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12 funders with a record of paying for “ashram”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to SRI KRISHNA ASHRAM — funding for ashram activities
Largest: $25,000 to MUNI SEVA ASHRAM INC — bone marrow transplant for cancer pa
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $130,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Svaroopa Vidya Ashram — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $10,000 to AMERICAN JESUITS INTERNATIONAL INC — gandhi ashram school (kalimpong) - to support general and administrative expenses
Largest: $5,000 to GEETA TEMPLE ASHRAM — a center for spiritual enlightenment for the people in new york
Largest: $50,000 to SONOMA YOGA ASHRAM — general operating
Largest: $7,190 to Sri Aurobindo Delhi Ashram — 7 day workshop @ delhi ashram for teachers to implement new nep policy: cost of travel, accomodation, materials, etc.
Largest: $3,000 to HINDU ANATH ASHRAM NADIAD — education, lodging & boarding for orphan girls
Family Office FoundationCosta Mesa, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $52,400 · through 2024Largest: $19,200 to KALYAN SEWA ASHRAM OF USA INC — general assistance
Largest: $31,975 to SHREE RAMROTI ANNAKSHETRA ASHRAM — provide food shelter clothing for poor
Largest: $15,000 to SONOMA ASHRAM FOUNDATION — general support, unrestricted
Largest: $6,008 to YOGA SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ANANDA ASHRAM — an unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →