Irfan Kathwari Foundation Inc
Larchmont, NY · EIN 13-3681135. Reported 88 grants totalling $2,252,900 to 56 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. Irfan Kathwari Foundation Inc 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wcsu Foundation Wcsu Foundation | Danbury, CT | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chinar International Chinar International | Herndon, VA | $344,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Community Services Hope Community Services | New Rochelle, NY | $140,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Home at Riverdale Fndtn Hebrew Home at Riverdale Fndtn | Bronx, NY | $136,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Refugees International Refugees International | Washington, DC | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kashmir Education Initiative Kashmir Education Initiative | Wayland, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scenic Hudson Inc Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| C S I S Csis | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yale Chief Executive Leadershp Inst Yale Chief Executive Leadershp Inst | Chevy Chase, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholar Foundation Evans Scholar Foundation | Glenview, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Funkar International Funkar International | Elliott, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Citizens Foundation the Citizens Foundation | Houston, TX | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imran Khan Cancer Appeal Imran Khan Cancer Appeal | Farmington, CT | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Freedom House Freedom House | New York, NY | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inst for the Study of Diplomacy Inst for the Study of Diplomacy | Washington, DC | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council on Foreign Relations Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People to People People to People | Nanuet, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beecher Falls Volunteer Fire Dept Beecher Fall Volunteer Fire Dept | Beecher Falls, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ct Inst of Refugees & Immigrants Ct Inst of Refugees & Immigrants | Bridgeport, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Search for Common Ground Search for Common Ground | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Pres Scty Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Pres Scty | Athens, NY | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts Westchester Arts Westchester | White Plains, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asia Society Asia Society | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conn Inst for Refugees & Immigrants Conn Inst for Refugees & Immigrants | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Filmmakers' Collaborative Filmmakers' Collaborative | Melrose, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hearts & Homes for Refugees Hearts & Homes for Refugees | Pelham, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westchester Muslim Center Westchester Muslim Center | Mt Vernon, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rise Alliance for Children Rise Alliance for Children | New York, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maiden Elementary School Maiden Elementary School | Maiden, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Danbury Corps Salvation Army Danbury Corps | Danbury, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commonwelath Cricket of Ny Commonwealth Cricket of Ny | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Visions Foundation Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endowment of the US Inst of Peace Endowment of the US Inst of Peace | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kashmir Group of North America Kashmir Group of North America | Dix Hills, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kashmiri Group of North America Kashmiri Group of North America | Herndon, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Circle Network Open Circle Network | Eliot, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tanenbaum Ctr for Interreligious Un Tanenbaum Ctr for Interreligious Un | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Community Fridge Ny Community Fridge | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wwo (world Wide Orphans) Wwo (world Wide Orphans) | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Resource Center Community Resource Center | Mamaroneck, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hearts and Homes for Refugees Hearts and Homes for Refugees | Pelham, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muslim American Leadership Alliance Muslim American Leadership Alliance | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wwo Wwo | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Theatre Company Children's Theatre Company | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mamaroneck Public Library Mamaroneck Public Library | Mamaroneck, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nbea Student Scholarship Award Nbea Student Scholarship Award | Washington, DC | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Furniture Sharehouse Furniture Sharehouse | West Harrison, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Rochelle Public Library Fndtn New Rochelle Public Library Fndtn | New Rochelle, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| River Spring Health River Spring Health | Riverdale, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
20 of 56 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 63%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Refugees International Refugees International
CONTRIB FOR SUPPORT OF REFUGEES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 25 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 | 23 | $432,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 27 | $1,029,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $791,900 | $10,000 |
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 New York. 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 $10,000. 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 New York.
- 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 Irfan Kathwari Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 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: 1875 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY, 10538. 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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