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Gupta Family Foundation

Accepts applications Herndon, Virginia · EIN 542048512

Gupta Family Foundation is a private foundation in Herndon, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.6 million in 53 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $120,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.2 million the year before.

23% 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
2021$774,70040$13.2 million
2023$1.2 million46$11.2 million
2024$1.6 million53$10.7 million

How to apply

ContactThe Foundation
198 van Buren St, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone or email(703) 709-3000, info@guptafamilyfoundation.org
What to submitApplications should be submitted online via info@guptafamilyfoundation.org
DeadlinesApplications for funding must be completed and submitted between july 1-SEPT 30 of each year.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gupta Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Virginia. It also paid $336,772 in 15 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia15$490,700
Florida6$224,500
California3$140,000
Maryland3$92,500
Maine1$75,000
New Jersey1$60,000
District of Columbia3$50,000
Washington1$50,000
New Mexico1$35,000
New York1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Arlington Academy of Hope
Arlington, VA
Develop and educate rural uganda$120,000
Wolf Trap Foundation
Vienna, VA
Early learning through the art$80,000
Friends of Thai Daughters
Trevett, ME
Support to prevent child trafficking$75,000
Starting Right Now
Tampa, FL
To end homelessness for youth$70,000
Daraja Education Fund
San Rafael, CA
Educate & empower girls from poverty$65,000
Hope Foundation
Paramus, NJ
Helping orphans, vidows build sucess$60,000
Cornerstones
Reston, VA
Resources for members of fairfax cou$50,000
El Hombre Sobre la Tierra AcBuild a common facility & learning c$50,000
Global Foundation for Children
Poulsbo, WA
Empower children w/hearing loss$50,000
Grand Avenue
Orlando, FL
Helping people with mental illiness$50,000
ManavodayaFacilitate positive change in societ$50,000
Wikimedia Endowment
San Francisco, CA
Support wikimedia projects$50,000
Mobile Hope
Leesburg, VA
Provide emergency shelter to youth$45,000
Rotary Club of RajkotHumanitarian services$43,000
Decarcerate Miami DBA Beyond the Bars
Miami, FL
Build social & economic power$39,500
Tenderlove Community Center
Albuquerque, NM
Empower women$35,000
Kenya Connect
Elkridge, MD
Support for students & teachers in r$32,500
Ashiyanaa
Bethesda, MD
Support for south asian women$30,000
She Belives in Me
Herdon, VA
Support children$30,000
Sisters Circle
Baltimore, MD
Educate & empower women$30,000
Zip Zap Circus School TrustInspire & empower young people$30,000
Acad for Severe Handicaps & AutismEdu. Asst. To sp. Needs childrens$27,500
Cure Glaucoma Foundation
Dallas, TX
Improve access to quality care$25,000
Dade County Street Response
Miami, FL
Help doctors provide free care$25,000
Disability Empower Network
Rochester, NY
Empower disabled girls & women$25,000
Her Future Coalition
St Augustine, FL
Combat sexual &gender based violence$25,000
Inga Foundation
Evington, VA
Halt slash & burn agriculture$25,000
National Foundation for Autism Research
San Diego, CA
Improve the lives of autistic indivi$25,000
Oar of Fairfax County
Fairfax, VA
Svc for justice involved individuals$25,000
Opportunity Scholars
Winchester, VA
Create low cost career pathway$25,000
The JFK Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
Support arts$25,000
Together We Bake
Alexandria, VA
Workforce training & personal dev$25,000
Child Aid FoundationAid & care to disadvantage children$20,000
Doorways for Women and Children
Arlington, VA
Housing & supp svcs for homeless$20,000
Operation First Response Inc
Culpeper, VA
Support those who serve us$20,000
Salaam Baalak TrustSupport for street childrens$20,000
Fair Children Youth FoundationRestore human rights$19,272
Balavidayalaya TrustSupport for special ed. Teachers$17,000
Clinics Can Help
West Palm Beach, FL
Provides medical eqmt & supplies$15,000
National Public Radio
Washington, DC
Create more informed public$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gupta Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications for funding must be completed and submitted between july 1-SEPT 30 of each year.

How much does Gupta Family Foundation give?

$1.6 million in tax year 2024, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Gupta Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Shashikant Gupta (Director), Margaret Gupta (Director/ PR), Mike Kettles (Director) and Michele Ketltles (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Gupta Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, international and education.

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