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Maina Foundation Incorporated

Public charity · Grantmaker Old Lyme, CT EIN: 74-3231404 Website

Increase breast cancer awareness, early screening and diagnosis of breast cancer and work with the hospitals to help economically disadvantaged patients with cancer treatment.

Maina Foundation Incorporated at a glance

In short: Maina Foundation Incorporated gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,500
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$6,750
Median grant
$6,750
Total assets
$74,403
-3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Maina Foundation Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Metropolitan Hospital: $7KMetropolitan Hospital$7KBackus Hospital: $7KBackus Hospital$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Metropolitan Hospital ($7K). Together the top 2 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkNorwich

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Hospital New York, NYBreast Health Center$7,000
Backus Hospital Norwich, CTBreast Cancer Patien$6,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$74,403$71,163$73,902$13,5002$1,045
2024$77,142$60,456$55,362——$1,420
2023$72,048$43,443$37,783——$977
2022$66,388$68,333$82,334———
2021$80,389$35,478$9,794———
2020$54,705$34,084$27,402———

About Maina Foundation Incorporated

Based on IRS filings

Maina Foundation Incorporated is a public charity focused on Health, based in Old Lyme, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $74K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $1K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Maina Foundation Incorporated is led by Alka Shrikhande, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alka Shrikhande

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adesh Saxena

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Schulz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark N. Savoye

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Sambamurthy

    Director of

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nivi Panwalker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suresh Gupta

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Sullivan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manju Soni

    Director of

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maya Pandit

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Thurberg

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kartik Viswanathan

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sujata Kulkarni

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Amy Baumann (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Aditya Bahl (2020) — Secretary

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 Maina Foundation Incorporated

How much does Maina Foundation Incorporated give each year?

Maina Foundation Incorporated gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Maina Foundation Incorporated?

Maina Foundation Incorporated reported $74K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $71K.

What is Maina Foundation Incorporated?

Maina Foundation Incorporated is a public charity focused on Health, based in Old Lyme, CT. It holds $74K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Maina Foundation Incorporated operate?

Maina Foundation Incorporated has awarded grants in Connecticut, New York.

What is Maina Foundation Incorporated's EIN?

Maina Foundation Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3231404. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)

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