The Kanakia Foundation
EIN 522208477Total Given 2016–2024
$1.8M
20 grants · $197K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $5K–$64K
grant size
29%
balanced · 4/14 multi-year
repeat
$324K
Assets (2024)
14
Distinct Recipients
About
Taxpayers accountant resides in Alameda County, California which has been impacted by floods and received automatic extension until Oct 16, 2023.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Sewa Bharat
Phone
(301) 654-9090
Deadlines
None
How to Apply
No Particular Format
Restrictions
None
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $87K | $593K | $20K | 6 |
| 2017 | $10K | $649K | $75K | 2 |
| 2018 | $128K | $495K | $34K | 5 |
| 2019 | N/A | $258K | $54K | N/A |
| 2020 | $255K | $12K | $62K | 2 |
| 2021 | $5K | $169K | $169K | 1 |
| 2022 | $405K | $505K | $990K | 2 |
| 2023 | $450K | $450K | $594K | 1 |
| 2024 | $430K | $324K | $423K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 20 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$5K
Average
$89K
75th Pctl
$64K
Maximum
$450K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
BK
Bhanuben Kanakia
Director
HK
Hemant Kanakia
Director
SD
Sonalde Desai
Director
Grants Awarded (20 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maker Bavan Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $450,000 | To promote education | 2023 |
| Maker Bavan Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $430,000 | To promote education | 2024 |
| Maker Bavan Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $400,000 | To promote education | 2022 |
| Maker Bhavan Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $250,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $70,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Aperture Foundation | New York, NY | $61,970 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Iit Gandhinagar Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Aperture Foundation | New York, NY | $5,805 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| International Association of Yoga Therap | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | To promote Yoga | 2022 |
| Pratam Usa | Houston, TX | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Sewa Bharat | Ahmedabad, None | $5,000 | Sewa is a federation of women-led institutions providing economic and social support to women in the informal secto | 2021 |
| Global Giving Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Prantham Usa | Houston, TX | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Prantham Usa | Houston, TX | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2017 |
| The Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2017 |
| Prantham Usa | Houston, TX | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Population Association of America | Silver Spring, MD | $1,500 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $510 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Population Association of America | Silver Spring, MD | $500 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |