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Saxena 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.

$166k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2024.

International$872kHealth$658kEducation$408kReligion$127kCivil Rights$50kPublic Benefit$50kRecreation & Sports$49kYouth Development$33kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $110k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$8.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WORLD CHILDRENS INITIATIVE INC$50,000
MAYHEW$25,000
SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC$25,000
SOUTH ASIAN IMPACT FOUNDATION$25,000
COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC$25,000
DESAI FOUNDATION$10,000
SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC$1,301
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION$1,200
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC$1,000
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC$1,000
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE$802
PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SWIMMING WITH A MISSION INC: $500 → 7%INDIAN AMERICAN IMPACT PROJECT: $25k → 14%Community Servings Inc: $330 → 16%INDIAN AMERICAN IMPACT PROJECT: $25k → 14%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

NH
MN
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
SC
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 7% of Saxena Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Saxena Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 8.5% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 20 repeat orgs$240k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +61% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

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20

Total granted

$2.2M
$186k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+61%
+13%

Still filing today

90%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k 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
InternationalArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • AP
    AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2022 · $630k · revenue +239%
  • TA
    THE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $200k · revenue +188%
  • VI
    VISION-AID INCORPORATED
    4× · 2020–2024 · $76k · revenue +148%

Funded once

  • VH
    VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD OF AMERICA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +79%
  • TF
    TIE-BOSTON FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue -48%
  • S
    SOHARA
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
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
Rhode Island Quality Institute

To represent every constituency of healthcare leadership, as well as health insurance, consumer and public interest. to work collaboratively, come up with innovative solutions, champion changes throughout our organizations, and dedicate…

Health
2
The Desai Foundation
Education
3
Shadhika Project

Shadhika believes in a future where each person in India can choose their own path to meaning, purpose, and happiness. Through global philanthropy and in-country programming, Shadhika believes that education is the most effective vehicle…

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4
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A global nonprofit biomedical research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
5
Iisc Foundation

The specific purpose, mission, and activity of the corporation is to secure funding for promoting education, research, technology development, startup incubation, acceleration, and translational research at the indian institute of science…

Education
6
Observer Research Foundation America

Organization mission the observer research foundation america orf america is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in washington dc dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the united states, india, and their…

International
7
Intelehealth Inc

Intelehealth leverages open-source technology for Governments, NGOs and Hospitals to seamlessly connect 'hard to reach' populations with high quality primary healthcare. Health organizations all over the world have used our technology to…

International
8
Sankara Eye Foundation Usa

To work towards eradicating curable blindness all over india. our key program is vision 20/20 - with the goal of performing 500,000 free surgeries per year throughout india. we have been primarily partnering with sankara eye foundation in…

Health
9
International Center for Research On Women

The international center for research for women (icrw) is a global research institute, with a mission to advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and structurally excluded populations with actionable evidence and solutions.

International
10
Himalayan Cataract Project Inc

We enable countries to cure avoidable blindness by developing high quality, cost-effective eye care in underserved areas of the world.

International
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
Ja Africa

The mission of ja africa is to inspire and prepare young people in africa to succeed in a global economy.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Giving Back Fund; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

40 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. 40 of the 46 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/40
Grantees still filing
23/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC - THE BRIGHAM AND W: $550,000 · OtherPARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC - THE BRIGHAM A…VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD OF AMERICA INC: $100,000 · OtherVISHWA HINDU PARISHAD OF AMERICA INCMAYHEW: $37,500 · OtherSouth Asian Impact Foundation: $75,000 · OtherSouth Asian Impact FoundationIndian American Impact Project: $50,000 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC: $48,750 · Other+22 more: $157,982 · Other+22 moreAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $630,000 · Food & NutritionAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (US…INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT INC: $300,000 · EducationINTERNATIONAL F…FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR INDIA INC: $25,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF TEAC…Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $20,000 · EducationMassachusetts I…+1 more: $1,000 · EducationTHE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION: $200,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE AMERI…SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC: $51,301 · InternationalWORLD CHILDRENS INITIATIVE INC: $50,000 · InternationalBOSTON CARDIAC FOUNDATION INC: $16,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 · International+2 more: $1,500 · InternationalPRATHAM USA: $62,500 · PhilanthropyDESAI FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,000 · PhilanthropyVISION-AID INCORPORATED: $76,000 · Health+2 more: $2,250 · Health
Other$1,019,232Food & Nutrition$630,000Education$346,000Public Safety & Disaster$200,000International$123,801Philanthropy$84,500Health$78,250

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 budgetAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $630,000 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT INC: $300,000 over 5y, 8.4% of budgetTHE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetVISHWA HINDU PARISHAD OF AMERICA INC: $100,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetVISION-AID INCORPORATED: $76,000 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetSouth Asian Impact Foundation: $75,000 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetPRATHAM USA: $62,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC: $51,301 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetIndian American Impact Project: $50,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetWORLD CHILDRENS INITIATIVE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 49% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC: $48,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMAYHEW: $37,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCOOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $26,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF TEACH FOR INDIA INC: $25,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTIE-BOSTON FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetDESAI FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING FRIENDLY FARM INC: $20,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetBOSTON CARDIAC FOUNDATION INC: $16,000 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetNEW ENGLAND HINDI MANCH INC: $15,000 over 2y, 28% of budgetBROOKLINE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC DBA THE BROOKLINE CENTER: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHACKREDUCE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BIRTHDAY PARTY PROJECT: $2,148 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE GIVING BACK FUND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHARLES LEA CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSNEHALAYA AMERICA'S INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetELLIE FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $802 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSWIMMING WITH A MISSION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetI LIGHT GLOBAL INC: $500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCOMMUNITY SERVINGS INC: $330 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR HALLIE: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Fiduciary Charitable …Verizon FoundationEastern Bank Foundati…Sawhney Family Fdn Di…American Tower Corpor…Salesforce FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation Dba Fiduciary Trust CharitableMA15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fiduciary Charitable Foundation Dba Fiduciary Trust Charitable · Verizon Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · Sawhney Family Fdn Dima-Etf · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Salesforce Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Ellie Fund Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Community Servings Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Peabody Essex Museum Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
2report 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 46 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home