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Filing year 2024

DHANAM FOUNDATION

Palo Alto, California·EIN 20-1914298·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$36.3M
Total assets
$254.2M
Total expenses
$25.4M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. DHANAM FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Treasurer/secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$20.2M

Itemized grants

38

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTJENKINTOWN, PAGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$12M
EXPLORATORIUMSAN FRANCISCO, CATO SUPPORT THE STABILITY AND REVITALIZATION FUND$1M
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILUS LEADERS PROGRAM$1M
AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICAWASHINGTON, DCIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$1M
GLOBAL IMPACT (CO-DEVELOP FUND)WASHINGTON, DCIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$1M
AGASTYA USASAN JOSE, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$555k
IIT MADRAS FOUNDATIONCUPERTINO, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$500k
THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUMMONTEREY, CATO SUPPORT THE SEA OTTER RESCUE AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM$500k
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEWASHINGTON, DCIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$350k
ATREE USABELMONT, MAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$333k
MAGIC BUS USAHOUSTON, TXIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$300k
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$285k
MAKERGHAT USADECATUR, GAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$282k
COLLEGE TRACKOAKLAND, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$250k
INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCHTAMIL NADU, ININ SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$200k
INDIA COMMUNITY CENTERMILPITAS, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERTAIONS$100k
THE NATURE CONSERVANCYARLINGTON, VAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$100k
ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAFUND-A-NEED PLATFORM$50k
GO2 FOR LUNG CANCERSAN CARLOS, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$50k
PRATHAM USAHOUSTON, TXIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$50k
ANITABORGSACRAMENTO, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$40k
PROPUBLICANEW YORK, NYIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$25k
SAN FRANCISCO-MARIN FOOD BANKSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FUND$25k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$25k
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKSAN JOSE, CAIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$25k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

DHANAM FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$27M
$28M
2023
$36.3M
$25.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

DHANAM FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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What are DHANAM FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, DHANAM FOUNDATION reported $36.3M in total revenue and $25.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.