Jain Foundation
Jain Foundation is a private foundation, based in Santa Cruz, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $66.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $450K. Net investment income was $11.1M.
Jain Foundation at a glance
In short: Jain Foundation gave $450K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $150K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $450,000
- -57.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $150,000
- -43.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $150,000
- Total assets
- $66,258,410
- +583.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jain Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was DJ Sangh of Greater Sacramento ($200K). Together the top 3 received $450K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 18 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Jain Foundation gives
- Giving grew 3003% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 18% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $450K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DJ Sangh of Greater Sacramento Fairfield, CA | Construction of Place of Worship | $200,000 |
| Sempervirens Fund Los Altos, CA | Conservation of Redwood Trees | $150,000 |
| Jain Center of Northern California Milpitas, CA | Religious | $100,000 |
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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 | $66,258,410 | $32,467,381 | $611,227 | $450,000 | 3 | $450,000 | $11,071,381 | $2,525,646 |
| 2024 | $9,691,743 | $364,695 | $1,101,957 | $1,065,000 | 4 | $1,065,000 | $364,695 | $1,131,003 |
| 2023 | $10,427,119 | $584,157 | $277,400 | $276,000 | 3 | $276,000 | $584,157 | $554,298 |
| 2022 | $10,120,362 | $7,830,874 | $84,525 | $14,500 | 3 | $14,500 | $5,071,423 | $292,513 |
| 2021 | $2,374,013 | $28,327 | $326,375 | $326,000 | 5 | $326,000 | $27,952 | $277,778 |
| 2020 | $2,672,061 | $327,453 | $284,460 | $268,815 | 4 | — | $311,808 | $209,675 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jain Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.5M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jain Foundation is led by Navindra K. Jain, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Navindra K. Jain
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madhu N. Jain
CFO
Chief Financialofficer → CFO, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nalini Jain
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/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 Jain Foundation
How much does Jain Foundation give each year?
Jain Foundation gave $450K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 4 grants.
What is Jain Foundation's typical grant size?
Jain Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $150,000, and its average grant was $150,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Jain Foundation give grants?
Jain Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Jain Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Jain Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Jain Foundation?
Jain Foundation reported $66.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $450K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.5M (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 is Jain Foundation's EIN?
Jain Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0261398. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 28, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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