Dhanam Foundation
EIN 201914298Total 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
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
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Harris
- 2 Fort Bend
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 |