Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding
EIN 273365638 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$300K
78 grants · $75K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $2K–$5K
grant size
47%
supporter · 22/47 multi-year
repeat
$2.1M
Assets (2023)
47
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Shanti Found f Intercult Underst
Phone
(512) 288-8727
Deadlines
2022
How to Apply
No specific form needed just a detailed letter describing the project and grant request.
Restrictions
As a small foundation we generally give small grants. They should comport with our mission of intercultural understanding.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60K | $1.6M | $12K | 21 |
| 2021 | $71K | $2.1M | $293K | 19 |
| 2022 | $81K | $1.8M | $103K | 21 |
| 2023 | $89K | $2.1M | $248K | 17 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 78 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$3K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$8K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
44.9% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 10 states
$126K across
35 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Harris
- 3 Fayette
Officers & Directors
KO
Katherine D Oldmixon
4+ yrs
Vice-President
Leadership
CP
Christa Pandey
4+ yrs
President
Leadership
RP
R K Pandey
Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (78 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karuna Center for Peacebuilding | Amherst, MA | $7,500 | international and domestic peacebuilding specific initiative in Kenya | 2021 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $7,500 | Teaching social emotional skills to youth in schools and after-school programs and summer camps | 2023 |
| Karuna Center f Peacebuilding | Greenfied, TX | $7,500 | International and domestic peace initiatives through structured dialogue | 2023 |
| iACT | Austin, TX | $7,500 | Various programs to bring people of different faiths together visiting other faiths congregations dialogue etc. | 2023 |
| Central Asia Institute | Bozeman, TX | $7,500 | Bringing education to girls and women in the high Himalayas | 2023 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $7,500 | General support for their social emotional education in central Texas schools | 2022 |
| Karuna Center f Peacebuilding | Greenfied, MA | $7,500 | Foreign and domestic peacebuilding activities | 2022 |
| iACT | Austin, TX | $7,500 | Interfaith programs for Central Texas | 2022 |
| Central Asia Institute | Bozeman, MT | $7,500 | Education for girls and women in Central Asia | 2022 |
| American India Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $7,000 | India COVID assistance and migrant children's education | 2021 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $5,000 | teaching intercultural understanding in schools | 2020 |
| Interfaith Action of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | general support for interfaith and refugee programs | 2020 |
| Women for Women International | Washington DC, DC | $5,000 | support for men's program | 2020 |
| Karuna Center for Peacebuilding | Amherst, MA | $5,000 | peace initiatives in war-torn countries | 2020 |
| Yes | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | leadership jams | 2020 |
| Interfaith Action of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | general support for interfaith initiatives Passport Red Bench language classes for refugees | 2021 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $5,000 | general support for developing social emotional skills in regional schools | 2021 |
| Central Asia Institute | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | girls' and women's education in the high Himalayas | 2021 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $5,000 | men's partnership program | 2021 |
| Yes | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | convening and teaching leadership skills to potential social change leaders | 2021 |
| Yes | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | Teaching leadership skills to people from different walks of life and ethnicities through "JAM" workshops to... | 2023 |
| Lifeworks | Austin, TX | $5,000 | Transitioning foster youth from foster care to independent housing and life skills. | 2023 |
| Unhcr | Washington, DC | $5,000 | Helping refugees from all over the world to live and eat and find a new life. | 2023 |
| Health in Harmony | Portland, OR | $5,000 | Teaching sustainability of resources in forested regions of Madagascar and Asian countries | 2023 |
| Multicultural Refugee Coalition | Austin, TX | $5,000 | Integrating refugees from different countries through language agricultural and sewing skills. | 2023 |
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