Maker Bhavan Foundation
To enable Stem Education in India to train students to be innovative and job-ready upon graduation. The foundation acts as a global resource for Indian engineering colleges to provide access to tools, equipment, financial resources, and knowledge so that the education imparted is more relevant and responsive to the real life needs of students and society at large.
Maker Bhavan Foundation at a glance
In short: Maker Bhavan Foundation reported $207K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $207,156 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -59.5% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $9,968,547
- +1458.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,665,194
- +927.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $48,601
- +210.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $343,700
- -47.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Maker Bhavan Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2022) to $512K (2020). In 2025 it reported $207K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay Heritage Foundatio Cupertino, CA | Creation of Classroom learning lab | $75,000 |
| iit Gandhinagar Foundation Palo Alto, CA | Ongoing Leadership program | $18,700 |
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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 | $9,968,547 | $9,665,194 | $343,700 | $207,156 | Total only | $48,601 |
| 2024 | $639,503 | $940,846 | $648,225 | $512,089 | Total only | $15,665 |
| 2023 | $348,467 | $602,283 | $497,259 | $360,703 | Total only | $-5,365 |
| 2022 | $246,428 | $478,917 | $712,334 | $93,700 | 2 | $5,067 |
| 2021 | $475,275 | $1,129,012 | $688,150 | $143,582 | 2 | $7,374 |
| 2020 | $34,413 | $549,026 | $554,621 | $512,133 | Total only | $10 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Maker Bhavan Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Maker Bhavan Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.0M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $207K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $49K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Maker Bhavan Foundation is led by Ruyintan Mehta, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ruyintan Mehta
President
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
hemant Kanakia
Chairman
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
ajay lavakare
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
pari Choksi
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Mariwala
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ravi Mariwala
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
shaibal roy
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy A Gonsalvas
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ranbir Singh
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S M saraf
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Subhash Tantry
Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashish Vengsarkar
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: sudarshan saraf (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: kirat Patel (2024) — Director
- Former: Bakul Shah (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Paritosh Choksi (2020–2022) — Treasurer
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 Maker Bhavan Foundation
How much does Maker Bhavan Foundation give each year?
Maker Bhavan Foundation reported $207K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $512K in grants paid.
How large is Maker Bhavan Foundation?
Maker Bhavan Foundation reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.7M.
What is Maker Bhavan Foundation?
Maker Bhavan Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Palo Alto, CA. It holds $10.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Maker Bhavan Foundation operate?
Maker Bhavan Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Maker Bhavan Foundation's EIN?
Maker Bhavan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2933252. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 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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