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The Sikand 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.

$1.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
110
Grants FY2025
97
Organizations funded FY2024
3%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
97 to 140
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$42M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 3% of the organizations The Sikand Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentFood & NutritionPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving96$1.4M3%
FY202497$1.4M3%
FY2023114$1.6M5%
FY2022119$1.7M24%
FY2021123$1.7M3%
FY2020140$1.7M19%
FY2019126$1.2M12%
FY2018114$1.2M6%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.8MHealth$2.5MHousing & Shelter$1.4MReligion$1.3MHuman Services$769kInternational$556kAnimals$513kFood & Nutrition$454kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MN
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
KY
VA
MD
KS
AR
TN
DC
HI
OK
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
USA West Province Society of Jesus$670,0006n/a
The People Concern$398,38080%
Bridge to Home Scv$230,00072%
Chaminade College Preparatory$195,0009n/a
Hollenbeck Palms$186,00090%
United Way Inc$182,00080%
The American India Foundation$175,00050%
St Monicas Catholic Church$167,0009n/a
MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity$165,00090%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$153,00090%
Show all 121 grantees
All grantees of The Sikand Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
USA West Province Society of Jesus$670,0006n/a
The People Concern$398,38080%
Bridge to Home Scv$230,00072%
Chaminade College Preparatory$195,0009n/a
Hollenbeck Palms$186,00090%
United Way Inc$182,00080%
The American India Foundation$175,00050%
St Monicas Catholic Church$167,0009n/a
MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity$165,00090%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$153,00090%
Loyola Marymount University$139,50090%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$127,00050%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$122,00090%
Foodcycle$121,000620%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$114,00090%
Jesuit Seminary Association$110,0003n/a
Homes for Our Troops Inc$110,00090%
Pacific Clinics$110,00050%
Los Angeles Parks Foundation$102,00062%
Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation$100,00043%
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc$100,00060%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$95,00090%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$92,50090%
The Salvation Army$85,0009n/a
Meals on Wheels West$83,00091%
Chrysalis$83,0009n/a
Alexandria House$80,00041%
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation$80,00041%
Sos Children's Villages-Usa Inc$78,00090%
Museum Associates$73,50080%
The Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies$70,00052%
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital$70,00030%
Gary Sinise Foundation$70,00060%
Homeboy Industries$62,50070%
Smithsonian Institution$61,50090%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$60,00060%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$55,00090%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$51,50080%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$50,00090%
Homes for Families$50,0001n/a
Conservation International Foundation$46,00090%
Westside Food Bank$42,00090%
Catholic Relief Services$41,0009n/a
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley$40,00041%
The Carter Center Inc$40,00080%
Feeding America$39,00090%
St Joseph Center$39,00080%
Smile Train Inc$39,00090%
Friends of Griffith Park$38,00084%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$37,00050%
Direct Relief$36,00090%
Occidental College$36,00090%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$35,00070%
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$34,00090%
Corporation of Gonzaga University$34,00080%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$32,00060%
FixNation Inc$32,00090%
Immaculate Heart High School$32,0002n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$31,00070%
United States Veterans Initiative$30,00030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$30,00030%
The Sikh Coalition$28,50070%
The Surfrider Foundation$27,50050%
Associated Catholic Charities Inc$26,00050%
Downtown Women's Center$25,00090%
PIH Health Inc$25,00010%
Heal the Bay$24,00060%
The Gentle Barn Foundation$23,00021%
University of Nebraska Foundation$23,00040%
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels$22,0007n/a
Tarzana Treatment Centers Inc$22,00090%
Hope For The Warriors$20,00020%
United States Fund for Unicef$20,00040%
Alley Cat Allies Inc$20,00040%
National Wildlife Federation$20,00010%
International Rescue Committee INC$18,00090%
Americares Foundation Inc$18,00060%
Brother's Brother Foundation$18,00090%
Yosemite Foundation$17,00090%
Pet Partners$16,00090%
Medshare International Inc$16,00080%
Disabled American Veterans$15,00050%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$15,00030%
Greater Los Angeles Zoological Association$15,00030%
NAMI National$15,00030%
Morris Animal Foundation$15,00090%
National Parks Conservation Association$14,00070%
Volunteers of America Inc$14,0007n/a
Los Angeles Art Association$12,00031%
Hillview Mental Health Center Inc$10,00050%
The Play Equity Fund$10,00020%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$10,00050%
La84 Foundation$10,00020%
The Rand Corporation$9,00090%
American Stroke Foundation$8,00080%
Association for Indias Development Inc$8,00040%
American Kidney Fund Inc$8,00040%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$8,00040%
Heifer International Foundation$7,50020%
Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles$6,00030%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$5,00010%
Sikh American Legal Defense & Education$5,00010%
Sierra Senior Providers Inc$5,00011%
The Center in Hollywood$5,00010%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc$5,00010%
Humane World for Animals Inc$4,50030%
American Society of Civil Engineers Foundation Inc$4,00040%
Parish Catalyst$3,50021%
Friends of Porter Ranch Community School$3,25021%
Painted Brain$2,50010%
Roman Archbishop of Los Angeles a Corporation Sole$2,5005n/a
Maui Humane Society$2,50010%
K E N Project$2,0001n/a
Sadhu Vaswani Center$2,0001n/a
Resurge International$2,00010%
Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Aspiranet$1,00010%
Triumph Foundation$1,00010%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center$1,00010%
March of Dimes Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Milo Foundation$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 88 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sikand Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe People Concern: $398,380 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetBridge to Home Scv: $230,000 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetHollenbeck Palms: $186,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way Inc: $182,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe American India Foundation: $175,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity: $165,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $153,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $139,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $127,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Philharmonic Association: $122,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFoodcycle: $121,000 over 6y, 20% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $114,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $110,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Clinics: $110,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Parks Foundation: $102,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetLos Angeles County Animal Care Foundation: $100,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetCatholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc: $100,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $95,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $92,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels West: $83,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetAlexandria House: $80,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetHenry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation: $80,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSos Children's Villages-Usa Inc: $78,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum Associates: $73,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies: $70,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetPIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $70,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $62,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $61,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: $55,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $51,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $50,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetConservation International Foundation: $46,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWestside Food Bank: $42,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Promise of Santa Clarita Valley: $40,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSt Joseph Center: $39,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Griffith Park: $38,000 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetLos Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $37,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetDirect Relief: $36,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOccidental College: $36,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHeart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: $34,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetCorporation of Gonzaga University: $34,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPresident-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College: $32,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budget

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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 106.

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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 Ahmanson FoundationCA26.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ahmanson Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Unihealth Foundation · Shelter Partnership Inc · The Green Oak Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Klm Foundation · Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation · Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Conrad N Hilton 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.

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How do I get to The Sikand Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Sikand 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.

About The Sikand Foundation

How much does The Sikand Foundation give?
The Sikand Foundation reported 110 grants totaling $1,652,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 97 and 140 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Sikand Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (22%), Health (20%), Housing & Shelter (11%).
Who are The Sikand Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: USA West Province Society of Jesus ($670k), The People Concern ($398k), Bridge to Home Scv ($230k).
Does The Sikand Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Sikand 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Sikand Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ahmanson Foundation, California Community Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation.
Where is The Sikand Foundation based?
The Sikand Foundation is based in CA.

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 216 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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