Dharma Karma Foundation
EIN 831495133Total Given 2020–2024
$3.4M
13 grants · $671K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$164K
typical big bets · $100K–$286K
grant size
17%
balanced · 1/6 multi-year
repeat
$24.1M
Assets (2024)
6
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $999K | $24K | N/A |
| 2020 | $55K | $959K | $17K | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $34.0M | $4.3M | 3 |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $30.7M | $1.2M | 6 |
| 2024 | $300K | $24.1M | $-360K | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 13 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$100K
Median
$164K
Average
$258K
75th Pctl
$286K
Maximum
$706K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
AR
Arvind Peter Relan
Dir, President, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AR
Arvind Peter Relan
Dir, President, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AR
Arvind Peter Relan
Dir, President, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AR
Arvind Peter Relan
Dir, President, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AR
Arvind Peter Relan
Dir, President, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (13 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $706,120 | Phase 2 DAC research fund | 2023 |
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $699,800 | the Direct Air Capture System project | 2022 |
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $567,471 | the Direct Air Capture System project | 2022 |
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $286,221 | Direct Air Capture Phase 2 fund | 2023 |
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $261,758 | Adsorbent materials research for DAC and conducting more research to bring the energy requirements of DAC to use in... | 2023 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer | Tempe, AZ | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $164,241 | For a small research study that will evaluate the feasibility of using a new chemistry in the DAC research lab | 2023 |
| Technische Universitat Wien | Vienna, None | $162,714 | DAC Phase 3 fund | 2023 |
| Brighter Children Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer | Tempe, AZ | $100,000 | To advance research in the area of carbon dioxide removal, and to benefit the center for negative carbon emissions at ASU | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | Covid 19 Early Treatment Fund | 2020 |
| Brighter Children Inc | Huntington, NY | $50,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chinmaya Mission West | Piercy, CA | $5,000 | Guruji Program | 2020 |