Gupta Family Foundation
Herndon, VA · EIN 54-2048512. Reported 169 grants totalling $4,073,858 to 85 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gupta Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $700 and the largest $120,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Trap Foundation | Vienna, VA | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Academy of Hope | Arlington, VA | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Thai Daughters | Trevett, ME | $201,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| El Hombre Sobre La Tierra Ac | Yucatan, Merida | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornerstones | Reston, VA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Starting Right Now | Tampa, FL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Avenue | Orlando, FL | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kenya Connect | Elkridge, MD | $128,373 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acad for Severe Handicaps & Autism | Basaveswaranagar, Bangalore 560-079 | $99,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Foundation for Children | Poulsbo, WA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mobile Hope | Leesburg, VA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tenderlove Community Center | Albuquerque, NM | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Rajkot | Rajkot, Gujarat | $89,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Together We Bake | Alexandria, VA | $82,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Foundation | Bangalore | $82,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Daraja Education Fund | San Rafael, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cure Glaucoma Foundation | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Balavidayalaya Trust | Shastri Nagar, Tamilnadu | $69,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manjul Prescool- Rotary Club | Rajkot, Gujarat | $67,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ashiyanaa | Bethesda, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doorways for Women and Children | Arlington, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Foundation | Paramus, NJ | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oar of Fairfax County | Fairfax, VA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sisters Circle | Timonium, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zip Zap Circus School Trust | Cape Town, Cape Towm | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inga Foundation | Evington, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manavodaya | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Endowment | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| She Belives in Me | Oak Hill, VA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veteran's Internatinal Cambodia | Phom Penh | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Girl Can | Coquitam, British Colombia | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Herndon-Reston Fish Inc | Herndon, VA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Decarcerate Miami Dba Beyond the Bars | Miami, FL | $39,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Givelove | W Hollywood, CA | $39,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Global Camps Africa | Reston, VA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Aid Foundation | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salaam Baalak Trust | Pahar Gang, New Delhi | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tucker's House | Franklin, TN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ahbap | Santa Ana, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fair Children Youth Foundation | Ruhengeri, Northern Province | $29,822 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clinics Can Help | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dade County Street Response | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disability Empower Network | Rochester, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Fund for Children With Heari | Poulsbo, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Her Future Coalition | St Augustine, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Livelyhoods | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Foundation for Autism Research | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Scholars | Winchester, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters Circle | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hope Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Inga Foundation | Lostwithiel, Cornwall | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jfk Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 100WOMEN Strong | Leesburg, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Conexion Sustentable | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation First Response Inc | Culpeper, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Through Sport | Port Elizabeth | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NPR Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salaam Baalak Trust | Pahar Gang, New Delhi 110 055 | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Origin Project Inc | Big Stone Gap, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Very Special Arts India | New Delhi, Delhi | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veteran's Internatinal Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of Fairfax County | Fairfax, VA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bosque De Niebla | Huatusco Veracruz | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manavodaya | Lucknow | $11,763 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baker & Taylor Publisher Services | Ashland, OH | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baker & Taylor Publisher Services | Big Stone Gap, VA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 100WOMEN Strong | Saint Joseph, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asha for Women | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Aid Foundation | Patamatalanke, Vijayawada Ap | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fasd United | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jabala Action Research Organization | Kolkata, West Bengal | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hopi School | Kykotsmovi, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Through Sport | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upo Inspire | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sostenica Inc | Hamden, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artsmart | Santa Fe, NM | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Rosigle Community Giving Found | Reston, VA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bosque De Niebla | Huatusco, Veracruz | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Fdn for Northern Va | Leesburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Va Science Cent Fdn | Fairfax, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dogwood Elementary School | Reston, VA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catalogue for Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resto Historic Trust and Museum | Reston, VA | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reston Historic Trust & Museum | Reston, VA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
49 of 85 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Arlington Academy of Hope
DEVELOP AND EDUCATE RURAL UGANDA - Wolf Trap Foundation
EARLY LEARNING THROUGH THE ART - Friends of Thai Daughters
SUPPORT TO PREVENT CHILD TRAFFICKING - Hope Foundation
HELPING ORPHANS, VIDOWS BUILD SUCESS - Grand Avenue
HELPING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLINESS - Starting Right Now
TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR YOUTH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 64 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $774,700 | $13,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $484,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $1,185,186 | $19,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $1,629,472 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
34% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gupta Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 198 Van Buren Street Suite 100, Herndon, VA, 20170. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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