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Sahni Family Foundation at a glance

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Sahni 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.

$46k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$350kArts & Culture$13kFood & Nutrition$5kCommunity Improvement$3kHealth$2kHuman Services$500
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$4,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$360k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Rice University$10,000
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA$5,000
Chinese Professional Scholarship Fund$5,000
Wesleyan University$5,000
Kansas State University$5,000
Tufts University$4,500
The Kinkaid School$3,000
University of Pennsylvania$2,500
Sabinal Alumni$2,000
Pratham USA$2,000
Geater Houston Frontiers Club$2,000
02The need
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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 (FY23–23, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%Civic Heart Community Services: $3k → 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

MT
MA
PA
CT
CA
DE
KS
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$322k · 13 repeat orgs$30k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +87% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
11

Total granted

$322k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+87%
+32%

Still filing today

69%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k 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
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalFood & NutritionHuman ServicesOther
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

  • WM
    William Marsh Rice University
    6× · 2017–2025 · $100k · revenue +104%
  • WU
    WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $43k · revenue +40%
  • Trustees of Tufts College
    8× · 2018–2025 · $36k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • KS
    KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $6k · revenue +19%
  • CH
    Civic Heart Community Services
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +0%
  • UO
    University of Houston College of Archit
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
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
Texas Christian University

Texas christian university is an institution of higher education which includes nine major academic units: liberal arts, science and engineering, business, education, fine arts, communication, honors, nursing and health sciences, and the…

Education
2
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
3
Hillsdale College

Hillsdale college is a private liberal arts college with approximately 1,500 students. founded in 1844, the college remains, in the words of its articles of association, "grateful to god for the inestimable blessings resulting from the…

Education
4
The Trustees of Grinnell College

To educate students in the liberal arts through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas.when grinnell college framed its charter in the iowa territory of the united states in 1846, it set forth a mission to educate its students "for…

Education
5
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
6
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
7
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
8
Baylor University

The mission of baylor university is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and christian commitment within a caring community.

Education
9
Whittier College

Whittier College is a residential four-year liberal arts institution that prepares students from diverse backgrounds to excel in a complex global society. Through challenging, interactive courses, taught by accomplished professors,…

Education
10
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
11
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
12
The Awty International School

See Schedule OThe purpose of Awty International School (Awty) is to create an environment where students experience excellence every day to make their mark on the world alongside their community, in a spirit of curiosity, courage and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Trustees of Tufts College; the most unlike its peers is Sabinal Alumni. 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 28 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
16/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

William Marsh Rice University: $100,000 · EducationWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $42,500 · EducationWESLEYAN UNIVERSITYTrustees of Tufts College: $36,000 · EducationTrustees of Tufts CollegeiEDUCATE: $24,211 · EducationiEDUCATETRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $22,500 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAThe Kinkaid School Inc: $11,250 · Education+7 more: $17,050 · Education+7 moreKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: $62,500 · OtherKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYChinese Professional Scholarship Fund: $10,000 · OtherChinese Professional Schola…Texas Southern University: $9,000 · OtherTexas Southern University+7 more: $10,759 · Other+7 moreASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER: $12,000 · Arts & CulturePRATHAM USA: $7,300 · PhilanthropyAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $5,000 · Food & NutritionCivic Heart Community Services: $3,000 · Human ServicesEKAL VIDYALAYA FOUNDATION OF USA: $1,095 · International
Education$253,511Other$92,259Arts & Culture$12,000Philanthropy$7,300Food & Nutrition$5,000Human Services$3,000International$1,095

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 budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $100,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $42,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $36,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetiEDUCATE: $24,211 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $22,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kinkaid School Inc: $11,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPRATHAM USA: $7,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Society of Indian Engineers and Architects: $3,050 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCivic Heart Community Services: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Houston Frontiers Club Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetEKAL VIDYALAYA FOUNDATION OF USA: $1,095 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kinkaid School Endowment Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc: $1,000 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.

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.

Houston Endowment IncCenterpoint Energy Fo…Shell USA Company Fou…Astros FoundationGreater Houston Commu…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Houston Endowment IncTX15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Houston Endowment Inc · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Astros Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Sahni Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sahni Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 13%
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
  • Wesleyan University: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report 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.
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How do I get to Sahni Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sahni Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 28 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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