Singal Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Blacksburg, VA EIN: 85-3813777

The Singal Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Blacksburg, Virginia. Its 2025 filing reports 19 grants totaling $125,608 to charitable organizations.

Singal Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Singal Family Foundation gave $126K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$125,608
+12.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
19
+58.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,611
-29.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$2,763,218
+40.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Singal Family Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 2201 N Main St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: (877) 857-9002

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Singal Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Pratham USA: $75KPratham USA$75KAssociation for Indias Development Inc: $7KAssociation for IndiasDevelopment Inc$7KVirginia Tech Foundation Inc: $6KVirginia Tech Foundation Inc$6KAsha for Education: $5KAsha for Education$5KEkal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA: $5KEkal Vidyalaya Foundation ofUSA$5KThe Akshaya Patra Foundation USA: $5KThe Akshaya Patra FoundationUSA$5KIndians for Collective Action: $4KIndians for Collective Action$4KTeach for India US: $3KTeach for India US$3KBaps Charities Inc: $3KBaps Charities Inc$3KDesai Foundation: $2KDesai Foundation$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pratham USA ($75K). Together the top 10 received $114K.

Grant Size Distribution

83 grants across all recorded years

79<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 79 grants of 83 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas (64%), California (12%), New York (6%), Maryland (6%), and Virginia (4%). These figures describe recipient states. Several grantees’ stated missions concern work in India.

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkHoustonBlacksburgChicagoCollege ParkSchuylkill HavenWalnutWashingtonWoburnFremontAlexandriaChristiansbugJersey CityMemphisSan FranciscoAlbertsonBeavertonChristiansburgEvanstonGlen Burnie

How Singal Family Foundation gives

  • 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 114% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 110% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 10 grants2021 22 grants2022 20 grants2023 12 grants2024 19 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17 (2020) to $126K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $126K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pratham USA Houston, TXCash Contribution for Support$75,000
Association for Indias Development Inc College Park, MDCash Contribution for Support$7,000
Virginia Tech Foundation Inc Blacksburg, VACash Contribution for Support$5,626
Asha for Education Walnut, CACash Contribution for Support$5,000
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA Houston, TXCash Contribution for Support$5,000
The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA Fremont, CACash Contribution for Support$5,000
Indians for Collective Action Sunnyvale, CACash Contribution for Support$4,000
Teach for India US New York, NYCash Contribution for Support$3,000
Baps Charities Inc Robbinsville, NJCash Contribution for Support$2,501
Desai Foundation Woburn, MACash Contribution for Support$2,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,763,218$927,983$133,836$125,60819$125,608$427,958$114,469
2024$1,969,071$207,459$118,106$111,77712$111,777$207,459—
2023$1,879,718$358,420$89,060$85,35120$85,351$358,420—
2022$1,571,247$-566,874$60,636$58,66522$58,665$18,682—
2021$2,104,370$2,242,936$111,765$108,90410$108,904$60,919—
2020$166,550$166,599$67$171———

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Singal Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $114K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions describe work in education, sustainable development, health, and support for children and older people. For example, Association for India’s Development describes its work as supporting grassroots organizations in India across areas including education, livelihoods, health, women’s empowerment, and social justice. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA says it works to provide free elementary education and primary healthcare to children in remote and rural India. These are grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $125,608. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median of $2,000.

The largest reported grant was $75,000 to Pratham USA. Other notable 2025 grants included $7,000 to Association for India’s Development, $5,626 to Virginia Tech Foundation, $5,000 each to Asha for Education, Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA, and The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA, and $4,000 to Indians for Collective Action. Children’s Hope India, Desai Foundation, and American Friends of HelpAge India each received $2,000.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Vijay Singal as president, Manisha Singal as secretary, Ashish Singal as treasurer, and Akshay Singal as member.

Singal Family Foundation is led by Vijay Singal, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vijay Singal

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akshay Singal

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ashish Singal

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Manisha Singal

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    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 Singal Family Foundation

How much does Singal Family Foundation give each year?

Singal Family Foundation gave $126K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $112K across 12 grants.

What is Singal Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Singal Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $6,611, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Singal Family Foundation give grants?

Singal Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (12%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants), Houston, TX (2 grants) and Woburn, MA (2 grants).

Does Singal Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Singal Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Cash Contribution for Support" (19 grants).

Who are Singal Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Singal Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Pratham USA ($75,000), Association for Indias Development Inc ($7,000) and Virginia Tech Foundation Inc ($5,626), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Singal Family Foundation?

Singal Family Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $126K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $114K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Singal Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions describe work in education, sustainable development, health, and support for children and older people. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Singal Family Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Singal Family Foundation's EIN?

Singal Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3813777. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Singal Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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 April 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Singal Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/singal-family-foundation-morg_21108a5588f44cd0b7fe2ac2cf05e452

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