Jay and Valar Foundation
Jay and Valar Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Danville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $840K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $27K.
Jay and Valar Foundation at a glance
In short: Jay and Valar Foundation gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $48,778
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,389
- -39.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,389
- Total assets
- $840,106
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (90% 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 Jay and Valar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nathional Philanthropic Trust ($44K). Together the top 2 received $49K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Jay and Valar Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 127% of 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $49K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $49K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nathional Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | General Appropriation | $43,778 |
| Yours Humanly Walnut Creek, CA | General Appropriation | $5,000 |
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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 | $840,106 | $33,470 | $59,973 | $48,778 | 2 | $53,934 | $27,431 | $42,573 |
| 2024 | $866,071 | $30,540 | $45,971 | $40,000 | 1 | $42,986 | $27,555 | $43,376 |
| 2023 | $884,655 | — | $10,060 | $5,000 | 1 | $10,060 | — | $43,652 |
| 2022 | $894,715 | — | $60,285 | $45,000 | 3 | $60,285 | — | $46,770 |
| 2021 | $955,000 | — | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2 | $45,000 | — | $49,014 |
| 2020 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | $1,144 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jay and Valar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $43K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jay and Valar Foundation is led by Jayapraskash Vijayan, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jayapraskash Vijayan
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valarmathi Anbumani
Director
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 Jay and Valar Foundation
How much does Jay and Valar Foundation give each year?
Jay and Valar Foundation gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.
How large is Jay and Valar Foundation?
Jay and Valar Foundation reported $840K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Jay and Valar Foundation?
Jay and Valar Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Danville, CA. It holds $840K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Jay and Valar Foundation operate?
Jay and Valar Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas.
What is Jay and Valar Foundation's EIN?
Jay and Valar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4300279. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- 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)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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