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Kalpatharu Foundation at a glance

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Kalpatharu Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$14k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$32kInternational$17kReligion$14kYouth Development$14kHousing & Shelter$12kScience & Tech$5kPhilanthropy$5kHealth$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$436k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CMSJ$3,000
DESIRE SOCIETY$1,750
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,500
MOZILLA FOUNDATION$1,000
KQED$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
GOFUNDMEORG$1,000
SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES$1,000
NURU INTERNATIONAL$1,000
MANASA ARTS AND CULTURAL SOCIETY$1,000
GOFUNDMEORG$377
GOFUNDMEORG$256
PEDAL THE CAUSE$250
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.

US giving: 76% of grant dollars ($84k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 24% that went abroad ($26k) is mapped below.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $250 → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $200 → 21%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $250 → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $250 → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $250 → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $250 → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $200 → 11%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $2k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $2k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $2k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 8%SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 8%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.

Beyond the US: 24% of all-years giving ($26k)

1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
India$26k · 11 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$100k · 16 repeat orgs$9k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
10

Total granted

$100k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+33%

Still filing today

63%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureEducationScience & TechOther
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

  • SC
    SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $12k · revenue +128%
  • MF
    MOZILLA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2025 · $5k · revenue +81%
  • Save The Children Federation Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $3k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • SS
    SHIRDI SAI DARBAR
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • AMERICARES FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +77%
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
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
2
Center for Democracy and Technology

Advocating for public policies that advance democratic values in the digital age.

Civil Rights
3
Accion International

Our mission is to create a fair and inclusive economy where underserved people have quality financial choices and opportunities to improve their economic well-being. we find and help build innovative companies with the potential to reach…

International
4
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
5
Fajr Scientific

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

Science & Tech
6
Waterorg

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

International
7
International Development Enterprises

See schedule o for a more detailed description of ide's mission statement and achievements.

International
8
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
9
Future 500

See attached statementprimary missionfuture 500 builds trust between corporations, advocates, investors, and philanthropists to advance business as a force for good. we are experts in stakeholder engagement with over 25 years of experience…

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10
Keralink International Inc

Keralink international works to end avoidable blindness by developing, delivering, and scaling affordable solutions for all, powered by innovative technology and partnerships.

Health
11
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
12
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Inc

International consortium of investigative journalists, inc.'s (icij) mission is to show people how the world really works through stories that rock the world; forcing positive change.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wikimedia Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Shirdi Sai Darbar. 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

19 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. 19 of the 29 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
12/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MANASA ARTS AND CULTURAL SOCIETY: $14,500 · OtherMANASA ARTS AND CULTURAL SOCIETYDESIRE SOCIETY: $13,500 · OtherDESIRE SOCIETYSRI RAMANA MAHARSHI ALUMNI: $11,500 · OtherSRI RAMANA MAHARSHI ALUMNICMSJ: $8,000 · OtherCMSJIndividual grant recipient: $5,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+9 more: $6,962 · Other+9 moreNURU INTERNATIONAL: $10,500 · InternationalNURU INTERNATIO…Save The Children Federation Inc: $3,000 · InternationalSave The Childr…AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUN…+2 more: $800 · InternationalSUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $12,262 · Human ServicesSUNNYVALE COMM…PEDAL THE CAUSE: $1,650 · Human ServicesPEDAL THE CAUS…KQED INC: $9,500 · Arts & CultureKQED INCTHE TECH INTERACTIVE: $560 · Arts & CultureTHE TECH I…MOZILLA FOUNDATION: $4,750 · Science & TechGOFUNDMEORG: $1,633 · PhilanthropyCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE WINE COUNTRY: $1,000 · PhilanthropyPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $308 · PhilanthropySHIRDI SAI DARBAR: $2,001 · Religion
Other$59,962International$15,300Human Services$13,912Arts & Culture$10,060Science & Tech$4,750Philanthropy$4,441Religion$2,001

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES: $12,262 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNURU INTERNATIONAL: $10,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetKQED INC: $9,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMOZILLA FOUNDATION: $4,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPEDAL THE CAUSE: $1,650 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGOFUNDMEORG: $1,633 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA: $1,550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKHAN ACADEMY INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE WINE COUNTRY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TECH INTERACTIVE: $560 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR INDIAS DEVELOPMENT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $308 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIBHA INC AKA HELP THEM GROW: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LEBRON JAMES FAMILY FOUNDATION: $230 over 1y, 0.0% 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 SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds NURU INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds KQED INC ↗
  • Who funds MOZILLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds SHIRDI SAI DARBAR ↗
  • Who funds PEDAL THE CAUSE ↗
  • Who funds GOFUNDMEORG ↗
  • Who funds SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KHAN ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE WINE COUNTRY ↗
  • Who funds THE TECH INTERACTIVE ↗
  • Who funds WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAS DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ↗
  • Who funds VIBHA INC AKA HELP THEM GROW ↗
  • Who funds THE LEBRON JAMES FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Bright Funds Foundati…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Silicon Valley Commun…United Way WorldwideAbbVie FoundationThe Intuit FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …Analog Devices Founda…Texas Instruments Fou…Network for GoodShell USA Company Fou…Ge Aerospace Foundati…
Bright Funds FoundationCA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bright Funds Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · United Way Worldwide · AbbVie Foundation · The Intuit Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Analog Devices Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Network for Good · Shell USA Company Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation

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 Kalpatharu Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kalpatharu Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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 · 0–40%
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 29 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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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