Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 20-3647794

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $301K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $225K. Net investment income was $110K.

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation gave $225K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$225,000
+46.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$37,500
+21.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$300,860
-23.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (98% 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 Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Sitanjali Foundation: $220KSitanjali Foundation$220KAmerican Heart Association: $1KAmerican Heart Association$1KUNICEF US Fund: $1KUNICEF US Fund$1KCity Team San Jose: $1KCity Team San Jose$1KCharitable Care Foundation: $1KCharitable Care Foundation$1KAmerican Red Cross: $1KAmerican Red Cross$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sitanjali Foundation ($220K). Together the top 6 received $225K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 28 (82%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

San JoseWashingtonSanta AnaDallasMemphisSan Francisco

How Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 74% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 7 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $86K (2021) to $225K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $225K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sitanjali Foundation Santa Ana, CACharity$220,000
American Heart Association Dallas, TXCharity$1,000
UNICEF US Fund Washington, DCCharity$1,000
City Team San Jose San Jose, CACharity$1,000
Charitable Care Foundation Memphis, TNCharity$1,000
American Red Cross Washington, DCCharity$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$300,860$135,156$227,690$225,0006$225,000$110,156
2024$393,394$164,305$155,371$154,0005$154,000$139,305
2023$384,460$69,368$184,600$184,0005$184,000$44,368
2022$499,692$56,073$129,000$129,0005$129,000$6,073
2021$572,619$49,550$86,000$86,0007$86,000$24,550
2020$609,069$58,714————$8,714

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation is led by Thakorbhai C. Desai, President & CFO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thakorbhai C. Desai

    President & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bharti T. Desai

    Secretary

    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 Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation

How much does Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation give each year?

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation gave $225K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $154K across 5 grants.

What is Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $37,500, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation give grants?

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).

Does Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charity" (6 grants).

Who are Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sitanjali Foundation ($220,000), American Heart Association ($1,000) and UNICEF US Fund ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation?

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation reported $301K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $135K.

What is Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Kashiba Desai Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3647794. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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