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Romita Shetty and Nasser Ahmad Foundation Inc at a glance

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Romita Shetty and Nasser Ahmad 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.

$380k
Granted FY2024still arriving
30
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$78k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$677kInternational$380kHealth$175kYouth Development$123kPhilanthropy$42kArts & Culture$40kEmployment$35kCrime & Legal$30kOther$0
02FY2024 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $266k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $78k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$8.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MIT$78,000
Developments in Literacy$32,000
Individual grant recipient$30,000
Sakhi for South Asian Women$25,000
Iqra Fund$25,000
Imran Khan Cancer Appeal$25,000
Student Leadership Network$15,000
Asian Cinevision Inc$13,500
South Asian Youth Action$10,000
Doctors Without Borders$10,000
International Rescue Committee$10,000
Human Rights Watch$10,000
Al Shifa Foundation$10,000
Bridgehampton Child Care$10,000
Myriad USA$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%NaliniKIDS: $1k → 17%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

MT
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 21 repeat orgs$186k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +69% since the first grant, against +51% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
15

Total granted

$1.4M
$122k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+69%
+51%

Still filing today

67%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentEducationCrime & LegalOther
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

  • IK
    IMRAN KHAN CANCER APPEAL INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $141k · revenue +66%
  • SL
    STUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $90k · revenue +46%
  • DI
    DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $80k · revenue +80%

Funded once

  • SC
    SECOND CHANCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $35k · revenue +164%
  • TF
    Trilok Fine Arts
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • SW
    SUSTAINABLE WORLD INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -88%
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
Pathfinder International

Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…

International
2
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
3
International Bridges to Justice

In recognition of the fundamental principles of the universal declaration of human rights, international bridges to justice (ibj) is dedicated to protecting the basic legal rights of ordinary citizens in developing countries. specifically,…

Crime & Legal
4
Scholars At Risk Inc

Scholars at risk (sar) is an international network of institutions and individuals whose mission it is to protect scholars, promote academic freedom, and defend everyone's freedom to think, question and share ideas.

International
5
UChicago Research International

To engage in scientific research and educational activities throughout the world on behalf of and in conjunction with the university of chicago.

Health
6
The Malala Fund

We work to ensure all girls can access and complete 12 years of education. by completing 12 years of quality schooling, girls will have the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to reach their full potential, make their own life…

Education
7
The Population Council Inc

We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…

International
8
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
9
Middle East Media and Research Institute Inc

The middle east media research institute (memri) explores the middle east through its media, providing timely translations from arabic, farsi, urdu, pashtu, and turkish media and publishing original analysis of political, ideological,…

International
10
Us-India Policy Institute

Us-india policy institute (usipi)undertaking policy research on diversity and inclusive developments in india and the usa. usipis vision for equal access to freedom,justice, and opportunity in india rests on its three pillars; research &…

Arts & Culture
11
Nalanda 20

Improve excellence and access in higher education. Current focus is on India. Thus, Nalanda 2.0's current focus is to make India's higher education system world-class by building a world-class multidisciplinary research university,…

Education
12
Global Impact Investing Network Inc

The global impact investing network, inc. is dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing to solve systemic problems facing people and the planet. impact investments are investments made into companies,…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Myriad Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pakistani American Youth Organization Inc. 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

35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 52 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
24/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MIT: $428,200 · OtherMITIMRAN KHAN CANCER APPEAL INC: $141,000 · OtherIMRAN KHAN CANCER APPEAL INCIndividual grant recipient: $70,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipienti Care Mashal Books: $40,000 · Other+26 more: $253,850 · Other+26 moreSAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC: $78,503 · InternationalSAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SUR…International Rescue Committee INC: $75,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Comm…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $65,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES …HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $60,000 · InternationalHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INCIQRA Fund: $60,000 · InternationalIQRA FundMYRIAD USA INC: $20,000 · InternationalI-CARE FUND AMERICA INC: $15,000 · International+2 more: $4,600 · InternationalDEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC: $80,000 · EducationDEVELOPMENT…THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $65,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEE…KHAN ACADEMY INC: $25,000 · EducationKHAN ACADEM…+1 more: $1,500 · EducationSTUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC: $90,000 · PhilanthropyPRATHAM USA: $5,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,000 · PhilanthropySECOND CHANCE INC: $35,000 · EmploymentEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $20,000 · Crime & LegalSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Crime & LegalThe Bridge Golf Foundation: $24,000 · Youth DevelopmentPAKISTANI AMERICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC: $1,700 · Youth DevelopmentSQUASHBUSTERS INC: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$933,050International$378,103Education$171,500Philanthropy$97,000Employment$35,000Crime & Legal$30,000Youth Development$26,700

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIMRAN KHAN CANCER APPEAL INC: $141,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSTUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC: $90,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetDEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC: $80,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetSAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC: $78,503 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $75,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $65,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $60,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIQRA Fund: $60,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetSECOND CHANCE INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKHAN ACADEMY INC: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bridge Golf Foundation: $24,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMYRIAD USA INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetI-CARE FUND AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetASIAN CINE-VISION INC: $13,500 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUSTAINABLE WORLD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF INDUS HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPRATHAM USA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHYDERABAD FOUNDATION USA INC: $3,100 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTHE ASIA SOCIETY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAMBURU PROJECT INC: $2,100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF BOGARDUS PLAZA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetDESAI FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPAKISTANI AMERICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC: $1,700 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSQUASHBUSTERS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE EAST END I: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNALINIKIDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF NEW YORK CITY INC: $250 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 IMRAN KHAN CANCER APPEAL INC ↗
  • Who funds STUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC ↗
  • Who funds SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC ↗
  • Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds IQRA Fund ↗
  • Who funds SECOND CHANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds KHAN ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds The Bridge Golf Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MYRIAD USA INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds I-CARE FUND AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN CINE-VISION INC ↗
  • Who funds SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SUSTAINABLE WORLD INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF INDUS HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds PRATHAM USA ↗
  • Who funds HYDERABAD FOUNDATION USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ASIA SOCIETY ↗

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.

The Goldman Sachs Cha…Pannonia FoundationYaqub Family Foundati…Jewish Communal FundFjcMcKesson Foundation I…Morgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Renaissance Charitabl…Verizon FoundationUnited Way WorldwideCharities Aid Foundat…
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY17.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Pannonia Foundation · Yaqub Family Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Fjc · McKesson Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · United Way Worldwide · 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 Romita Shetty and Nasser Ahmad Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Romita Shetty and Nasser Ahmad Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 52 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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