Private foundation (trust)EIN 201914298Est. 2005-09

DHANAM FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA 94306

Total Assets

$535.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$20.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

38

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$532K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$12M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$36.3M

Total Expenses

$25.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$20.7M

Distributable Amount

$24.0M

Min. Investment Return

$24.5M

Undistributed Income

$22.8M

Payout rate 86%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.86%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $50K to maximum $12M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $22.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

152 grants

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$37M
3 grants
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$8.3M
8 grants
BMO CHARITABLE FUND PROGRAM
$7.5M
2 grants
EXPLORATORIUM
$3.2M
8 grants
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$3M
3 grants
AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$2.3M
3 grants
MAGIC BUS USA
$1.4M
5 grants
IIT MADRAS FOUNDATION
$1.3M
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

152 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
53
grants
$50–250K
26
grants
$250K–1M
28
grants
$1–5M
7
grants
$5M+
3
grants

Geographic Focus

10 states

Pennsylvania
$44.5M
59% of total
California
$20.6M
27% of total
Illinois
$3M
4% of total
District of Columbia
$2.4M
3% of total
New York
$1.8M
2% of total
Texas
$1.5M
2% of total
Virginia
$804K
1% of total
Georgia
$342K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$333K
0% of total
Hawaii
$60K
0% of total

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