Orchidroots Corporation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Asheville, NC EIN: 82-1693033

Orchidroots Corporation is a private foundation focused on Science & Technology, based in Asheville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $88K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $14K. Net investment income was $27K.

Orchidroots Corporation at a glance

In short: Orchidroots Corporation gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,200
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$14,200
Median grant
$14,200
Total assets
$88,465
+129.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% 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 Orchidroots Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bluenanta Corporation: $14KBluenanta Corporation$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bluenanta Corporation ($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

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Asheville

How Orchidroots Corporation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 500% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $14K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bluenanta Corporation Asheville, NCGrant to Bluenanta a spin-off organization of OrchidRoots Corporation to fund operational expenses for the management development and hosting of the OrchidRoots. com website.$14,200
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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$88,465$30,100$16,600$14,2001$16,600$26,853$3,322
2024$38,569$38———$3,670$38$3,323
2023$62,816$23,681$7,879$7,8791$7,879—$4,236
2022$47,014$1,269$24,447——$34,894$232$760
2021$50,633$21,283$9,511—————
2020$38,861$29,857$13,149—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Orchidroots Corporation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Orchidroots Corporation is led by Chariya Punyanitya, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chariya Punyanitya

    President

    Home → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pong Punyanitya

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Witt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pim Little

    Secretary

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Emrys Chew (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cassio Van den Burg (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Helena Rame (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: James Cootes (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ricci Zepmeusel (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Janpim Little (2022) — 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 Orchidroots Corporation

How much does Orchidroots Corporation give each year?

Orchidroots Corporation gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Orchidroots Corporation?

Orchidroots Corporation reported $88K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Orchidroots Corporation?

Orchidroots Corporation is a private foundation focused on Science & Technology, based in Asheville, NC. It holds $88K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Orchidroots Corporation operate?

Orchidroots Corporation has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Orchidroots Corporation's EIN?

Orchidroots Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1693033. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 23, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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