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Taneja Family Foundation

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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
31
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Social Science$1.0MReligion$631kEducation$463kScience & Tech$280kPhilanthropy$128kInternational$106kArts & Culture$74kHealth$70kOther$0
02FY2024 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k22 grants · $38k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $305k
  • $250k+2 grants · $750k
$1,500
Median grant
12
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ARC INSTITUTE$500,000
RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LABS INC$250,000
JAGADGURU KRIPALUJI YOG TRUST$150,000
CAMP CHIPEWA FOUNDATION$55,000
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC$50,000
THIRD OPTION FOUNDATION$50,000
ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL TRUST$30,000
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS$12,500
FREE MEALS ON WHEELS$12,500
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC$5,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC$5,000
13TH ST CAT RESCUE$5,000
MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC$2,000
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION$2,000
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 (FY19–24, $154k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%QUANTUM LEAP HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE: $3k → 10%THIRD OPTION FOUNDATION: $50k → 6%COMMUNITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL: $100k → 10%THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $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

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
IN
RI
CA
CO
VA
DE
TN
DC
HI
GA
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.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 18 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
49

Total granted

$2.2M
$637k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+58%

Still filing today

61%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $427k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthCivil RightsEducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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

  • KA
    KHAN ACADEMY INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $101k · revenue +123%
  • DI
    DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $60k · revenue +12%
  • BB
    BOSTON BHANGRA INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $13k · revenue +115%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $250k
  • CP
    COMMUNITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONALgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue +98%
  • CREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +86%
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
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
2
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
3
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
4
Activate Global Inc

Activate empowers scientists to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. activate partners with u.s. based funders, research institutions, and other pillars of the hard technology community to help entrepreneurial…

Environment
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
America's Health Insurance Plans Inc

Ahip is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. ahip's members provide health care coverage, services and solutions to more than 200 million americans. we are committed to market-based solutions and…

Membership Benefit
7
Public Health Institute

Public health institute generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Health
8
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
9
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
10
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
11
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
12
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Inc; the most unlike its peers is Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation. 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

58 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. 58 of the 90 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
57/58
Grantees still filing
38/58
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARC INSTITUTE: $1,000,000 · OtherARC INSTITUTEJAGADGURU KRIPALUJI YOG: $625,000 · OtherJAGADGURU KRIPALUJI YOGIndividual grant recipient: $250,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientJAGADGURU KRIPALUJI YOG TRUST: $250,000 · OtherJAGADGURU KRIPALUJI YOG TRUST+57 more: $402,118 · Other+57 moreRESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LABS INC: $250,000 · Science & TechKHAN ACADEMY INC: $101,209 · EducationDEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC: $60,000 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $20,000 · EducationCOUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT: $12,500 · Education+2 more: $7,500 · EducationCOMMUNITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL: $100,000 · Human ServicesTHIRD OPTION FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Human Services+3 more: $4,500 · Human ServicesHOPEWELL FUND: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTOMKAT RANCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $2,500 · PhilanthropyCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Arts & CultureBOSTON BHANGRA INC: $13,000 · Arts & CultureALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $12,500 · HealthBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $5,000 · HealthHAIRTOSTAY: $5,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $5,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $3,000 · HealthLUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH: $2,500 · Health+2 more: $4,000 · Health
Other$2,527,118Science & Tech$250,000Education$201,209Human Services$154,500Philanthropy$102,500Arts & Culture$63,000Health$62,000

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 budgetRESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LABS INC: $250,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetKHAN ACADEMY INC: $101,209 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY INC: $60,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCamp Chippewa Foundation: $55,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetHOPEWELL FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHIRD OPTION FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTOMKAT RANCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAdvanced Energy Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON BHANGRA INC: $13,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREE MEALS ON WHEELS: $12,500 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAN FRANCISCO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHaven Media Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SIKH COALITION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBALAJI MATHA: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHAIRTOSTAY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOSAIC PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFOOD LINK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $3,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetQUANTUM LEAP HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMMONS UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAsante Africa Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANGEL FLIGHT WEST INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YEARS PROJECT INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $1,018 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUILDING FUTURES: $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.

Tides FoundationBright Funds Foundati…Barr FoundationGordon E and Betty I …The William & Flora H…Analog Devices Founda…Amalgamated Charitabl…The Ford FoundationThe Ayco Charitable F…The San Francisco Fou…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…
Tides FoundationCA21.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · Bright Funds Foundation · Barr Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Analog Devices Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ford Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment 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 Taneja Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Taneja Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation: 23% of income from government
  • Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Food Link Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Boston Bhangra Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Simmons University: 1% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report 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 Taneja Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Taneja 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 90 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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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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