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Sewa International Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sugar Land, TX EIN: 20-0638718 Website

The organization's objective is to serve humanity in distress, aid local communities,and promote volunteerism in pursuit of its vision of a world of equality where everyone is happy,enjoying good health, and living in harmony with nature.

Sewa International Inc at a glance

In short: Sewa International Inc gave $77K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $26K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$77,024
-54.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-57.1% vs 2023
Average grant
$25,675
+6.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$29,482,262
+5.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Illinois (78% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Sewa International Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

GlobalHinduHeritageFoundation: $60KGlobalHinduHeritageFoundation$60KGoodVision USA: $12KGoodVision USA$12KAbby Kelley Foster House Inc: $5KAbby Kelley Foster House Inc$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was GlobalHinduHeritageFoundation ($60K). Together the top 3 received $77K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 18 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

KatyGermantownSan AntonioWest ChesterBostonCarmelEWA beachLowellMadisonNashuaNewtonvillePalo AltoWorcester

How Sewa International Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−4%). 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$50K$100K$150K$200K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 7 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2022) to $169K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $77K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
GlobalHinduHeritageFoundation Madison, ILTowards Health and wellness$60,007
GoodVision USA Newtonville, MATowards Eye Health Campaign$12,000
Abby Kelley Foster House Inc Worcester, MAbasic amenities for the fosterhouse$5,017
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$29,482,262$8,225,401$6,859,173$77,0243$1,241,093
2023$28,030,638$7,594,063$6,619,674$169,3247$118,560
2022$27,601,707$6,202,833$7,905,153$60,5864$50,755
2021$28,920,926$47,241,842$28,133,269$80,4172$1,576,795
2020$9,786,899$5,599,479$4,055,903$65,9292$438,397

About Sewa International Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sewa International Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sugar Land, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $29.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $77K. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sewa International Inc is led by Shrikanth Gundavarapu, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Shrikanth Gundavarapu

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suresh Jain

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ajay Singhal

    Director

    Diector → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramesh Bhutada

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarojini Gupta

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sridhar Talanki

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arun Kankani

    Vice President

    President & CEO → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Venkata Santhanaraman

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO & Vice President Finance, 2021

    CFO & Vice President Finance → CFO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anil Deshpande

    Vice President

    Vice President Technology → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashwani Garg

    Vice President

    Vice President Administration → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandeep Khadkekar

    Vice President

    Vice President Marketing & Fund → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Swadesh Katoch

    Vice President

    Vice President Disaster Recovery → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syam Kosigi

    Vice President

    Vice President Organization → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prem Pusuloori

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rakhi Israni

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Sewa International Inc

How much does Sewa International Inc give each year?

Sewa International Inc gave $77K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $169K across 7 grants.

What is Sewa International Inc's typical grant size?

Sewa International Inc's median grant in 2024 was $12,000, and its average grant was $25,675, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Sewa International Inc give grants?

Sewa International Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (22%).

Does Sewa International Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sewa International Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Sewa International Inc?

Sewa International Inc reported $29.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.2M.

What is Sewa International Inc?

Sewa International Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sugar Land, TX. It holds $29.5M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Sewa International Inc's EIN?

Sewa International Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0638718. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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