Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding

What they fund

peoplethroughskillsyouthdifferenthomelesslifeunderprivileged

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “guitar” · $18,000

• $5,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2025

  Giving guitar lessons and ensemble performances to underprivileged and incarcerated youth.

• $5,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2024

  Giving guitar lessons and ensemble performances to underprivileged and incarcerated youth.

• $5,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2023

  Giving guitar lessons and ensemble performances to underprivileged and incarcerated youth.

• $3,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2022

  Guitar lessons for underprivileged youth in schools

Top recipients

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

• Iact4 grants · $32,500
• Central Asia Institute4 grants · $30,000
• Karuna Center F Peacebuilding4 grants · $30,000
• Yes4 grants · $22,500
• World Central Kitchen4 grants · $20,000
• Lifeworks4 grants · $19,000
• Multicultural Refugee Coalition4 grants · $19,000
• Caritas of Austin4 grants · $18,000
• Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $18,000
• Austin Classical Guitar Society4 grants · $18,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

• $10,000

  Iact · Austin, TX · 2025

  Various programs to bring people of different faiths together visiting other faiths congregations dialogue etc.

• $7,500

  Central Asia Institute · Bozeman, MT · 2025

  Bringing education to girls and women in the high Himalayas

• $7,500

  Karuna Center F Peacebuilding · Greenfied, TX · 2025

  International and domestic peace initiatives through structured dialogue

• $7,500

  Yes · Berkeley, CA · 2025

  Teaching leadership skills to people from different walks of life and ethnicities through JAM workshops to create a more harmonious work and neighborhood environment.

• $7,500

  Central Asia Institute · Bozeman, MT · 2024

  Bringing education to girls and women in the high Himalayas

• $7,500

  Iact · Austin, TX · 2024

  Various programs to bring people of different faiths together visiting other faiths congregations dialogue etc.

• $7,500

  Karuna Center F Peacebuilding · Greenfied, TX · 2024

  International and domestic peace initiatives through structured dialogue

• $7,500

  Central Asia Institute · Bozeman, TX · 2023

  Bringing education to girls and women in the high Himalayas

• $7,500

  Creative Action · Austin, TX · 2023

  Teaching social emotional skills to youth in schools and after-school programs and summer camps

• $7,500

  Iact · Austin, TX · 2023

  Various programs to bring people of different faiths together visiting other faiths congregations dialogue etc.

• $7,500

  Karuna Center F Peacebuilding · Greenfied, TX · 2023

  International and domestic peace initiatives through structured dialogue

• $7,500

  Central Asia Institute · Bozeman, MT · 2022

  Education for girls and women in Central Asia

• $7,500

  Creative Action · Austin, TX · 2022

  General support for their social emotional education in central Texas schools

• $7,500

  Iact · Austin, TX · 2022

  Interfaith programs for Central Texas

• $7,500

  Karuna Center F Peacebuilding · Greenfied, MA · 2022

  Foreign and domestic peacebuilding activities

• $6,000

  Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2025

  Finding housing for homeless persons

• $6,000

  Lifeworks · Austin, TX · 2025

  Transitioning foster youth from foster care to independent housing and life skills.

• $6,000

  Multicultural Refugee Coalition · Austin, TX · 2025

  Integrating refugees from different countries through language agricultural and sewing skills.

• $6,000

  Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project · Bellevue, WA · 2025

  Residential schools for underprivileged children in India

• $5,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2025

  Giving guitar lessons and ensemble performances to underprivileged and incarcerated youth.

• $5,000

  Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

  General support for medical help in war zones

• $5,000

  Irc · New York, NY · 2025

  Support for their programs helping people in various situations of distress.

• $5,000

  Women F Women International · Washington, DC · 2025

  Support for women in developing countries

• $5,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025

  Providing freshly cooked meals to distressed people in war zones and other crisis centers

• $5,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2024

  Giving guitar lessons and ensemble performances to underprivileged and incarcerated youth.

• $5,000

  Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

  Finding housing for homeless persons

• $5,000

  Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

  General support for medical help in war zones

• $5,000

  Irc · New York, NY · 2024

  Support for their programs helping people in various situations of distress.

• $5,000

  Lifeworks · Austin, TX · 2024

  Transitioning foster youth from foster care to independent housing and life skills.

• $5,000

  Multicultural Refugee Coalition · Austin, TX · 2024

  Integrating refugees from different countries through language agricultural and sewing skills.

