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Radheya

Preselected recipients only Los Altos, California · EIN 453981050

Radheya is a private foundation in Los Altos, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 7 grants; the typical grant was $200,000 and the largest $350,122. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.0 million the year before.

29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.0 million5$26.5 million
2024$1.2 million7$30.6 million

How to apply

Radheya says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$960,717
New York1$250,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mountain View, CA
Funding charitable activities donation of stocksdistributions of property valued at fair market value at dates of distribution: 1. Dates of distribution: december 17, 2024 and december 27, 2024 2. Description of property: 5,257.41 shares primecap odyssey growth fund and 517 shares of visa inc. 3. Book value of property: $190,306.86method for determining book value: cost basis of securities 4. Fair market value: $350,122.00method for determining fair market value: high and low average on date of distribution$350,122
Iit Madras Foundation
Cupertino, CA
General support$250,000
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
General support$250,000
Hindu Community and Cultural Center
Livermore, CA
General support$200,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
General support$100,595
Leland Stanford Junior University
Stanford, CA
General support$50,000
Hindu Temple South Bay
Sunnyvale, CA
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Radheya accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Radheya give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $200,000.

Who runs Radheya?

Its 2024 filing lists Ramanathan Guha (President and Director) and Asha Guha (Secretary, Treasurer and D).

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