Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable
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.
Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable at a glance
In short: Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,351
- -97.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,351
- -91.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,351
- Total assets
- $1,168,167
- +47.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Case Western Reserve University ($7K).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $533K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | General | $7,351 |
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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 | $1,168,167 | $442,758 | $17,120 | $7,351 | 1 | $7,351 | $30,008 | $41,745 |
| 2024 | $794,564 | $450,757 | $269,222 | $258,142 | 3 | $258,142 | $37,457 | $29,760 |
| 2023 | $535,582 | $-11,840 | $20,220 | $8,724 | 2 | $8,724 | $43,252 | $27,096 |
| 2022 | $549,994 | $40,879 | $33,215 | $16,500 | 3 | $16,500 | $40,879 | $31,411 |
| 2021 | $757,619 | $234,251 | $543,633 | $532,750 | 4 | $532,750 | $233,509 | $41,539 |
| 2020 | $1,071,883 | $52,027 | $10,550 | $1,200 | 4 | — | $52,027 | $46,308 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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