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Mani Family 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.

$326k
Granted FY2025still arriving
29
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$112k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$741kArts & Culture$113kFood & Nutrition$73kAnimals$63kEducation$56kInternational$55kPhilanthropy$44kHuman Services$41kOther$0
02FY2025 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k17 grants · $60k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $154k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $112k
$5,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SELF ENQURY LIFE FELLOWSHIP$112,012
EVERYORG$33,851
SUNDANCE INSTUITE$25,000
Individual grant recipient$15,101
MEENAKSHI TEMPLE SOCIETY$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
HOUSTON FOOD BANK$10,000
HOUSTON HUMAN SOCIETY$10,000
ASPCA$10,000
CRY AMERICA$10,000
CAPE FOUNDATION$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
DAYA$7,500
ETERNAL GANDHI MUSEUM$7,000
1497 INC$5,000
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 (FY18–25, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GUIDLING EYE OF BLIND: $1k → 9%AIM FOR SEVA: $10k → 12%Aim for Seva: $5k → 12%AIM FOR SEVA: $5k → 12%Aim for Seva: $5k → 12%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $3k → 16%Covenant House: $1k → 16%India House: $1k → 16%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

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IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
UT
NE
VA
MD
TX
FL
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 18 repeat orgs$247k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
27

Total granted

$1.1M
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+4%

Still filing today

67%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $174k 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
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyAnimalsOther
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

  • SE
    SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP
    9× · 2017–2025 · $689k · revenue +80%
  • The Houston Food Bank
    5× · 2020–2025 · $45k · revenue +36%
  • PU
    PRATHAM USA
    8× · 2017–2025 · $45k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • EG
    ETERNAL GANDHI MUSEUM HOUSTON
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -67%
  • CR
    CHILD RIGHT AND YOU
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • TO
    THE ONESTAR FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue -94%
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
Prasaad
Religion
2
Pravara Vedika
Religion
3
Sampradaya Usa

Foster teachings of hindu religion

Religion
4
Roshaniya
Civil Rights
5
Satyagraha Foundation
Religion
6
Artronika

ARTRONIKA is a collective of Los Angeles based artists that produce immersive arts programming showcasing an array of South Asian talent and culture. Through innovative and inclusive events, we reimagine traditional music, art, and…

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7
Sindhi Association of North America
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8
Southern Asian Public Health Association
Health
9
Vedanta Institute Houston

Education

Arts & Culture
10
Ek Kadam Aur

Transforming lives of underprivileged children through education, technology, healthcare programs, and connection with a global network of qualified volunteers and mentors.

International
11
Sri Karunamayi Institute of Vedic Studies and Meditation Center

The very essence of spirituality and religion lies in understanding the depth of ancient wisdom, connecting to the divine, and achieving inner peace. our organization, rooted in the profound teachings of vedic scriptures and the practice…

Religion
12
Nishkam Tv
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amnesty International of the Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Varasiddhi. 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

30 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. 30 of the 67 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
22/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP: $689,112 · ReligionSELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIPMEENAKSHI TEMPLE SOCIETY: $75,000 · OtherMEENAKSHI TEMPLE SOCIETYThe Houston Food Bank: $45,000 · OtherThe Houston Food BankMEALS ON WHEELS OF GREATER HOUSTON: $22,500 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELS OF GREATER HOU…Individual grant recipient: $15,101 · OtherDaya Inc: $24,500 · OtherDaya Inc+40 more: $166,100 · Other+40 morePRATHAM USA: $45,000 · PhilanthropyEVERY ORG: $33,851 · Philanthropy+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $35,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $17,500 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $10,000 · AnimalsETERNAL GANDHI MUSEUM HOUSTON: $25,000 · EducationSankara Nethralaya OM Trust Inc: $22,500 · EducationiEDUCATE: $7,500 · Education+1 more: $1,101 · EducationSundance Institute: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFILM INDEPENDENT: $4,000 · Arts & CultureINDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCLASSICAL ARTS SOCIETY OF HOUSTON: $2,500 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureALL INDIA MOVEMENT FOR SEVA INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $3,500 · Human Services+2 more: $2,000 · Human Services
Religion$689,112Other$348,201Philanthropy$79,851Animals$62,500Education$56,101Arts & Culture$36,500Human Services$30,500

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 budgetSELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP: $689,112 over 9y, 8.9% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPRATHAM USA: $45,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $35,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetETERNAL GANDHI MUSEUM HOUSTON: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetALL INDIA MOVEMENT FOR SEVA INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetDaya Inc: $24,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSankara Nethralaya OM Trust Inc: $22,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $17,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetiEDUCATE: $7,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ONESTAR FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFILM INDEPENDENT: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES: $3,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Pad Project: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCLASSICAL ARTS SOCIETY OF HOUSTON: $2,500 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetTIYYA FOUNDATION INC: $1,101 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetART & PRACTICE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINDIA HOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Public Media Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVARASIDDHI: $500 over 1y, 3.0% 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 SELF ENQUIRY LIFE FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds PRATHAM USA ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds EVERY ORG ↗
  • Who funds ETERNAL GANDHI MUSEUM HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds ALL INDIA MOVEMENT FOR SEVA INC ↗
  • Who funds Sundance Institute ↗
  • Who funds Daya Inc ↗
  • Who funds Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CRY-CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA) ↗
  • Who funds iEDUCATE ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ONESTAR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FILM INDEPENDENT ↗
  • Who funds AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC ↗
  • Who funds COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds The Pad Project ↗

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.

Shell USA Company Fou…Houston Endowment IncRamesh and Radhika Ha…Bright Funds Foundati…Kamdar Private Founda…Greater Houston Commu…Texas Instruments Fou…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…
Shell USA Company FoundationTX18.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Ramesh and Radhika Hariharan Foundation · Bright Funds Foundation · Kamdar Private Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 67 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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