Sreerama Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 27-4284642

Sreerama Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $400K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $6K.

Sreerama Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Sreerama Charitable Foundation gave $14K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,452
-68.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-69.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,613
+1.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,175
Total assets
$400,261
+4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (83% 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 Sreerama Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Harris County One for All: $8KHarris County One for All$8KJalaram Saibaba Temple: $4KJalaram Saibaba Temple$4KUdavum Karangal of USA: $3KUdavum Karangal of USA$3KMeenakshi Temple Society: $603Meenakshi Temple Society$603

The largest 2025 recipient was Harris County One for All ($8K). Together the top 4 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonPearlandSugar LandBedfordAshburnColumbiaMakawaoMarltonMissouri CityOklahoma CityPrinceton JunctionSan JoseSt PetersburgUnionvilleWebster

How Sreerama Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 247% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 39% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K5 grants2020 9 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 13 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $46K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Harris County One for All Houston, TXEducation$7,500
Jalaram Saibaba Temple Houston, TXReligious$3,849
Udavum Karangal of USA Bedford, MAChild Health$2,500
Meenakshi Temple Society Pearland, TXReligious$603
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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$400,261$24,628$18,024$14,4524$14,452$6,498$36,702
2024$381,933$18,567$63,493$46,39813$46,398$1,472$37,588
2023$387,163$17,231$25,085$20,3924$20,392$12,538$36,645
2022$364,760$71,566$10,278$4,1593$4,159$65,447$49,721
2021$433,109$15,244$18,009$14,3379$14,337$11,572$20,233
2020$386,438$8,541$8,639$5,3495—$5,251$16,875

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sreerama Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sreerama Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karun Sreerama

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sai Sreerama

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sridhar Madala

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    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 Sreerama Charitable Foundation

How much does Sreerama Charitable Foundation give each year?

Sreerama Charitable Foundation gave $14K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 13 grants.

What is Sreerama Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Sreerama Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,175, and its average grant was $3,613, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Sreerama Charitable Foundation give grants?

Sreerama Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants).

Does Sreerama Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Sreerama Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Sreerama Charitable Foundation?

Sreerama Charitable Foundation reported $400K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (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.

What is Sreerama Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Sreerama Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4284642. 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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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