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Kakani Family Foundation

Accepts applications Garden City, New York · EIN 475355502

Kakani Family Foundation is a private foundation in Garden City, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $84,864 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $400 and the largest $53,278. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $87,207 the year before.

68% 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
2023$29,87010$0
2024$87,20717$22,936
2025$84,86426$16,415

How to apply

ContactRajesh Kakani
3 Kettlepond Road, Jericho, NY 11753
Phone or email(516) 663-5990
What to submitNo pre-printed form
DeadlinesNo deadlines
RestrictionsNo restrictions as long as it is for a charitable cause

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kakani Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$53,278
New York17$19,421
Pennsylvania1$9,000
Illinois2$1,957
Texas1$500
Florida1$300
New Jersey1$200
Delaware1$108
Minnesota1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Academy of Otolaryngology
Alexandria, VA
Charitable$53,278
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$9,000
Individual
NY
Charitable$5,000
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, NY
Charitable$4,034
Aapiqli
Woodbury, NY
Charitable$2,500
Mount Sinai South Nassau
Oceanside, NY
Charitable$1,975
Medical Society of the State of New
Westbury, NY
Charitable$1,600
Friends of Mercy
Rockville Centre, NY
Charitable$1,400
Long Island Indo American Lions
Oak Brook, IL
Charitable$1,215
Wnyc
New York, NY
Charitable$1,200
American College of Surgeons
Chicago, IL
Charitable$742
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
Charitable$500
Rajmaai
Manhasset, NY
Charitable$500
Association of Indians in America
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$300
The Hindu Temple
Flushing, NY
Charitable$217
Om Foundation
New Hyde Park, NY
Charitable$200
SNCH Surgery
Oceanside, NY
Charitable$200
World Vegan Vision
Paterson, NJ
Charitable$200
Zeffy
Newark, DE
Charitable$108
Jericho Fire Department
Jericho, NY
Charitable$104
Yogalife USA Inc
Washington, NY
Charitable$102
Mpmaana
Syosset, NY
Charitable$100
Roswell Park Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$100
Schoolfundr
Saint Paul, MN
Charitable$100
St Catherine of Sienna
Franklin Square, NY
Charitable$100
Indo American Arts Council
New York, NY
Charitable$89

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kakani Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Kakani Family Foundation give?

$84,864 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $400.

Who runs Kakani Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Rajesh Kakani (President), Sonali Kakani (Vice Preside) and Pragya Kakani (Secretary).

What does Kakani Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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