Sandhyas Touch
Sandhyas Touch is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Sunnyvale, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $31K.
Sandhyas Touch at a glance
In short: Sandhyas Touch gave $31K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,500
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,100
- -17.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $4,860
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Sandhyas Touch funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bay Area Cancer Connections ($8K). Together the top 5 received $31K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sandhyas Touch gives
- Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $41K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $31K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Cancer Connections San Mateo, CA | For support of cancer patients | $7,500 |
| Womens Cancer Resource Center Berkeley, CA | For support of women under treatment for cancer | $7,500 |
| Mission Hospice and Home Care San Mateo, CA | For bereavement support | $7,000 |
| Kids and Art Foundation Burlingame, CA | Charitable support to children with cancer diagnosis | $6,000 |
| Avenidas Palo Alto, CA | Funds to be utilized to provide Friendly Voices Program support to individuals dealing with serious or chronic illness | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,860 | $30,986 | $31,029 | $30,500 | 5 | $30,500 | — | $308 |
| 2024 | $4,903 | $29,249 | $30,197 | $29,500 | 4 | $29,500 | — | $378 |
| 2023 | $5,851 | $20,318 | $19,009 | $18,000 | 3 | $18,000 | — | $234 |
| 2022 | $4,542 | $18,589 | $18,611 | $18,000 | 3 | $18,000 | $68 | $141 |
| 2021 | $4,564 | $17,061 | $41,248 | $40,975 | 6 | $40,975 | — | $978 |
| 2020 | $28,751 | $38,334 | $9,583 | $9,000 | 2 | — | — | $336 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sandhyas Touch reported a distributable amount of $308 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sandhyas Touch is led by Mukund Acharya, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mukund Acharya
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Jamentz
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Smita Patel
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/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 Sandhyas Touch
How much does Sandhyas Touch give each year?
Sandhyas Touch gave $31K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 4 grants.
What is Sandhyas Touch's typical grant size?
Sandhyas Touch's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $6,100, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sandhyas Touch give grants?
Sandhyas Touch gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Mateo, CA (2 grants).
Does Sandhyas Touch give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Sandhyas Touch's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Sandhyas Touch's largest grantees?
Sandhyas Touch's largest 2025 grantees include Bay Area Cancer Connections ($7,500), Womens Cancer Resource Center ($7,500) and Mission Hospice and Home Care ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sandhyas Touch?
Sandhyas Touch reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $31K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $308 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sandhyas Touch?
Sandhyas Touch is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Sunnyvale, CA. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Sandhyas Touch's EIN?
Sandhyas Touch's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0697406. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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