Sasa Family Foundation
Sasa Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Irvine, CA. IRS filing data is available for 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $107K. Net investment income was $3K.
Sasa Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sasa Family Foundation gave $107K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $106,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $35,500
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,256,483
- 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 Sasa Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Seva Collective ($100K). Together the top 3 received $107K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sasa Family Foundation gives
- 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
In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $107K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Seva Collective Tustin, CA | The seva collective is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide healthy and nutritious food to local residents who are suffering from food insecurity. | $100,000 |
| Donovans Smile Irvine, CA | Non-profit that provides support to pediatric cancer patients while in treatment. | $5,000 |
| Tustin Public Schools Foundation Tustin, CA | Investing in the school district for the future of our children and community. | $1,500 |
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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 | $3,256,483 | $3,375,568 | $119,085 | $106,500 | 3 | $213,000 | $2,841 | $2,339 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sasa Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sasa Family Foundation is led by Akash Patel, President & Director on the 2025 filing; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Akash Patel
President & Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonal Patel
Secretary, Treasury & Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 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 Sasa Family Foundation
How much does Sasa Family Foundation give each year?
Sasa Family Foundation gave $107K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Sasa Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sasa Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $35,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sasa Family Foundation give grants?
Sasa Family Foundation 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 Tustin, CA (2 grants).
Does Sasa Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sasa Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sasa Family Foundation?
Sasa Family Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $213K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sasa Family Foundation's EIN?
Sasa Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-4398620. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
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