California · Private foundation
Saavan 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.
- $351k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 20
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobtrain Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lifemoves | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nature Conservancy of California | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kqed Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fatima Sheikh Savitribai Phule Mission | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobtrain Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lifemoves | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nature Conservancy of California | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kqed Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fatima Sheikh Savitribai Phule Mission | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maui Rescue Mission Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mountain Childrens Forum Inc | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clean Water Fund | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Action for India | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Ada's Cafe | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Best Buddies International Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($95k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Saavan Foundation supplied at peak.
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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 8.
About Saavan Foundation
- How much does Saavan Foundation give?
- Saavan Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $351,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Saavan Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Civil Rights (95%), Community Improvement (5%).
- Who are Saavan Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Jobtrain Inc ($30k), Lifemoves ($30k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($25k).
- Does Saavan Foundation 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.
- Where is Saavan Foundation based?
- Saavan Foundation is based in CA.
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