Saratoga Mset Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Saratoga, CA EIN: 84-5029470

Inspire interest in science, technology, engineering, and math STEM to pursue education and career opportunity by engaging students to design, build, program, and operate robots through competitions. Provide environment to develop principles and practice skills in STEM, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.

Saratoga Mset Inc at a glance

In short: Saratoga Mset Inc gave $9K across 2 grants in 2026 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2026 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2026)
$9,070
-46.0% vs 2025
Grants made (2026)
2
+100.0% vs 2025
Average grant
$4,535
-73.0% vs 2025
Median grant
$4,535
Total assets
$292,249
+36.5% vs 2025
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2026 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2026; updated September 2026.

Who Saratoga Mset Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2026

Saratoga High School Foundation: $5KSaratoga High SchoolFoundation$5KLos Gatos-Saratoga Union HSD: $4KLos Gatos-Saratoga Union HSD$4K

The largest 2026 recipient was Saratoga High School Foundation ($5K). Together the top 2 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2026 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Los GatosSaratoga

How Saratoga Mset Inc gives

  • Giving fell 71% from 2023 to 2026. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025 2 grants2026

From 2023 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $32K (2023). In 2026 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saratoga High School Foundation Saratoga, CA—$5,000
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union HSD Los Gatos, CA—$4,070
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2026$292,249$175,842$97,707$9,0702
2025$214,114$223,516$226,545$16,7931
2024$217,143$189,932$162,457$8,4671
2023$189,668$207,452$176,383$31,5601
2022$158,599$253,581$174,820——
2021$79,838$79,953$115——

About Saratoga Mset Inc

Based on IRS filings

Saratoga Mset Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $292K in total assets. In 2026, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Saratoga Mset Inc is led by Vipin Jain, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Vipin Jain

    President

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anh-Quan Nguyen

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob France

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Torrens

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aiqun Yao

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keeti Melkote

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Savitha Rao (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Sheeba Garg (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Lee (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Wang (2022–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2026. "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 Saratoga Mset Inc

How much does Saratoga Mset Inc give each year?

Saratoga Mset Inc gave $9K across 2 grants in 2026, according to its 2026 IRS Form 990. In 2025 it gave $17K across 1 grant.

How large is Saratoga Mset Inc?

Saratoga Mset Inc reported $292K in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $176K.

What is Saratoga Mset Inc?

Saratoga Mset Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Saratoga, CA. It holds $292K in total assets as of 2026.

Where does Saratoga Mset Inc operate?

Saratoga Mset Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Saratoga Mset Inc's EIN?

Saratoga Mset Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-5029470. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2026.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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