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Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.7M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
48
Organizations funded FY2023
46%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$787,500
Organizations funded a year
26 to 48
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$67M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 54% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’20’21’22’23
InternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthCommunity ImprovementEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving38$3.0M55%
FY202348$2.8M46%
FY202232$2.2M22%
FY202126$922k15%
FY202027$775k48%
FY201829$934k38%
FY201729$836kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$4.7MPhilanthropy$2.7MInternational$2.5MCommunity Improvement$1.3MArts & Culture$948kPublic Benefit$750kYouth Development$725kHealth$549kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CA
TN
DC
HI
AL
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The American India Foundation$2,382,62565%
The Opportunity Fund$650,000344%
Accion Opportunity Fund Inc$600,0001n/a
Kqed Inc$459,00060%
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco$310,00040%
Digital Nest Inc$300,00022%
University of California Berkeley Foundation$252,50020%
Stanford Health Care$210,00040%
Merit America$150,00020%
Narika$140,00064%
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All grantees of Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The American India Foundation$2,382,62565%
The Opportunity Fund$650,000344%
Accion Opportunity Fund Inc$600,0001n/a
Kqed Inc$459,00060%
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco$310,00040%
Digital Nest Inc$300,00022%
University of California Berkeley Foundation$252,50020%
Stanford Health Care$210,00040%
Merit America$150,00020%
Narika$140,00064%
Equal Justice Initiative$125,00050%
Thorn$125,00030%
Community Pure Water Foundation Inc$125,000548%
Caremessage$125,00021%
Jeena$80,000621%
San Francisco Film Society$70,00011%
The 1947 Partition Archive$57,50068%
Eastside College Preparatory School Inc$50,00010%
TURN 2 U INC dba THE LAST MILE$50,00011%
Center on Rural Innovation Inc$50,00011%
Indo-American Eye Care Society Inc$50,00019%
Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc$50,00010%
Village Enterprise Fund$47,50040%
Hindu Community and Cultural Center$45,00060%
The Philanthropy Workshop Inc Dba Forward Global$40,00021%
The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California$35,0002n/a
The Asian Americans for Community Involvement of Santa Clara County Inc$30,50050%
Beneficent Technology Inc$30,00020%
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation$30,00020%
Global School Leaders$25,00011%
Year Up Inc$25,00010%
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$25,00010%
Center for Employment Opportunities Inc$25,00010%
La Cocina$25,00010%
Inkomoko$25,00010%
Boma Foundation$25,0001n/a
Save The Bay$25,00011%
EnActe Arts Inc$22,50032%
360plus Foundation$22,500328%
Bill Wilson Center$22,00070%
Angel Armies Foundation$20,0003n/a
Film Independent$20,00010%
India Community Center Inc$20,00020%
Pink Ribbon Good Inc$15,00020%
Sitare Foundation$15,00010%
Upwardly Global$10,00010%
Friends of the Urban Forest$10,00010%
Avenidas$10,00010%
Last Mile Health$10,00010%
Indians for Collective Action$7,00020%
Society for Art and Cultural Heritage of India$5,0001n/a
For Others Collective Inc$5,00010%
Global Fund for Women Inc$5,00020%
The Innocence Project Inc$5,00010%
Himalayan Cataract Project Inc$2,50010%
Grey Bears$1,00010%
Maitri$1,0001n/a
Noyo Center For Marine Science$50010%
National Parks Conservation Association$50010%
Kate's Rescue for Animals$50010%
Redwood Credit Union Community Fund Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe American India Foundation: $2,382,625 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetThe Opportunity Fund: $650,000 over 3y, 44% of budgetKqed Inc: $459,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAsian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco: $310,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetDigital Nest Inc: $300,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetUniversity of California Berkeley Foundation: $252,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStanford Health Care: $210,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMerit America: $150,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNarika: $140,000 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $125,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThorn: $125,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Pure Water Foundation Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 48% of budgetCaremessage: $125,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetJeena: $80,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetSan Francisco Film Society: $70,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe 1947 Partition Archive: $57,500 over 6y, 8.2% of budgetEastside College Preparatory School Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTURN 2 U INC dba THE LAST MILE: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCenter on Rural Innovation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetIndo-American Eye Care Society Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetFresh Lifelines for Youth Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVillage Enterprise Fund: $47,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHindu Community and Cultural Center: $45,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Philanthropy Workshop Inc Dba Forward Global: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Asian Americans for Community Involvement of Santa Clara County Inc: $30,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBeneficent Technology Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal School Leaders: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYear Up Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Network Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Employment Opportunities Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Cocina: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetInkomoko: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSave The Bay: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEnActe Arts Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 2.0% of budget360plus Foundation: $22,500 over 3y, 28% of budgetBill Wilson Center: $22,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFilm Independent: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIndia Community Center Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPink Ribbon Good Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSitare Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUpwardly Global: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Urban Forest: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAvenidas: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLast Mile Health: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIndians for Collective Action: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFor Others Collective Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 55.

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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.

Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA32.6× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Bright Funds Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Impactassetsinc · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · The San Francisco 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.

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About Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc

How much does Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc give?
Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc reported 41 grants totaling $3,661,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (28%), Philanthropy (16%), International (15%).
Who are Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The American India Foundation ($2.4M), The Opportunity Fund ($650k), Accion Opportunity Fund Inc ($600k).
Does Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation.
Where is Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc based?
Krishnan-Shah Family Foundation Inc is based in CA.

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 110 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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