Chandramohan Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker La Canada Flintridge, CA EIN: 26-1501789

Chandramohan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in La Canada Flintridge, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $134K. Net investment income was $203K.

Chandramohan Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Chandramohan Family Foundation gave $134K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$133,500
+57.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+125.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,833
-30.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$2,468,569
+18.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Chandramohan Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Flintridge Preparatory School: $50KFlintridge Preparatory School$50KOcean Discovery Institue: $25KOcean Discovery Institue$25KCASA of Los Angeles: $20KCASA of Los Angeles$20KHospital Services Support Foundation: $10KHospital Services SupportFoundation$10KVijay Amritraj Foundation: $10KVijay Amritraj Foundation$10KEvery Child Foundation: $6KEvery Child Foundation$6KClarendon Foundation: $5KClarendon Foundation$5KLos Angeles Mission: $5KLos Angeles Mission$5KBishop's College Past Pupils Association: $3KBishop's College Past PupilsAssociation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Flintridge Preparatory School ($50K). Together the top 9 received $134K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

Los AngelesMonterey ParkCerritosPacific PalisadesTarzanaWestlake VillageLivingstonPasadenaRancho Santa MargaritaSan DiegoSan RamonTorrance

How Chandramohan Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 133% 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$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 7 grants2023 4 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $76K (2023) to $134K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $134K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Flintridge Preparatory School Los Angeles, CAGeneral Support$50,000
Ocean Discovery Institue San Diego, CAGeneral Purpose$25,000
CASA of Los Angeles Monterey Park, CAGeneral Support$20,000
Hospital Services Support Foundation San Ramon, CAGeneral Purpose$10,000
Vijay Amritraj Foundation Tarzana, CAGeneral Purpose$10,000
Every Child Foundation Pacific Palisades, CAGeneral Support$6,000
Clarendon Foundation Cerritos, CAGeneral Purpose$5,000
Los Angeles Mission Los Angeles, CAGeneral Support$5,000
Bishop's College Past Pupils Association Rancho Santa Margarita, CAGeneral Purpose$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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,468,569$366,659$141,834$133,5009$141,684$202,597$106,564
2024$2,081,403$1,122,126$85,150$85,0004$85,000$858,026$45,950
2023$1,068,405$64,832$82,109$76,0007$79,485$11,938$49,796
2022$976,319$60,561$5,781——$1,930$54,780$49,208
2021$1,163,005$111,843$2,050——$2,050$109,236$54,774
2020$1,092,021$184,997$110,017$100,0001—$74,980$45,676

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chandramohan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $107K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chandramohan Family Foundation is led by Ambika Khan, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ambika Khan

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geeta P. Chandramohan

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Mika Chandramohan (2020–2024) — Secretary

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 Chandramohan Family Foundation

How much does Chandramohan Family Foundation give each year?

Chandramohan Family Foundation gave $134K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $85K across 4 grants.

What is Chandramohan Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Chandramohan Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,833, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Chandramohan Family Foundation give grants?

Chandramohan Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).

Does Chandramohan Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Chandramohan Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Chandramohan Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Chandramohan Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Flintridge Preparatory School ($50,000), Ocean Discovery Institue ($25,000) and CASA of Los Angeles ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Chandramohan Family Foundation?

Chandramohan Family Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $142K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $107K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Chandramohan Family Foundation's EIN?

Chandramohan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1501789. 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 August 19, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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