Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets.
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,627
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc gives
- In 2024 it paid out well above 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
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $4K (2021). In 2023 it reported $3K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chitrapur Heritage Foundation Langhorne, PA | Education Support | $2,159 |
| Sanatana Yaksha Syrccorg San Jose, CA | Relief for Covid | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,627 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $1,627 | $1,904 | $2,181 | — | — | $2,181 | $177 |
| 2023 | $1,904 | $3,600 | $3,323 | $3,323 | Total only | $3,323 | $118 |
| 2022 | $1,627 | $3,200 | $3,174 | $3,174 | Total only | $6,348 | $81 |
| 2021 | $1,651 | $4,400 | $6,401 | $4,159 | 2 | $4,159 | $118 |
| 2020 | $3,652 | $5,500 | $6,168 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | $9,658 | $9,949 | — | — | — | $433 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Archana M. Gokarn
Director
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Milind S. Gokarn
Director
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Savinder Singh
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc
How large is Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc?
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc?
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $2K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc operate?
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Pennsylvania.
What is Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?
Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4881155. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS April 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Gokarn Charitable Foundation Inc funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Innovation Award (Student Competition) $10,000 total scholarship pool ($5,000 first place, $2,500 second place, $1,500 third place, plus $1,000 Realtors' Choice Award) · Due November 10, 2026
- Expand Energy STEM Education Fund Grant Up to US $1,000 · Due November 10, 2026
- Scholarship Drawing Due November 10, 2026
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