Guru Krupa Foundation Inc
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Jericho, New York. It supports charitable projects in the United States and India, with interests spanning social welfare, education, spirituality, arts and culture, and the environment.
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Guru Krupa Foundation Inc gave $4.1M across 93 grants in 2025 (avg $44K), top state California. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,066,454
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 93
- +27.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $43,725
- -20.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $28,000
- Total assets
- $78,424,087
- +8.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (20 of 89, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (32% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Guru Krupa Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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Submit the foundation’s application form and required materials by email. The foundation states that incomplete applications will not be considered; its website gives an average review period of approximately 2–3 months. The foundation’s 2024 filing states that there are no deadlines, no general limitation on awards, and that each grant is analyzed separately.
- Contact
Application contact: Mukund Padmanabhan
Mailing address: PO Box 81, Jericho, NY 11753
Phone: (516) 333-6100
Email: info@guru-krupa.org
Website: https://guru-krupa.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Guru Krupa Foundation Inc
Who Guru Krupa Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UCLA Foundation ($750K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.7M.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($122,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
367 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 260 grants of 367 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that eligible programs must operate in India or the United States. In 2025, grant dollars were reported as going to recipients in California (32%), New York (27%), Washington, DC (3%), and Nebraska (2%); 29% was listed with no state specified. Its grants also included projects in India.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 93 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Guru Krupa Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 20 of 89 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $52K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $32K repeat.
- 66% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.4M (2021) to $4.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 93 grants totaling $4.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Adding 250K to Centennoal Scholars Endowment | $250,000 |
| UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | For 2 Term Chairs in Ee | $250,000 |
| UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | For 2 More Term Chairs in Ee | $250,000 |
| Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidyalaya Trust | Partial support for operating expenses of 6 patasalas for a year, and goshala in srirangam | $225,000 |
| Sri Pratyaksha Charitable Trust | 5.6 percent of costs to support 1507 students in 37 integrated patasalas in india | $150,000 |
| Samskrita Bharati Santa Clara, CA | Support for Upgrading a Samskrita Bhavanam Learning Center | $100,000 |
| Wiki Education Foundation Chico, CA | For Wikipedia Student Program | $100,000 |
| IIT Kharagpur Foundation Omaha, NE | Support for Opex at Acfa at KGP | $81,000 |
| Literacy Nassau Wantagh, NY | Funding for weekend esl classes for immigrant children and operating costs | $75,000 |
| Religion News Foundation Columbia, MO | To pay 60% cost of fulltime reporter to write articles/columns on hinduism in news website | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $78,424,087 | $10,771,937 | $4,352,442 | $4,066,454 | 93 | $4,066,454 | $4,247,959 | $4,510,856 |
| 2024 | $72,004,592 | $8,067,974 | $4,143,535 | $3,998,719 | 73 | $3,998,719 | $6,029,868 | $3,902,897 |
| 2023 | $68,080,153 | $10,599,237 | $4,316,719 | $3,895,747 | 75 | $3,895,747 | $6,736,122 | $3,575,576 |
| 2022 | $61,797,635 | $14,224,408 | $4,252,123 | $3,948,835 | 70 | $3,948,835 | $6,931,664 | $3,948,972 |
| 2021 | $51,825,350 | $10,392,838 | $2,595,186 | $2,384,485 | 56 | — | $6,205,673 | $3,132,006 |
| 2020 | $44,027,698 | $6,929,311 | $2,725,409 | $2,574,960 | 52 | — | $2,920,752 | $2,489,586 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Guru Krupa Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $4.5M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation describes its goals as helping people in need, supporting the pursuit of knowledge, and preserving cultural heritage. Its stated focus areas include social welfare—such as food, shelter, health, education, and support for disadvantaged communities—higher education, spirituality, arts and culture, and the environment. It identifies support for fellowships at universities and research labs, and for ashrams, patashalas, temples, and programs promoting traditional Indian arts and culture, among the types of projects in those areas.
Its 2025 grants illustrate a varied portfolio. UCLA Foundation received three $250,000 grants for an endowment and engineering term chairs. The foundation also funded a Wikipedia student program, ESL classes for immigrant children, a mobile library serving elementary students, and an after-school and summer environmental education program. These grantees describe their own missions as, respectively, improving Wikipedia and student learning (Wiki Education Foundation), making literacy services accessible to disadvantaged populations (Literacy Nassau), supporting economic and educational opportunity for low- and moderate-income residents (St Nicks Alliance), and using parks for education and other community programs (City Parks Foundation).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 93 grants totaling $4,066,454. Grants ranged from $9,500 to $250,000, with a median grant of $28,000.
Other notable 2025 awards included $225,000 to Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidyalaya Trust for operating expenses for six patasalas and a goshala in Srirangam; $150,000 to Sri Pratyaksha Charitable Trust to support students in integrated patasalas in India; and $100,000 each to Samskrita Bharati for a learning center and Wiki Education Foundation for its student program. Additional awards included $81,000 to IIT Kharagpur Foundation for operating support, and $75,000 each to Literacy Nassau, Religion News Foundation, and St Nicks Alliance.
The foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis and says it funds a limited number of projects each year. It limits grants to tax-exempt organizations; proposed programs must run in India or the United States. It prefers specific projects with measurable deliverables and funding directed to program costs rather than administrative costs. Applications must use the foundation’s form. Required materials vary by applicant and project location: US applicants generally provide tax-exempt status documentation, the last three years of Forms 990 and audited financial statements, and three references; US organizations seeking funding for projects in India must also provide the Indian organization’s audited financial statements, including annual FC-3/4 filings. Indian applicants must provide 80G and FCRA documentation, an annual report, audited financial statements including annual FC-3/4 filings, and three references. The foundation says its due diligence may include a site visit and requires progress and final reports for approved grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mukund Padmanabhan as president, Amit Maitra as treasurer, Deepak Nayak as vice president, and Lalit Bahl as director.
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc is led by Mukund Padmanabhan, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mukund Padmanabhan
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lalit Bahl
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amit Maitra
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deepak Nayak
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Guru Krupa Foundation Inc
How much does Guru Krupa Foundation Inc give each year?
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc gave $4.1M across 93 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 73 grants.
What is Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $28,000, and its average grant was $43,725, across 93 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Guru Krupa Foundation Inc that year got $25K on average.
Where does Guru Krupa Foundation Inc give grants?
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's top state is California, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was New York (27%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (8 grants), Los Angeles, CA (4 grants), Brooklyn, NY (4 grants) and Flushing, NY (4 grants).
Does Guru Krupa Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Occasionally: 8% of Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 93) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include UCLA Foundation ($750,000 across 3 grants), Sri Ranganatha Paduka Vidyalaya Trust ($225,000) and Sri Pratyaksha Charitable Trust ($150,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($122,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Guru Krupa Foundation Inc?
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc reported $78.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.5M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Guru Krupa Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation describes its goals as helping people in need, supporting the pursuit of knowledge, and preserving cultural heritage. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Guru Krupa Foundation Inc?
Submit the foundation’s application form and required materials by email. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's EIN?
Guru Krupa Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1900576. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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