The Sansar Capital Foundation
EIN 020761791 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$546K
25 grants · $61K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $5K–$18K
grant size
50%
supporter · 5/10 multi-year
repeat
$2.2M
Assets (2024)
10
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 997-0500
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $65K | $684K | $-280K | 4 |
| 2018 | $57K | $398K | $0 | 5 |
| 2019 | N/A | $276K | $-7K | N/A |
| 2020 | $33K | $307K | $-6K | 4 |
| 2021 | $39K | $305K | $38K | 5 |
| 2022 | $40K | $1.7M | $1.4M | 2 |
| 2023 | $302K | $2.1M | $1.3M | 3 |
| 2024 | $10K | $2.2M | $428K | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 25 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$8K
Average
$22K
75th Pctl
$18K
Maximum
$272K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
20.0% of US grants
· Rank #3 of 5 states
$26K across
5 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (25 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadhu Vaswani Center | East Brunswick, NJ | $272,345 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $42,500 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2016 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $28,588 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2018 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2022 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $17,942 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2020 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $17,823 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Horace MANN School | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2022 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $13,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Caring for Cambodia | Austin, TX | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2016 |
| MIT | Cambridge, MA | $7,500 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Massachusetts Intstitute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $7,500 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Horace MANN School | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Pratham USA | Houston, TX | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2020 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Horace MANN School | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2021 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Horace MANN School | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Horace MANN School | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2024 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Pratham USA | Houston, TX | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2016 |
| Pratham USA | Houston, TX | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Horace MANN School | Bronx, NY | $2,500 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Pratham USA | Houston, TX | $1,500 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 2021 |
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