• $5,000

  Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project · Bellevue, WA · 2024

  Residential schools for underprivileged children in India

• $5,000

  Women F Women International · Washington, DC · 2024

  Support for women in developing countries

• $5,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

  Providing freshly cooked meals to distressed people in war zones and other crisis centers

• $5,000

  Yes · Berkeley, CA · 2024

  Teaching leadership skills to people from different walks of life and ethnicities through "JAM" workshops to create a more harmonious work and neighborhood environment.

• $5,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2023

  Giving guitar lessons and ensemble performances to underprivileged and incarcerated youth.

• $5,000

  Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2023

  Finding housing for homeless persons

• $5,000

  Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

  General support for medical help in war zones

• $5,000

  Health in Harmony · Portland, OR · 2023

  Teaching sustainability of resources in forested regions of Madagascar and Asian countries

• $5,000

  Lifeworks · Austin, TX · 2023

  Transitioning foster youth from foster care to independent housing and life skills.

• $5,000

  Multicultural Refugee Coalition · Austin, TX · 2023

  Integrating refugees from different countries through language agricultural and sewing skills.

• $5,000

  Shanti Bhavan Children'S Project · Bellevue, WA · 2023

  Residential schools for underprivileged children in India

• $5,000

  Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023

  Helping refugees from all over the world to live and eat and find a new life.

• $5,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

  Providing freshly cooked meals to distressed people in war zones and other crisis centers

• $5,000

  Yes · Berkeley, CA · 2023

  Teaching leadership skills to people from different walks of life and ethnicities through "JAM" workshops to create a more harmonious work and neighborhood environment.

• $5,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

  Feeding the displaced in Ukraine

• $5,000

  Yes · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  Bringing changemakers together in group retreats and conferences

• $4,000

  Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Dallas, TX · 2025

  Providing small home community for homeless

• $4,000

  Men4choice · Northbrook, IL · 2024

  Educating men about womens issues to make them better partners

• $3,738

  Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Dallas, TX · 2024

  Providing small home community for homeless

• $3,500

  Equity Kids · Austin, TX · 2024

  Community building by learning from each other

• $3,000

  James Dick Foundation · Round Top, TX · 2025

  Contribution to a poetry festival with the theme of peace

• $3,000

  Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2025

  civic education through public forums

• $3,000

  James Dick Foundation · Round Top, TX · 2024

  Contribution to a poetry festival with the theme of peace

• $3,000

  James Dick Foundation · Round Top, TX · 2023

  Contribution to a poetry festival with the theme of peace

• $3,000

  Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023

  Tiny homes community for formerly homeless persons

• $3,000

  Anthropos Arts · Austin, TX · 2022

  Teaching band instruments to underprivileged youth in schools

• $3,000

  Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2022

  Guitar lessons for underprivileged youth in schools

• $3,000

  Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

  General support for their worldwide missions

• $3,000

  Learning for Justice Splc · Montgomery, AL · 2022

  Educating young people about social justice

• $3,000

  Lifeworks · Austin, TX · 2022

  Providing housing and opportunities for homeless youth

• $3,000

  Multicultural Refugee Coalition · Austin, TX · 2022

  Refugee integration through language and job skill training

• $3,000

  Museum at Eldridge Street · New York, NY · 2022

  Help fund an intercultural festival

• $3,000

  Shanti Bhavan Children'S Project · Bellevue, WA · 2022

  School for abandoned children in India

• $3,000

  Un World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2022

  Ukraine food relief

• $3,000

  Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022

  General support for refugees

• $2,735

  Irc · New York, NY · 2023

  Support for their programs helping people in various situations of distress.

• $2,500

  Austin Region Jfon · Austin, TX · 2025

  Help for immigrant neighbors

• $2,500

  Community Foundation of the Hill Co · Kerrville, TX · 2025

  Flood disaster relef

• $2,500

  Justice for All Immigrants · Houston, TX · 2024

  Pro bono legal help for immigrants

• $2,384

  American India Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

  Helping women in India during COVID

• $2,323

  Girl Forward · Chicago, IL · 2025

  Leadership mentorship for girls

• $2,300

  Women for Women International · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support for the men's partnership program

• $2,000

  Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2022

  Helping homeless people back on their feet

• $2,000

  Unfinished International · Katy, TX · 2022

  Helping disabled children in Kenya live a more normal life

• $2,000

  Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

  Ukrainian children"s help

• $1,000

  High Plains Food Bank · Amarillo, TX · 2024

  Disaster aid