Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 47-5542447

The Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation is a private foundation based in Houston, Texas. In its 2025 filing, it reported 11 grants totaling $477,627 to charitable organizations.

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation at a glance

In short: Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation gave $478K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Texas. 55% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$477,627
-23.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
11
+37.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$43,421
-44.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$9,187,812
+41.1% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
55% first-time grantees (6 of 11, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Texas (99% 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 Brij & Sunita Agrawal 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. The filing lists Brij Agrawal as the contact.

Contact

Application contact: Brij Agrawal
Mailing address: 2204 Camden Creek Ln, 2204 Camden Creek Ln, Houston, TX 77077
Phone: (281) 340-3000
Email: sam@vkcmanagement.com

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Houston Methodist Fundation: $200KHouston Methodist Fundation$200KPYP YOG Foundation Inc: $91KPYP YOG Foundation Inc$91KUniversity of Houston: $77KUniversity of Houston$77KArya Samaj: $61KArya Samaj$61KIaccf: $10KIaccf$10KIaccgh: $10KIaccgh$10KIgvs Houston: $10KIgvs Houston$10KIndia House: $10KIndia House$10KVamsf: $5KVamsf$5KByte Bandits Foundation Inc: $3KByte Bandits Foundation Inc$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Houston Methodist Fundation ($200K). Together the top 10 received $477K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K5$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 37 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 1% to recipients in California.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonSugar LandPalo AltoRichmondMissouri CityBellaireNew CaneyPlanoSilver SpringsStafford

Is Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation open to new grantees?

55%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 11 grantees (55%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $88K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $77K repeat.

  • 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M7 grants2019 4 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 8 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2020) to $1.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $478K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Houston Methodist Fundation Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$200,000
PYP YOG Foundation Inc Sugar Land, TXCharitable Contribution$91,410
University of Houston Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$76,717
Arya Samaj Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$61,000
Iaccf Sugar Land, TXCharitable Contribution$10,000
Iaccgh Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$10,000
Igvs Houston Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$10,000
India House Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$10,000
Vamsf Palo Alto, CACharitable Contribution$5,000
Byte Bandits Foundation Inc Missouri City, TXCharitable Contribution$2,500
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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 Income
2025$9,187,812$3,213,726$538,633$477,62711$477,627—
2024$6,511,930$2,470,348$645,860$625,9108$625,910—
2023$4,678,942$3,043,378$79,741$73,3626$73,362—
2022$1,715,305$30,897$1,081,881$1,079,3366$1,079,336$2,499
2021$2,766,289$1,320,550$118,210$111,0106$111,010$388,462
2020$1,563,949$874,974$46,874$40,0004—$27,414
2019$735,849$581,111$64,920$64,5007—$331,111

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 including a yoga foundation, a university, a hospital-affiliated fund, and other charitable organizations.

PYP Yog Foundation Inc., which received $91,410, describes its mission as enhancing awareness and practice of yoga and Ayurveda in accordance with ancient scriptures and teachings in the United States, with the goal of helping people live healthy, serene, and stress-free lives. This is the grantee’s stated mission, not the foundation’s.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave 11 grants totaling $477,627. The median grant was $10,000; individual grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000.

The largest grants included $200,000 to HOUSTON METHODIST FUNDATION, $91,410 to PYP YOG FOUNDATION INC, $76,717 to UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, and $61,000 to ARYA SAMAJ. It also gave $10,000 each to IACCF, IACCGH, IGVS HOUSTON, and INDIA HOUSE.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Brij Agrawal and Sunita Agrawal as directors.

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brij Agrawal

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sunita Agrawal

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation

How much does Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation give each year?

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation gave $478K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $626K across 8 grants.

What is Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's typical grant size?

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $43,421, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation that year got $6K on average.

Where does Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation give grants?

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (6 grants) and Sugar Land, TX (2 grants).

Who are Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's largest grantees?

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Houston Methodist Fundation ($200,000), PYP YOG Foundation Inc ($91,410) and University of Houston ($76,717), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation?

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation reported $9.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.

What does Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including a yoga foundation, a university, a hospital-affiliated fund, and other charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Brij & Sunita Agrawal 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 Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's EIN?

Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5542447. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Brij & Sunita Agrawal 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Brij & Sunita Agrawal Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/brij-and-sunita-agrawal-foundation-morg_3ee8bbe588534e6a9cfd2f2e3b9cae13

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