Bagga Seva Foundation
Bagga Seva Foundation is a private foundation based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with all listed grant purposes identified as general operating support.
Bagga Seva Foundation at a glance
In short: Bagga Seva Foundation gave $298K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New Jersey. 58% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $298,000
- +18.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,833
- +18.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,000
- Total assets
- $6,151,693
- -0.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 58% first-time grantees (7 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bagga Seva Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3 Rosemont Ct, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Phone: (202) 942-5652
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bagga Seva Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Foundation for Morristown Medical Center ($90K). Together the top 10 received $288K.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 32 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing’s grant-dollar distribution by recipient state was New Jersey 54%, California 31%, Colorado 8%, New York 3%, and Pennsylvania 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Bagga Seva Foundation open to new grantees?
58%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 12 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $42K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2023–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $153K (2023) to $298K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $298K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Marristown, NJ | General Operating Support | $90,000 |
| Akshaya Patra Foundation Canoga Park, CA | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Hark-ALS Inc Hillsborough, NJ | General Operating Support | $30,000 |
| Sikh Family Center San Carlos, CA | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| The Ascent Scholarship Colorado Springs, CO | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Orthonations Inc Cedar Knolls, NJ | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Khalis Foundation INC Milpitas, CA | General Operating Support | $18,000 |
| UNICEF USA New York, NY | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Philabundance Philadelphia, PA | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey Inc Hillside, NJ | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,151,693 | $278,219 | $314,951 | $298,000 | 12 | $308,170 | $267,636 | $312,858 |
| 2024 | $6,205,350 | $283,199 | $265,308 | $252,500 | 12 | $255,029 | $275,877 | $304,218 |
| 2023 | $6,173,656 | $276,411 | $165,212 | $152,500 | 8 | $156,208 | $272,907 | $299,826 |
| 2022 | $6,062,457 | $6,062,457 | — | — | — | — | $62,457 | $107,875 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bagga Seva Foundation reported a distributable amount of $313K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Foundation for Morristown Medical Center describes its mission as inspiring community philanthropy to advance exceptional health care, while HARK-ALS says it fosters healthy, active, responsible children and provides support to people with ALS and their families. Sikh Family Center describes its work as promoting community well-being with a focus on gender justice and providing trauma-centered resources for survivors of violence.
Other 2025 grantees describe missions that include connecting orthopedic surgeons with education, training, and equipment (OrthoNations); driving hunger from communities and working to end hunger (Philabundance); and addressing the root causes of hunger in New Jersey (Community FoodBank of New Jersey).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $298,000 across 12 grants. Grant sizes ranged from $5,000 to $90,000, with a median grant of $19,000. The largest grants included $90,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, $50,000 to Akshaya Patra Foundation, $30,000 to HARK-ALS, $25,000 each to Sikh Family Center and The Ascent Scholarship, and $20,000 to OrthoNations. Each grant’s stated purpose was general operating support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Charanpreet Bagga as president, treasurer, and director; Paramjeet Bagga as director and secretary; and Preetmohinder Bagga as director.
Bagga Seva Foundation is led by Charanpreet Bagga, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charanpreet Bagga
President, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paramjeet Bagga
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Preetmohinder Bagga
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Bagga Seva Foundation
How much does Bagga Seva Foundation give each year?
Bagga Seva Foundation gave $298K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $253K across 12 grants.
What is Bagga Seva Foundation's typical grant size?
Bagga Seva Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $19,000, and its average grant was $24,833, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bagga Seva Foundation that year got $13K on average.
Where does Bagga Seva Foundation give grants?
Bagga Seva Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (31%) and Colorado (8%).
Does Bagga Seva Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Bagga Seva Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bagga Seva Foundation's largest grantees?
Bagga Seva Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Foundation for Morristown Medical Center ($90,000), Akshaya Patra Foundation ($50,000) and Hark-ALS Inc ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bagga Seva Foundation?
Bagga Seva Foundation reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $308K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $313K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Bagga Seva Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bagga Seva Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bagga Seva Foundation's EIN?
Bagga Seva Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-2461784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Bagga Seva Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Bagga Seva Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/bagga-seva-foundation-morg_6aeedd0301ae4fb6a8001d3a6d93787e
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