Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Atherton, CA EIN: 94-3322790

Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable is a private foundation, based in Atherton, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $30K.

Key facts about Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable

In short: Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
94-3322790
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$7,351
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7,351
Median grant
$7,351
Total assets
$1,168,167
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

+47.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$7K

-97.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

-66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-91.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable gives

  • Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 18% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ClevelandGoletaCupertinoSan FranciscoAthertonBurlingameMilpitasSan RafaelSanta BarbaraSomervilleSunnyvale

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $533K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Case Western Reserve University: $7KCase Western ReserveUniversity$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Case Western Reserve University ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OHGeneral$7,351

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,168,167$794,564$535,582
Revenue$442,758$450,757$-11,840
Expenses$17,120$269,222$20,220
Qualifying Distributions$7,351$258,142$8,724
Net Investment Income$30,008$37,457$43,252
Distributable Amount$41,745$29,760$27,096

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable is led by Kalpa Mehta, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kalpa Mehta

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheetal Mehta Fisher

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Shailesh Mehta

    Vice President, CFO & Secretary

    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 Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable

How much does Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable give each year?

Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $258K across 3 grants.

How large is Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable?

Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable operate?

Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, Ohio.

What is Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable's EIN?

Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3322790. 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.

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