Akanksha Education Fund Inc
To support educational opportunities for underserved children in india, and raising support for and awareness of such activities in the united states.
Akanksha Education Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Akanksha Education Fund Inc gave $170K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $85K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $170,000
- +195.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $85,000
- +47.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $85,000
- Total assets
- $2,922,986
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Akanksha Education Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Teach for India ($130K). Together the top 2 received $170K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Akanksha Education Fund Inc gives
- Giving grew 325% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $1.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $170K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Teach for India New York, NY | Support for the Grantee's Educational Programs | $130,000 |
| One World Network of Schools Chicago, IL | To Support the Organizational Needs | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,922,986 | $1,006,304 | $1,387,214 | $170,000 | 2 | $69,603 |
| 2024 | $3,316,934 | $2,186,595 | $2,473,631 | $57,500 | 1 | $90,350 |
| 2023 | $3,590,151 | $2,580,109 | $1,897,972 | $235,000 | 2 | $23,333 |
| 2022 | $2,904,487 | $2,850,540 | $2,122,481 | $40,000 | 1 | $-1,591 |
| 2021 | $2,241,491 | $1,641,863 | $1,995,952 | $1,540,059 | Total only | $4,182 |
| 2020 | $2,560,626 | $1,687,215 | $1,906,599 | $1,469,208 | Total only | $31,934 |
| 2019 | $2,875,076 | $2,453,933 | $1,474,756 | $1,081,635 | Total only | $19,577 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Akanksha Education Fund Inc
Based on IRS filings
Akanksha Education Fund Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $170K. Net investment income was $70K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Akanksha Education Fund Inc is led by Sejal Desai, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sejal Desai
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$121K (2022) → $174K (2025)
Shankar Iyer
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ramesh Srinivasan
Director
President & Director → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah H. Roberts
Director
Vice President & Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Medha Prakash
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nymrata Advani
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sachin Jindal
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Srividya Prakash
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amir Mirza
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruyintan Mehta
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anjali Melwani
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pulkeshi Jape
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reena Batra
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Sheth
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bharti Malkani
Vice President
Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Falguni Malkani
Treasurer
Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Shoemaker
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Nathalie Joseph (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lorie Broser (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Maddy Kulkarni (2024) — Director
- Former: Colette Haider (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gouri Sadhwani (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Punya Shah (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Medha Vedaprakash (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Brande Stellings (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Prakash Melwani (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ron Rolfe (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Vandana Goyal (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rona Kiley (2019) — Director
- Former: Vivek Raghavan (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $174K, to Sejal Desai (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Akanksha Education Fund Inc
How much does Akanksha Education Fund Inc give each year?
Akanksha Education Fund Inc gave $170K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $58K across 1 grant.
How large is Akanksha Education Fund Inc?
Akanksha Education Fund Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Akanksha Education Fund Inc?
Akanksha Education Fund Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Akanksha Education Fund Inc operate?
Akanksha Education Fund Inc has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York.
What is Akanksha Education Fund Inc's EIN?
Akanksha Education Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3976569. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 19, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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