Private foundation · EIN 81-4121880

The Narayanan Family Foundation

Preselected only

Wilmington, DE

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202601219349100230
Total assets (EOY)$7,146,234
Grants paid$240,500
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed16
Giving in home state (DE)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K4
$5K–$25K8
$25K–$100K4
$100K+0

Smallest $2,000 · Largest $45,000

Geographic focus

MA
31%
CA
31%
Other/foreign
12%
WI
10%
DC
8%
TX
6%
NY
1%

Common purposes

narayananfamilyfoundationfacultyfellowswelllabsprojectscolorstacklouisemozingoawardgreenswheelsproject

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$235,500$5,957,26612
2024$221,300$5,966,00517
2025$240,500$7,146,23416

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Iit Madras FoundationCUPERTINO, CANarayanan Family Foundation Faculty Fellows fund$45,000
Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The EnvirBELMONT, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$40,000
Institute For Financial Management And ResearchCHENNAIWELL Labs - NbS Projects$30,000
University Of Wisconsin FoundationMILWAUKEE, WIUW ColorStack program$25,000
University Of California Berkeley FoundationBERKELEY, CALouise Mozingo Award fund$20,000
Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The EnvirBELMONT, MAGreens of Wheels project in Bengaluru$15,000
Museum Of Art And Photography Foundation IncBOSTON, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$15,000
Black Landscape Architects NetworkWASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Landscape Architecture FoundationWASHINGTON DC, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Nudge FoundationIRVING, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$8,000
Swataleem Usa CorporationBRYAN, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$7,000
Wxla IncCAMBRIDGE, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Bharata Dance & Allied ArtsSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Inclusive WorldSARATOGA, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Writers GrottoSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Family EqualityNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
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