Funding search · EIN 274349799 · Houston, TX

Mani Family 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.

73
grants reported
$817,265
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

publicdevelopmenteducationalpromotespititualanimalcureltyneedy

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2 grants matching “curelty · $15,000

  • $5,000

    Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2023

    Prevent animal curelty

  • $10,000

    Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2022

    Prevent animal curelty

Top recipients

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

  • Self-Enquiry Life Fellows2 grants · $186,100
  • Self Enqury Life Fellowship1 grant · $112,012
  • Self Enquiry Life Fellows1 grant · $100,000
  • Meenakshi Temple Society4 grants · $40,000
  • Everyorg1 grant · $33,851
  • Houston Food Bank3 grants · $30,000
  • Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston1 grant · $25,000
  • Houston Human Society3 grants · $25,000
  • Sundance Instuite1 grant · $25,000
  • Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$180,500
2022
$173,700
2023
$137,101
2024
$325,964
2025

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

  • $112,012

    Self Enqury Life Fellowship · Penn Valley, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $101,000

    Self-Enquiry Life Fellows · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Fund their charitable activities

  • $100,000

    Self Enquiry Life Fellows · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Fund their charitable activities

  • $85,100

    Self-Enquiry Life Fellows · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Fund their charitable activities

  • $33,851

    Everyorg · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Sundance Instuite · Park City, UT · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist in the public

  • $15,101

    Aim of Seva · Saylorsburg, PA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Cape Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Charles Schwab Fbo · Omaha, NE · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Cry America · Braintree, MA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2025

    Assist the public

  • $10,000

    Houston Human Society · Houston, TX · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Meenakshi Temple Society · Pearland, TX · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Sankara Nethralaya USA · Derwood, MD · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist the public

  • $10,000

    Meenakshi Temple Society · Pearland, TX · 2024

    Promote spititual development

  • $10,000

    Meenakshi Temple Society · Pearland, TX · 2023

    Promote spititual development

  • $10,000

    Aim for Seva · Saylorburg, PA · 2022

    Assist the pubilc

  • $10,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $10,000

    Houston Human Society · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $10,000

    Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2022

    Prevent animal curelty

  • $10,000

    Meenakshi Temple Society · Pearland, TX · 2022

    Promote spititual development

  • $7,500

    Daya · Houston, TX · 2025

    Charitable

  • $7,000

    Eternal Gandhi Museum · Houston, TX · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    1497 · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Doctor Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2025

    Assist the public

  • $5,000

    Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2025

    Fund educational development

  • $5,000

    The Salvation Army Greater Houston · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist the public

  • $5,000

    Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2024

    Fund educational development

  • $5,000

    Aim for Seva · Saylorburg, PA · 2023

    Assist the pubilc

  • $5,000

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $5,000

    Daya · Houston, TX · 2023

    Fund their charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Houston Human Society · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $5,000

    Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2023

    Prevent animal curelty

  • $5,000

    Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $5,000

    Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2023

    Fund educational development

  • $5,000

    Salvation Army · Houston, TX · 2023

    Help the needy

  • $5,000

    Sankara Netralaya Om Trust · Rockville, MD · 2023

    Promot speritual development

  • $5,000

    Child Right and You · Braintree, MA · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $5,000

    Meals On Wheels of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $4,000

    Film Independent · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $3,750

    Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Classic Art Society · Sugar Land, TX · 2025

    Assist the public

  • $2,500

    Johnite Launchpad · Sugarland, TX · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist the public

  • $2,500

    J'Educate · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Assist the public

  • $2,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $2,500

    Aksaya Patra Foundation USA · Canoga Park, CA · 2022

    Childeren food assistance

  • $2,500

    Daya · Houston, TX · 2022

    Fund their charitable activities

  • $2,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $2,500

    Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2022

    Fund educational development

  • $2,500

    Salvation Army · Houston, TX · 2022

    Help the needy

  • $2,500

    Sankara Netralaya Om Trust · Rockville, MD · 2022

    Promot speritual development

  • $2,500

    Save a Mother · Houston, TX · 2022

    Fund family development

  • $1,600

    Maarga USA · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $1,500

    Classic Art Society · Sugar Land, TX · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $1,250

    Marine Toys · Triangle, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,101

    Tryya Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2024

    Assist the public

  • $1,000

    Guidling Eye of Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Roopa Art Culture · Sugarland, TX · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Shriners Childerens · Tampa, FL · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Classic Art Society · Sugar Land, TX · 2024

    Assist the public

  • $1,000

    Give To Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Promote education

  • $1,000

    Roopa Arts Cultural Center · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist the public

  • $1,000

    Udavum Karangal · Bedford, MA · 2023

    Respond to human suffering

  • $1,000

    Classic Art Society · Sugar Land, TX · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $1,000

    Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist the public

  • $500

    Taa · Austin, TX · 2025

    Charitable

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.