The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Salt Lake City, UT EIN: 46-5733899

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $155K.

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation gave $155K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $78K). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$155,016
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$77,508
Median grant
$77,508
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

St Francis Xavier Adademy: $155K across 2 grantsSt Francis Xavier Adademy$155K · 2 grants

The largest 2024 recipient was St Francis Xavier Adademy ($155K across 2 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Cambridge

How The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+16%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2020) to $155K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $155K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Francis Xavier Adademy Funding to Build Holy Site for Pilgrims.$95,000
St Francis Xavier Adademy Funding to Built Holy Site for Pilgrims.$60,016
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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
2024—$5,128$159,769$155,0162$155,016—$2,384
2023$198,531$102,973$813———$2,160$4,655
2022$96,371$91,397$91,113$90,0001$90,000$284$4,771
2021$96,087$61,636$134,712$134,0001$134,000$560$3,337
2020$169,163$79,297$65,088$64,5001—$709$4,052

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation is led by Shree N. Sharma, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Shree N. Sharma

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rajiv R. Sharma

    Secretary, Tresurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vijiya L. Sharma

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation

How much does The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation give each year?

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation gave $155K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation?

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Where does The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation operate?

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

How much is The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation's EIN?

The Vijaya L Sharma Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-5733899. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 27, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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