Friends for Education
Friends for Education focuses on providing education and basic needs worldwide in the areas of holistic education, organic farming, traditional arts and music, Vedic books, youth shelters, etc.
Friends for Education at a glance
- Total assets
- $28,264
- +17.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $148,577
- -40.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $144,454
- -53.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends for Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Friends for Education gives
- Giving fell 67% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2024) to $226K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $52K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Krishna Life Monastery Atlanta, GA | To support Brahmacari education | $52,300 |
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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 | $28,264 | $148,577 | $144,454 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $24,141 | $249,576 | $307,306 | $52,300 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $81,417 | $237,606 | $236,868 | $226,223 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $80,683 | $93,647 | $93,260 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $43,764 | $169,321 | $204,672 | $160,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $79,115 | $144,503 | $106,380 | $102,378 | Total only | $44 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Friends for Education
Based on IRS filings
Friends for Education is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Prosper, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends for Education is led by Ramesh Yerramsetti, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ramesh Yerramsetti
President
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sunil Sommana
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sanjay Goel
Director
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saravanan Kanaiah
Director
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jaimin Barot (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Navin Bachani (2020–2021) — Director
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 Friends for Education
How large is Friends for Education?
Friends for Education reported $28K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $149K.
What is Friends for Education?
Friends for Education is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Prosper, TX. It holds $28K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends for Education operate?
Friends for Education has awarded grants in Georgia.
What is Friends for Education's EIN?
Friends for Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1913707. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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