Premiere Charities Inc
Our mission is to serve Underpriviledged by Mobilizing Resources for Food, Health, Clothing, Shelter Education
Premiere Charities Inc at a glance
In short: Premiere Charities Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $5,000
- -95.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,000
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $247,723
- +19.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Premiere Charities Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Hands International ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Premiere Charities Inc gives
- Giving fell 60% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $116K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hands International Loma Linda, CA | — | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $247,723 | $229,704 | $193,143 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 2023 | $206,627 | $266,448 | $214,999 | $116,006 | Total only |
| 2022 | $155,767 | $264,282 | $282,446 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 2021 | $173,969 | $186,441 | $157,411 | $12,601 | 2 |
| 2020 | $144,135 | $114,870 | $96,754 | $55,200 | Total only |
| 2019 | $125,433 | $61,727 | $49,004 | $8,500 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Premiere Charities Inc
Based on IRS filings
Premiere Charities Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Claymont, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $248K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Premiere Charities Inc is led by Vinod Kripalu, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Vinod Kripalu
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sachin Karnik
Administrator
Admininstrator → Administrator, 2021
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
$4K (2020) → $0 (2024)
Chetana Kripalu
Board Member
Officer & Hope → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail Saltars
Board Member
Officer → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Melson
Board Member
Member at Large → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Mohollen
Board Member
Officer → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reynold Agard
Board Member
Officer → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sanjay Wadhwa
Treasurer Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gurinder Singh
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Ingrid Agard (2019) — Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $5K, to Sachin Karnik (Administrator).
Frequently asked questions about Premiere Charities Inc
How much does Premiere Charities Inc give each year?
Premiere Charities Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $116K in grants paid.
How large is Premiere Charities Inc?
Premiere Charities Inc reported $248K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $230K.
What is Premiere Charities Inc?
Premiere Charities Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Claymont, DE. It holds $248K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Premiere Charities Inc operate?
Premiere Charities Inc has awarded grants in California, Delaware.
What is Premiere Charities Inc's EIN?
Premiere Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3349768. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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