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Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Palo Alto, California · EIN 832880553

Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation is a private foundation in Palo Alto, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 5 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $960,000. 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 down from $1.2 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.2 million5$23.5 million
2024$1.1 million5$27.1 million

How to apply

Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation 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

What Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$960,000
Rhode Island1$100,000
California3$60,325

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Morgan Stanley Daf
New York, NY
Grant$960,000
Brown University
Providence, RI
Performing arts building & the brown fund$100,000
Iit Madras Foundation
Cupertino, CA
Women leading initiative at iitm (wli) endowment and merit cum means scholarships endowment$50,000
The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Fremont, CA
Mid-day meal program$10,000
SCHF Uste LP K-1
Menlo Park, CA
Per k-1$325

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sridhar Ramaswamy (Ceo & Cfo) and Seema Bansal (Secretary).

What does Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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