Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Riverside, CA EIN: 20-4536634

To provide charitable, educational, health, food, publications and other humanitarian activities.

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation at a glance

In short: Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation reported $82K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$81,839 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-66.3% vs 2024
Total assets
$7,030,233
+59.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,580,494
+270.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$151,431
-5.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$988,634
+229.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Arcadia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2025) to $372K (2020). In 2025 it reported $82K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sathya Sai Society of America Arcadia, CAHumanitarian Project$280,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$7,030,233$3,580,494$988,634$81,839Total only$151,431
2024$4,420,256$966,632$300,298$242,780Total only$160,008
2023$3,763,146$422,004$296,572$121,000Total only$34,761
2022$3,637,717$1,036,078$262,628$202,500Total only$12,409
2021$2,844,598$1,107,845$752,722$280,0001$928
2020$2,488,364$624,199$421,377$372,385Total only$5,542

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation is a public charity, based in Riverside, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $82K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $151K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation is led by Leonardo Gutter, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Leonardo Gutter

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marianne Meyer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Venkatakrishnan Srinivas

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nilesh Patel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Baskin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anupom Ganguli

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Narendranath Reddy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Dora H. J. (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gary Belz (2020–2022) — Chairman

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 Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation

How much does Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation give each year?

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation reported $82K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $243K in grants paid.

How large is Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation?

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.

Where does Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation operate?

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation's EIN?

Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4536634. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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