The Sansar Capital Foundation

EIN 020761791 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10036 |(212) 997-0500

Total 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
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
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. 1 Harris 4 grants · $16K
  2. 2 Travis 1 grant · $10K

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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