IIT Gandhinagar Foundation
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation is a public charity based in Union City, California. Formed in 2009, it states that it provides financial and other resources to promote education and research among students and faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation at a glance
In short: IIT Gandhinagar Foundation reported $1.1M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,110,310 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -8.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $89,000
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,127,421
- -5.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,163
- -47.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,128,054
- -8.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to IIT Gandhinagar Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 32108 Alvarado Blvd Suite 174, Union City, CA 94587
Phone: (925) 425-0598
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who IIT Gandhinagar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Union City, California. Its stated mission concerns students and faculty of IIT Gandhinagar. The documented 2021 grant went to Maker Bhavan Foundation in Palo Alto, California.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400K (2021) to $1.9M (2019). In 2025 it reported $1.1M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker Bhavan Foundation Palo Alto, CA | In collaboration with Maker Bhavan Foundation and IITGN University, the grant is provided to significantly improve and enhance all aspects of teaching Soft Skills at IITGN utilizing Active Learning pedagogy. To achieve this goal, US based Active Learning Sciences Inc. has developed several full semester courses including Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Basic Finance and other courses to teach at IITGN. | $400,000 |
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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 | $89,000 | $1,127,421 | $1,128,054 | $1,110,310 | Total only | $6,163 |
| 2024 | $89,633 | $1,195,021 | $1,227,496 | $1,218,153 | Total only | $11,693 |
| 2023 | $122,108 | $561,411 | $926,719 | $899,338 | Total only | $5,601 |
| 2022 | $487,416 | $1,261,322 | $933,977 | $925,262 | Total only | $13,341 |
| 2021 | $160,072 | $911,377 | $1,078,706 | $400,000 | 1 | $13 |
| 2020 | $327,401 | $1,316,430 | $1,159,438 | $1,154,400 | Total only | $1,085 |
| 2019 | $170,409 | $1,781,806 | $1,854,960 | $1,854,276 | Total only | $1,319 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to fund and promote education and research among IIT Gandhinagar students and faculty. Its program description says it provides grants for excellence in research and education to support the institute’s students and faculty.
One identified grantee, Maker Bhavan Foundation, describes its own mission as enabling STEM education in India so students can become innovative and job-ready upon graduation. It says it provides Indian engineering colleges with access to tools, equipment, financial resources, and knowledge to make education more relevant to students’ and society’s needs. This is the grantee’s stated mission, not the funder’s.
Grantmaking
The available filing data reports no grants for 2023, 2024, or 2025. A documented earlier grant was $400,000 to Maker Bhavan Foundation in 2021.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Jignesh Patel, President; Rounak Mehta, Treasurer; Luv Gupta, Secretary; and Arvind Jain, Prabhakar Goel, Rajesh Mashruwala, Bhupendra Shah, Hemant Kanakia, Pratim Biswas, and Prerna Singh, members.
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation is led by Jignesh Patel, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jignesh Patel
President
Member → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arvind Jain
Member
Treasurer → Director, 2021
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bhupendra Shah
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rajesh Mashruwala
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rounak Mehta
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruyintan Mehta
Member
President → Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hemant Kanakia
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luv Gupta
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Prabhakar Goel
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pratim Biswas
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Prerna Singh
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
BV Jagadeesh
Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yash Kotak
Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
yogesh Goyal
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Raj Shah (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandeep Pandya (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Prabhu Goel (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Abhay Bhushan (2019) — Director
- Former: Anjali Joshi (2019) — Director
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 IIT Gandhinagar Foundation
How much does IIT Gandhinagar Foundation give each year?
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation reported $1.1M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $1.2M in grants paid.
How large is IIT Gandhinagar Foundation?
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation reported $89K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What does IIT Gandhinagar Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to fund and promote education and research among IIT Gandhinagar students and faculty. Its program description says it provides grants for excellence in research and education to support the institute’s students and faculty. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from IIT Gandhinagar Foundation?
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does IIT Gandhinagar Foundation make grants?
The foundation is based in Union City, California. Its stated mission concerns students and faculty of IIT Gandhinagar. The documented 2021 grant went to Maker Bhavan Foundation in Palo Alto, California.
What is IIT Gandhinagar Foundation's EIN?
IIT Gandhinagar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0721459. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 5, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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