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The Kundu Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Weymouth, Massachusetts · EIN 043534283

The Kundu Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Weymouth, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $75,937 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $240 and the largest $58,820. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $64,569 the year before.

46% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$70,12310$1.2 million
2023$63,41211$1.1 million
2024$64,56910$1.2 million
2025$75,93711$1.4 million

How to apply

The Kundu Foundation Inc 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 The Kundu Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$58,820
Massachusetts6$13,468
New Jersey1$1,992
New York2$1,605
Tennessee1$52

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Asti
Costa Mesa, CA
supporting foundation purposes$58,820
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
supporting foundation purposes$8,000
Concord Academy
Concord, MA
supporting foundation purposes$5,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
supporting foundation purposes$1,992
New York University
New York, NY
supporting foundation purposes$1,500
Wbur
Boston, MA
supporting foundation purposes$240
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
New York, NY
supporting foundation purposes$105
Pan-Mass Challenge
Needham, MA
supporting foundation purposes$103
Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation
Canton, MA
supporting foundation purposes$100
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
supporting foundation purposes$52
Special Olympics Massachusetts
Marlborough, MA
supporting foundation purposes$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kundu Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Kundu Foundation Inc give?

$75,937 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $240.

Who runs The Kundu Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Malay Kundu (President, Treasurer) and Steven A Branson (Clerk).

What does The Kundu Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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