California Tamil Academy
To provide tamil language education to students.
California Tamil Academy at a glance
In short: California Tamil Academy gave $17K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $8,500
- Median grant
- $8,500
- Total assets
- $2,013,452
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who California Tamil Academy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tamil Chair Inc ($10K). Together the top 2 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How California Tamil Academy gives
- Giving grew 146% 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 $1K (2023) to $17K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $17K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil Chair Inc Ellicott City, MD | establish 'Tamil Chair' at Harvard | $10,000 |
| University of California Ber Berkeley, CA | Tamil Studies Fund | $7,000 |
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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 | $2,013,452 | $1,206,011 | $1,410,115 | $17,000 | 2 | $26,182 |
| 2024 | $2,216,683 | $1,404,359 | $1,222,064 | — | — | $31,576 |
| 2023 | $2,034,388 | $1,149,688 | $1,331,219 | $1,000 | Total only | $20 |
| 2022 | $2,186,016 | $959,663 | $818,749 | $6,900 | 1 | $7 |
| 2021 | $2,045,102 | $1,155,946 | $715,691 | $7,000 | 1 | $6 |
| 2020 | $1,604,847 | $1,114,649 | $873,961 | — | — | $59 |
| 2019 | $1,758,921 | $1,085,926 | $1,047,052 | $10,000 | 1 | $95 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About California Tamil Academy
Based on IRS filings
California Tamil Academy is a public charity focused on Education, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $26K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
California Tamil Academy is led by Vetriselvi Rajamanickam, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vetriselvi Rajamanickam
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Nallappan
Vice President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Srividya Velchamy
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nithyavathy Sundaresh
Secretary
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kavitha Senthil
Exe. Officer
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Senthilkumar Sadasivam (2019–2024) — Secretary
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 California Tamil Academy
How much does California Tamil Academy give each year?
California Tamil Academy gave $17K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is California Tamil Academy?
California Tamil Academy reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is California Tamil Academy?
California Tamil Academy is a public charity focused on Education, based in Saratoga, CA. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does California Tamil Academy operate?
California Tamil Academy has awarded grants in California, Maryland.
What is California Tamil Academy's EIN?
California Tamil Academy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0567964. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
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