Friends of the Banyan USA
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Friends of the Banyan USA at a glance
In short: Friends of the Banyan USA reported $25K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $25,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -44.4% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $17,553
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $23,762
- -55.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $26,316
- -42.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Friends of the Banyan USA funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $70K (2022). In 2025 it reported $25K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Banyon | To improve economic, social and health issues | $44,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,553 | $23,762 | $26,316 | $25,000 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $20,107 | $53,913 | $45,837 | $45,000 | Total only | — |
| 2023 | $12,031 | $48,589 | $46,879 | $45,500 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $10,321 | $71,172 | $70,951 | $70,000 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $10,100 | $40,098 | $45,298 | $44,000 | 1 | $44,000 |
| 2020 | $15,300 | $40,470 | $31,951 | $31,000 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $6,781 | $36,588 | $35,276 | $34,000 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Friends of the Banyan USA
Based on IRS filings
Friends of the Banyan USA is a public charity, based in West Windsor, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $25K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of the Banyan USA's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hema Venkatramanan
Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manini Balakrishnan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renu Weiss
Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
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 Friends of the Banyan USA
How much does Friends of the Banyan USA give each year?
Friends of the Banyan USA reported $25K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $45K in grants paid.
How large is Friends of the Banyan USA?
Friends of the Banyan USA reported $18K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24K.
What is Friends of the Banyan USA's EIN?
Friends of the Banyan USA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0322299. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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