Funding search · EIN 134051213 · La Jolla, CA

Indira Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

137
grants reported
$7.5M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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5 grants matching “invention · $251,456

  • $117,000

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Support invent-x 2025 and stem education

  • $30,000

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $50,000

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Polo Alto, CA · 2022

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $27,228

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2021

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $27,228

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2021

    Support invention factory and stem education

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Promys Foundation3 grants · $752,969
  • Room To Read India Trust3 grants · $705,550
  • Ramakrishna Mission3 grants · $680,100
  • Parivaar Education Society5 grants · $429,640
  • Gramin Adiwasi Samaj Vikas Sansthan Sausar3 grants · $325,850
  • Central Square Foundation1 grant · $263,850
  • Peoples Action for National Integration3 grants · $261,785
  • Room To Read2 grants · $252,000
  • Maker Bhavan Foundation5 grants · $251,456
  • Harvard Medical School1 grant · $242,643

Giving over time

$2.7M
2021
$1.3M
2022
$1.6M
2023
$2.0M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 137 grants.

  • $478,550

    Room To Read India Trust · 2023

    Foundational literacy program in jodhpur

  • $304,887

    Promys Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $263,850

    Central Square Foundation · 2024

    Supporting fln in indian states of uttar pradesh (up) and promoting efforts for early childhood education and high-potential students in india

  • $242,643

    Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2024

    Empower mental health program

  • $238,600

    Ramakrishna Mission · 2021

    Construction of a floor in viva, education program for students in classes 6-8

  • $238,600

    Ramakrishna Mission · 2021

    Construction of a floor in viva, education program for students in classes 6-8

  • $224,041

    Promys Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021

    Fellowships support

  • $224,041

    Promys Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021

    Fellowships support

  • $202,900

    Ramakrishna Mission · 2022

    Construction of a floor in viva, education program for students in classes 6-8

  • $176,650

    Gramin Adiwasi Samaj Vikas Sansthan Sausar · 2024

    Implementation of the district mental health program (dmhp) in collaboration with government of maharashtra.

  • $174,385

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Aspire: advancing stakeholder-led program for improving youths' access to mental health resources and responsiveness of ecosystem

  • $131,085

    Peoples Action for National Integration · 2024

    Implementation of youth mental health program in tarun block of ayodhya district.

  • $130,000

    Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General

  • $126,000

    Room To Read · 2021

    Foundational literacy program in jodhpur

  • $126,000

    Room To Read · 2021

    Foundational literacy program in jodhpur

  • $120,000

    Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support mentoring programs and scholarships

  • $120,000

    Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support mentoring programs and scholarships

  • $119,000

    Room To Read India Trust · 2024

    Foundational literacy program in jodhpur

  • $118,640

    Parivaar Education Society · 2024

    Improve grade-level learning in children in tribal pocket of mp

  • $118,004

    Educate Girls · Austin, TX · 2021

    Improving education access

  • $118,004

    Educate Girls · Austin, TX · 2021

    Improving education access

  • $117,000

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Support invent-x 2025 and stem education

  • $108,000

    Room To Read India Trust · 2022

    Foundational literacy program in jodhpur

  • $105,000

    Wildflower Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General

  • $100,000

    Wildflower Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Lit Bombay Heritage Foundation · Cupertino, CA · 2022

    General

  • $94,270

    National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences · 2023

    General support

  • $89,625

    Basic Health Care Services Trust · 2024

    Healthy mind, healthy body integrating mental health in rural primary care

  • $89,200

    Gramin Adiwasi Samaj Vikas Sansthan Sausar · 2023

    District mental health program (dmhp) udaan program

  • $88,600

    Peoples Action for National Integration · 2022

    General

  • $87,200

    Akshaya Patra USA · Fremont, CA · 2024

    Mid-day meal program

  • $85,250

    Parivaar Education Society · 2021

    Improve grade-level learning in children in tribal pocket of mp

  • $85,250

    Parivaar Education Society · 2021

    Improve grade-level learning in children in tribal pocket of mp

  • $84,000

    Center for Excellence in Education · McLean, VA · 2022

    General

  • $77,000

    Excellence Center for Excellence in Education · McLean, VA · 2021

    Student scholarships to attend 2022 rsi

  • $77,000

    Excellence Center for Excellence in Education · McLean, VA · 2021

    Student scholarships to attend 2022 rsi

  • $72,000

    Center for Excellence in Education · McLean, VA · 2023

    Tuition expense for 6 students to attend 2024 rsi at mit

  • $70,500

    Parivaar Education Society · 2023

    Improve grade level learning in children in tribal pocket of mp

  • $70,000

    Parivaar Education Society · 2022

    Improve grade level learning in children in tribal pocket of mp

  • $68,040

    National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences · 2024

    Youth mental health and self harm study

  • $66,900

    Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care - USA · Marlton, NJ · 2024

    Smile - srhrc mental health initiative for life empowerment

  • $61,000

    Center for Excellence in Education · McLean, VA · 2024

    Tuition expense for 7 students to attend 2025 rsi at mit

  • $60,000

    Gramin Adiwasi Samaj Vikas Sansthan Sausar · 2022

    General

  • $60,000

    Arpan Foundation · Diamond Bar, CA · 2021

    Improving health standards amongst children

  • $60,000

    Arpan Foundation · Diamond Bar, CA · 2021

    Improving health standards amongst children

  • $55,325

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Aspire: advancing stakeholder-led program for improving youths' access to mental health resources and responsiveness of ecosystem

