Asa Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 85-6492370

Asa Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4K.

Asa Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Asa Family Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $913.5), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,654
-37.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$914
-21.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,051
Total assets
$15,821
-15.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (66% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Asa Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Hindu Worship Society: $1KHindu Worship Society$1KShri Sita Ram Foundation USA: $1KShri Sita Ram Foundation USA$1KHope & Helping Hands: $1KHope & Helping Hands$1KGopal Eco Village and Sanctuary - Global Wellbeing Center: $250Gopal Eco Village andSanctuary - Global Wellbeing…$250

The largest 2025 recipient was Hindu Worship Society ($1K). Together the top 4 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonLinthicumColumbusGrovelandStafford

How Asa Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 265% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 424% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $6K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hindu Worship Society Houston, TXSupport of General Fund$1,303
Shri Sita Ram Foundation USA Houston, TXSupport of funding to cultural and educational institutions in promoting vedic culture. It also provides scholarships to underprivileged students and assists disadvantaged persons of the community.$1,100
Hope & Helping Hands Linthicum, MDSupport of programs to bring medical care and essentials to impovrished areas of india.$1,001
Gopal Eco Village and Sanctuary - Global Wellbeing Center Groveland, FLSupport of a mission to create a vibrant spiritual community and a haven for cows in need.$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$15,821$2,259$5,234$3,6544$3,654—$861
2024$18,776$2,070$6,967$5,8065$5,806—$1,073
2023$23,738$1,759$5,180$4,2104$4,210—$1,297
2022$27,159$920$1,761$1,0011$1,001—$1,346
2021$28,000$30,001$2,001$2,0012$2,001$1$406

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Asa Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $861 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Asa Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ajay Kumar Aggarwal

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Shobha Aggarwal

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Asa Family Foundation

How much does Asa Family Foundation give each year?

Asa Family Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 5 grants.

What is Asa Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Asa Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,051, and its average grant was $914, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Asa Family Foundation give grants?

Asa Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (27%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants).

Does Asa Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 25% of Asa Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Asa Family Foundation?

Asa Family Foundation reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $861 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Asa Family Foundation's EIN?

Asa Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6492370. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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