAGE ENDOWMENT ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN APPEAL ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds International Aid Charity ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds INGHAM COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL PLACEMENT BUREAU ↗
  • Who funds JAIN SOCIETY OF GREATER DETROIT SHAH ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL WATER CHALLENGE ↗
  • Who funds SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds CITY RESCUE MISSION OF LANSING MICH ↗
  • Who funds HOPE FOR WIDOWS ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Aetna Foundation IncThe Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
Aetna Foundation IncCT11.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aetna Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization India Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from India Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 40 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home