Dhanam Foundation

EIN 201914298

Palo Alto, CA 94304 |(650) 313-2000

Total Given 2020–2024
$92.9M
187 grants · $18.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$36K
typical mid grants · $15K–$250K
grant size
45%
supporter · 35/78 multi-year
repeat
$535.2M
Assets (2024)
78
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (650) 313-2000

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $344.4M $22.5M N/A
2020 $12.1M $389.7M $5.0M 47
2021 $17.1M $511.9M $48.7M 35
2022 $21.1M $395.3M $12.3M 38
2023 $22.4M $456.4M $27.0M 29
2024 $20.2M $535.2M $36.3M 38

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 187 grants on record

Minimum
$1
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$36K
Average
$497K
75th Pctl
$250K
Maximum
$16.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

3.8% of US grants · Rank #3 of 10 states $1.5M across 7 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Harris 6 grants · $1.5M
  2. 2 Fort Bend 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (187 total)

Purpose
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $16,000,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2023
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $12,000,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2024
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $9,000,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
Stanford Graduate School of Education Stanford, CA $8,000,000 FUND FOR THE NEW GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION BUILDING COMPLEX 2021
Bmo Charitable Fund Program Jenkintown, PA $4,628,379 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2020
Stanford University Stanford, CA $3,000,000 FACULTY SUPPORT FUND 2022
Bmo Charitable Fund Program Jenkintown, PA $2,871,618 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2020
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $2,516,706 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $2,500,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021
Stanford University Stanford, CA $2,000,000 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY SEED FUND 2022
Stanford University Stanford, CA $1,500,000 BIOENGINEERING FELLOWSHIP FUND 2022
Stanford University Stanford, CA $1,500,000 SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIP FUND 2022
African Parks Foundation of America New York, NY $1,083,500 RESTORATION OF SINIAKA-MINIA AND ASSESSMENT OF BAZARUTO NATIONAL PARK 2023
Asian Art Museum Foundation San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020
Exploratorium San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 IN SUPPORT OF EXPLORATORIUM'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2020
Give Foundation Inc Palo Alto, CA $1,000,000 COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS IN INDIA 2021
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL $1,000,000 IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2022
Exploratorium San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 TO SUPPORT THE STABILITY AND REVITALIZATION FUND 2023
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL $1,000,000 US LEADERS PROGRAM 2023
Exploratorium San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 TO SUPPORT THE STABILITY AND REVITALIZATION FUND 2024
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL $1,000,000 US LEADERS PROGRAM 2024
African Parks Foundation of America Washington, DC $1,000,000 IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
Global Impact (Co-Develop Fund) Washington, DC $1,000,000 IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
Agastya Usa San Jose, CA $555,000 IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
Reinvent Stockton Foundation Stockton, CA $553,000 SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2021