The Desai Foundation
EIN 205845478 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$415K
79 grants · $46K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$599
typical micro grants · $212–$5K
grant size
21%
balanced · 12/58 multi-year
repeat
$2.3M
Assets (2024)
58
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(248) 470-7207
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $50K | $1.4M | $130K | 9 |
| 2017 | $104K | $1.6M | $129K | 16 |
| 2018 | $23K | $1.5M | $52K | 14 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.4M | $32K | N/A |
| 2020 | $40K | $1.4M | $25K | 9 |
| 2021 | $35K | $1.5M | $35K | 5 |
| 2022 | $56K | $1.5M | $34K | 9 |
| 2023 | $35K | $1.5M | $41K | 9 |
| 2024 | $72K | $2.3M | $83K | 8 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 79 grants on record
Minimum
$11
25th Pctl
$212
Median
$599
Average
$5K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$60K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.8% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 11 states
$3K across
3 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (79 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $60,001 | CHARITY | 2017 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $50,301 | CHARITY | 2024 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $42,001 | CHARITY | 2016 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $41,000 | CHARITY | 2022 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | CHARITY | 2023 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $26,802 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| Divine Shakti Foundation | Louisville, KY | $15,001 | CHARITY | 2018 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $11,000 | CHARITY | 2024 |
| Iskcon of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $11,000 | CHARITY | 2022 |
| Devi Parashakthi Ma Temple | Pontiac, MI | $10,052 | CHARITY | 2017 |
| Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple | Pontiac, MI | $10,001 | CHARITY | 2017 |
| Sri Venkateswara Temple & Cultural | Novi, MI | $10,001 | CHARITY | 2017 |
| The Bhartiya Temple of Metro Det | Troy, MI | $5,164 | CHARITY | 2018 |
| Sri Shirdi Saibaba Temple | Livonia, MI | $5,139 | CHARITY | 2017 |
| Mandir | Irvine, CA | $5,102 | CHARITY | 2024 |
| Saibaba Temple | Livonia, MI | $5,011 | CHARITY | 2016 |
| Gram Seva Foundation Usa | Northbrook, IL | $5,001 | CHARITY | 2017 |
| Bandishh | Jackson, NJ | $5,000 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| Gramseva Trust Foundation Usa | Navsari, IN | $5,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Edward Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | $5,000 | CHARITY | 2024 |
| Edward Foundation Covid Fund | Naperville, IL | $2,500 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| Montessori Academy Covid Teacher Relief Fund | Irvine, CA | $2,500 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| Gramseva Trust Foundation Usa | Navsari, IN | $2,500 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| Shri Swaminarayan Mandir | Canton, MI | $1,274 | CHARITY | 2016 |
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