  • $50,000

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Polo Alto, CA · 2022

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $49,740

    Quality Education Support Trust · 2022

    Palavee program for early childhood education including teacher training

  • $49,250

    Iswar Sankalpa · 2021

    Supporting unhoused persons with psychosocial disabilities

  • $49,250

    Iswar Sankalpa · 2021

    Supporting unhoused persons with psychosocial disabilities

  • $49,100

    Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar · 2024

    Wellbeing program

  • $45,000

    Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2022

    General

  • $44,900

    St Jude India Childcare Centres · Phoenix, AZ · 2021

    Support health policies for children of st. Jude india

  • $44,900

    St Jude India Childcare Centres · Phoenix, AZ · 2021

    Support health policies for children of st. Jude india

  • $42,100

    Peoples Action for National Integration · 2023

    Youth mental health program

  • $41,520

    Aga Khan Foundation · 2024

    Community mental health program in nizamuddin delhi, india

  • $40,000

    Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Saiva Siddhanta Church · Kapaa, HI · 2022

    General

  • $39,300

    St Jude India Childcare Centres USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Support health policies for children of st. Jude india

  • $37,550

    Ekjut · 2024

    Improving young people's mental health through structured participatory groups meetings & home visits for psychosocial counselling by peer facilitators in west singhbhum district of jharkhand

  • $36,000

    Dakshana Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2021

    Construction of the taraben j. Mehta girls hostel.

  • $36,000

    Dakshana Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2021

    Construction of the taraben j. Mehta girls hostel.

  • $35,400

    Coro India · 2024

    14th cohort of the grassroots leaders and organisations development program (glodp) in maharashtra

  • $33,000

    Coro India · 2022

    Gldp programs

  • $32,900

    Schizophrenia Research Foundation of India · 2021

    Help young people with depression in educational and clinical settings

  • $32,900

    Schizophrenia Research Foundation of India · 2021

    Help young people with depression in educational and clinical settings

  • $32,677

    Quality Education Support Trust · 2024

    Palavee program for early childhood education incl teacher training

  • $30,000

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $30,000

    Quality Education Support Trust · 2023

    Palavee program for early childhood education including teacher training

  • $29,960

    Coro India · 2021

    Gldp programme

  • $29,960

    Coro India · 2021

    Gldp programme

  • $29,200

    Cssl Global Pvt Ltd · 2023

    General support

  • $28,950

    Quest · 2021

    Palavee program for early childhood education incl teacher training

  • $28,950

    Quest · 2021

    Palavee program for early childhood education incl teacher training

  • $27,228

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2021

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $27,228

    Maker Bhavan Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2021

    Support invention factory and stem education

  • $26,200

    Ekjut · 2023

    Improving young people's mental health.

  • $25,000

    Vedic Cultural Spiritual Center of San Diego · Poway, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $24,300

    Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care - USA · Marlton, NJ · 2023

    Smile - srhrc mental health initiative for life empowerment

  • $21,900

    Schizophrenia Research Foundation of India · 2022

    Help young people with depression in educational and clinical settings

  • $21,800

    Aga Khan Foundation · 2023

    Community mental health program

  • $21,800

    Schizophrenia Research Foundation of India · 2023

    Help young people with depression in educational and clinical settings

  • $19,825

    Schizophrenia Research Foundation of India · 2024

    A comprehensive, collaborative and sustainable intervention package to help young people with depression in educational and clinical settings in chennai, india

  • $19,800

    Aga Khan Foundation · 2022

    General

  • $19,600

    The University of Iowa Center of Advancement · Iowa City, IA · 2021

    Writers' workshop

  • $19,600

    The University of Iowa Center of Advancement · Iowa City, IA · 2021

    Writers' workshop

  • $17,150

    Basic Health Care Services Trust · 2022

    General

  • $17,070

    Basic Health Care Services Trust · 2023

    Healthy mind, healthy body lntegrating mental health in rural primary care

  • $15,750

    Akanksha Education Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $14,700

    Cssl Global Pvt Ltd · 2024

    Research study on understanding the impact and efficacy of ramakrishna missions awakened citizen programme in schools across india,

  • $14,600

    Centre for Science of Student Learning · 2022

    General

  • $11,765

    Baif Development Research Foundation · 2024

    Sustained livelihoods of small and marginal dairy farmers through ldcs in bihar, jharkhand, rajasthan, uttar pradesh, maharashtra, karnataka, odisha and madhya pradesh & amplifying the impact of baif programmes through read all
  • $6,826

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Lokana · New York, NY · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Foundation for Excellence India Trust · 2024

    Adopt a scholar program

  • $5,000

    Gosumec Foundation USA · Fremont, CA · 2024

    Student corpus

  • $5,000

    Hindu Mandir Soceity of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024

    New temple project.

  • $5,000

    Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Ksm asset management

  • $5,000

    Scripps Health · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021

    Ksm asset management

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