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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $571,660 | $536,695 | $536,640 | $85,743 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 35% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WattTimeBerkeley, CA | Supporting the connection of clean energy to the internet of things | $2,500 | 2016 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagaraj V Rao | PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 0.50 | $0 |
| Seshkumari Rao | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.50 | $0 |
| Jaideep Jayaram | SECRETARY | 0.50 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $85,743 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,630,145 | $1,625,131 | $1,624,985 | $50,778 | $50,778 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $100,059 | $221,853 | $221,275 | $45,764 | $45,764 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $395,235 | $349,701 | $346,811 | $167,558 | $167,558 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $100,000 | $63,030 | $60,138 | $122,024 | $122,024 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $50,100 | $37,862 | $34,971 | $85,054 | $85,054 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $50,000 | $75,863 | $72,972 | $72,816 | $72,816 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $50,000 | $35,174 | $32,860 | $98,679 | $98,679 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $50,000 | $16,147 | $16,147 | $83,853 | $83,853 |
| OPTHALMOLOGY SUPPORT |
| $2,500 |
| 2023 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTEBOULDER, CO | PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY | $1,560 | 2020 |
| KERA - KXT 917DALLAS, TX | SUPPORT OF NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADC | $1,500 | 2019 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILNEW YORK, NY | TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE | $1,500 | 2017 |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETYMatched to this organization because 48 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES | $1,500 | 2020 |
| THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLGYITHICA, NY | TO SUPPORT THE LAB'S MISSION TO IMPR | $1,500 | 2019 |
| KERA - KXT 917DALLAS, TX | SUPPORT OF NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING | $1,500 | 2017 |
| Rocky Mountain InstituteBoulder, CO | Help drive the massive global market-based shift away from harmful fossil-fueled energy systems | $1,500 | 2016 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTEBOULDER, CO | PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY | $1,500 | 2019 |
| KERA - KXT 917DALLAS, TX | SUPPORT OF NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING | $1,500 | 2018 |
| THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLGYITHICA, NY | TO SUPPORT THE LAB'S MISSION TO IMPR | $1,500 | 2020 |
| INTERFAITH MINISTRIES OF DENTONDENTON, TX | SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES | $1,200 | 2023 |
| CLIMATE CENTRALPRINCETON, NJ | TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE | $1,037 | 2020 |
| The Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthica, NY | Pursue the mission of bird study and conservation and citizen science initiatives and worldwide conservation partnerships. | $1,000 | 2016 |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETYMatched to this organization because 48 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Climate CentralPrinceton, NJ | Expand climate science and communications programs | $1,000 | 2016 |
| THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGYITHICA, NY | TO SUPPORT THE LAB'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS | $1,000 | 2018 |
| CLIMATE CENTRALPRINCETON, NJ | TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Partnership for Responsible GrowthWashington, DC | Enhance efforts to address climate change with a pro-growth solution | $1,000 | 2016 |
| SHERYL SANDBERG & DAVE GOLDBERGPALO ALTO, CA | SUPPORT LEAN IN NETWORK CONF | $1,000 | 2022 |
| ST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 38 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MONROVIA, CA | HELP FIGHT CANCER IN KIDS | $1,000 | 2017 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSSWASHINGTON, DC | TO HELP SUPPORT VICTEMS OF CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Denton Freedom HouseDenton, TX | To liberate broken men from their bondage to sin and addiction | $1,000 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUAUSTIN, TX | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSIT | $1,000 | 2020 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441309349101534
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202330729349100203
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202231019349100908
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202110499349100106
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202040559349100114
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201930659349100403
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201810589349100601
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201731089349100308
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.