Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Bloomfield, MI EIN: 38-3624652

The Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Its 2025 filing reports 12 grants totaling $13,117 to charitable organizations, most of them in Michigan.

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation at a glance

In short: Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation gave $13K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Michigan. 58% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,117
-6.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
12
+71.4% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,093
-45.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$293,827
+27.3% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
58% first-time grantees (7 of 12, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Michigan (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 6862 Cambridge Court, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone: (248) 353-4090

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Far Theratpeutic Arts & Recreation: $2KFar Theratpeutic Arts &Recreation$2KOn My Own of Michigan: $2KOn My Own of Michigan$2KOne Million Wells: $2KOne Million Wells$2KThe Friendship Circle: $1KThe Friendship Circle$1KBrookfield Academy Education Fund: $1KBrookfield Academy EducationFund$1KGift to Lift: $1KGift to Lift$1KAutism Alliance: $1KAutism Alliance$1KDetroit Zoological Society': $1KDetroit Zoological Society'$1KThe Daziah T Crawford Foundation: $1KThe Daziah T CrawfordFoundation$1KHindu Temple of Canton: $501Hindu Temple of Canton$501

The largest 2025 recipient was Far Theratpeutic Arts & Recreation ($2K). Together the top 10 received $12K.

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

43<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 43 grants of 43 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, 11% to recipients in Tennessee, and 4% to recipients in Texas. These figures describe the locations of that year’s grantees.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.

Cities

TroyWest BloomfieldBirminghamCantonAnn ArborSouthfieldNew YorkNorthvilleBloomfield HillsLake OrionMemphisPontiacHoustonLivoniaMarltonMonroevillePlymouthRoyal OakWaterford

Is Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation open to new grantees?

58%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 12 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $921; repeat grants $1K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K14 grants2020 8 grants2021 9 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $19K (2023). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Far Theratpeutic Arts & Recreation Birmingham, MIGeneral Purposes$2,000
On My Own of Michigan Troy, MIGeneral Purposes$1,500
One Million Wells Memphis, TNGeneral Purposes$1,500
The Friendship Circle West Bloomfield, MIGeneral Purposes$1,450
Brookfield Academy Education Fund West Bloomfield, MIGeneral Purposes$1,166
Gift to Lift Southfield, MIGeneral Purposes$1,000
Autism Alliance Southfield, MIGeneral Purposes$1,000
Detroit Zoological Society' Royal Oak, MIGeneral Purposes$1,000
The Daziah T Crawford Foundation Southfield, MIGeneral Purposes$1,000
Hindu Temple of Canton Canton, MIGeneral Purposes$501
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$293,827$76,887$14,334$13,11712$13,117$6,887$12,155
2024$230,781$50,126$14,852$14,0627$14,062$6,819$10,611
2023$194,004$24,375$19,941$18,8507$18,850$4,375$9,634
2022$189,570$43,537$12,200$12,1399$12,139—$8,051
2021$158,233$40,000$13,824$13,4508$13,450—$6,788
2020$132,057$1,000$14,490$13,50014——$6,946

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including support for people with developmental disabilities, access to water in impoverished and water-deficient areas, and connections between people, animals, and nature. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 12 grants totaling $13,117. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $2,000, with a median of $1,000.

Notable 2025 grants included $2,000 to FAR Therapeutic Arts & Recreation; $1,500 each to On My Own of Michigan and One Million Wells; and $1,450 to The Friendship Circle. On My Own of Michigan says it supports people with developmental disabilities as they build and maintain independence. One Million Wells says it provides supplies and training for sinking and maintaining water wells in impoverished, water-deficient areas.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Satish Mistry, Suhasini Mistry, and Muhul Mistry as directors.

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Muhul Mistry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Satish Mistry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suhasini Mistry

    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 Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation

How much does Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation give each year?

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation gave $13K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 7 grants.

What is Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's typical grant size?

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,093, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation that year got $921 on average.

Where does Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation give grants?

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Southfield, MI (3 grants) and West Bloomfield, MI (2 grants).

Does Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Far Theratpeutic Arts & Recreation ($2,000), On My Own of Michigan ($1,500) and One Million Wells ($1,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation?

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation reported $294K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation fund?

The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including support for people with developmental disabilities, access to water in impoverished and water-deficient areas, and connections between people, animals, and nature. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's EIN?

Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3624652. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Neelam -Popat Mistry Memorial Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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