Shraman Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 46-0715559

Shraman Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $571.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10.5M. Net investment income was $3.0M.

Shraman Foundation at a glance

In short: Shraman Foundation gave $10.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10.5M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,500,078
+117.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,500,078
+117.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,500,078
Total assets
$571,414,945
+0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Shraman Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

See Attachment XIV Line 3a: $10.5MSee Attachment XIV Line 3a$10.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was See Attachment XIV Line 3a ($10.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

DallasPlanoSeagoville

How Shraman Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 7302% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$5M$10M$15M0 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $10.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attachment XIV Line 3a Dallas, TXSee Attachment$10,500,078
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$571,414,945$3,039,891$10,655,448$10,500,0781$10,514,083$3,029,151
2024$570,240,973$4,681,313$5,158,407$4,826,7351$864,301$4,530,849
2023$567,696,999$3,385,412$968,710$490,9231$836,815$3,390,552
2022$559,040,789$281,350,921$570,699$141,8581$296,181$2,612,772
2021$306,830,052$187,476,498$474,974$6,9603$8,168,672$2,487,742
2020$123,339,843$2,650,020$1,043,809———$2,410,875

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Shraman Foundation is led by Vinay K. Jain, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vinay K. Jain

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kanika Virmani Jain

    Vice President, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikhil Jain

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trishla Jain

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meghna Jain

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Fisher

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Yash Paul Virmani (2020) — Director

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 Shraman Foundation

How much does Shraman Foundation give each year?

Shraman Foundation gave $10.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.8M across 1 grant.

How large is Shraman Foundation?

Shraman Foundation reported $571.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.

What is Shraman Foundation?

Shraman Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $571.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Shraman Foundation operate?

Shraman Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Shraman Foundation's EIN?

Shraman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0715559. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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