Grants paid by The Narayanan Family Foundation
EIN 81-4121880 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Narayanan Family Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 81-4121880) reported 74 grants paid totaling $1,106,800 to 28 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,106,800
74 grants
Recipients
28
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $27,000 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | $107,500 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | $114,000 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $161,000 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $235,500 | — |
| 2024 | 17 | $221,300 | — |
| 2025 | 16 | $240,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 28 recipients receiving the most from The Narayanan Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 28 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iit Madras Foundation 47-1990700 | B | Cupertino, CA | 4 | $190,000 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance 23-7131784 | B | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $111,800 | 2024 |
| Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir 04-3311745 | C | Belmont, MA | 5 | $108,000 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation 39-0743975 | C | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation 94-6090626 | B | Berkeley, CA | 6 | $94,000 | 2025 |
| Pratham USA 76-0620808 | B | Houston, TX | 5 | $90,000 | 2023 |
| Black Landscape Architects Network 85-2339912 | B | Washington, DC | 5 | $65,000 | 2025 |
| Institute for Financial Management and Research | U | Chennai, TAMIL NADU | 2 | $55,000 | 2025 |
| Indian Inst of Tech Madras Via Iit Madras Fdn | U | Cupertino, CA | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Nudge Foundation 47-4504533 | B | Irving, TX | 4 | $32,000 | 2025 |
| Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir | U | Jakkur Post Bangalore, KARNATAKA | 2 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| Museum of Art and Photography Foundation Inc 82-2561632 | B | Boston, MA | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Excellence Inc 77-0474749 | B | Sunnyvale, CA | 1 | $22,000 | 2024 |
| Care Earth | U | Tamil Nadu | 2 | $18,000 | 2024 |
| Wxla Inc 88-1641166 | B | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Build Public Inc | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Care Earth | U | Thilai Ganga Nagar, TAMIL NADU | 1 | $13,000 | 2022 |
| The Center for the Living City | U | New York, NY | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Swataleem USA Corporation 85-4040728 | B | Urbana, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Landscape Architecture Foundation 52-6065505 | B | Washington DC, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| District of Columbia Green Spaces Alliance | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Bharata Dance & Allied Arts 81-2749072 | B | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $9,000 | 2025 |
| Swataleem USA Corporation | U | Bryan, TX | 1 | $7,000 | 2025 |
| American Society of Landscape Architect Libr and E | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Writers Grotto 84-3889127 | B | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Inclusive World 61-1714692 | B | Saratoga, CA | 2 | $4,500 | 2025 |
| Family Equality 52-1438455 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Conservation Initiative for the Asian Elephant Inc 22-3875149 | B | Gainesville, FL | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 74 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iit Madras Foundation Cupertino, CA | B | $45,000 | paid | Narayanan Family Foundation Faculty Fellows fund | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Belmont, MA | C | $40,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Institute for Financial Management and Research Chennai, TAMIL NADU | U | $30,000 | paid | WELL Labs - NbS Projects | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | C | $25,000 | paid | UW ColorStack program | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Louise Mozingo Award fund | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Museum of Art and Photography Foundation Inc Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Belmont, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | Greens of Wheels project in Bengaluru | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Landscape Architecture Foundation Washington DC, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Black Landscape Architects Network Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Nudge Foundation Irving, TX | B | $8,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Swataleem USA Corporation Bryan, TX | U | $7,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Wxla Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Inclusive World Saratoga, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Bharata Dance & Allied Arts San Francisco, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Writers Grotto San Francisco, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2025 | Family Equality New York, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601219349100230 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | C | $34,800 | paid | Ledyard Alley Improvement Project | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | C | $25,000 | paid | UW ColorStack program | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Belmont, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Institute for Financial Management and Research Chennai, TAMIL NADU | U | $25,000 | paid | Well Labs - Nature-Based Solutions Project | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Excellence Inc Sunnyvale, CA | B | $22,000 | paid | R. Saroja and R. Narayanan FFE Scholarship Fund | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Louise Mozingo Award Fund | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Museum of Art and Photography Foundation Inc Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Swataleem USA Corporation Urbana, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Black Landscape Architects Network Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Nudge Foundation Irving, TX | B | $8,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Care Earth Tamil Nadu | U | $8,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Wxla Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | C | $3,000 | paid | Ledyard Alley light project | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | C | $3,000 | paid | With Honey in the Heart Project | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Bharata Dance & Allied Arts San Francisco, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Writers Grotto San Francisco, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2024 | Family Equality New York, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202511259349101056 |
| 2023 | Iit Madras Foundation Cupertino, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | to set up an endowment fund at IIT Madras and to support new hires from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in AI and Data Science at IITM | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | C | $25,000 | paid | UW ColorStack program | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Pratham USA Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Belmont, MA | C | $18,000 | paid | The Urban Garden Project in India | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Black Landscape Architects Network Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Belmont, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Nudge Foundation Irving, TX | B | $8,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Ledyard Alley Project | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Wxla Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Bharata Dance & Allied Arts San Francisco, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2023 | Inclusive World Saratoga, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410739349100311 |
| 2022 | Pratham USA Houston, TX | B | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | C | $25,000 | paid | UW CS ColorStack program | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | Iit Madras Foundation Cupertino, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | class of 1995 alumni batch FUNDS | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | Black Landscape Architects Network Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Jakkur Post Bangalore, KARNATAKA | U | $15,000 | paid | preservation of the environment by designing sustainable urban gardens for the Bengaluru region | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | B | $14,000 | paid | the LAEP Award for Excellence in Landscape Design fUND | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | Care Earth Thilai Ganga Nagar, TAMIL NADU | U | $13,000 | paid | FUNDS FOR creating work facilities and support infrastructure | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | Nudge Foundation Irving, TX | B | $8,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | The Center for the Living City New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | 2022 OBSERVATION & ACTION NETWORK (OAN) FUND | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Ledyard Alley Project | 202311089349101711 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Let's Play SF PROGRAM | 202311089349101711 |
| 2021 | Iit Madras Foundation Cupertino, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | The Narayanan Family Foundation Fellow in AI for social good | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Envir Jakkur Post Bangalore, KARNATAKA | U | $15,000 | paid | Preservation of the environment | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | Black Landscape Architects Network Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | B | $14,000 | paid | LAEP Award for Excellence in Landscape Design Scholarship fund | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | Care Earth Tamil Nadu | U | $10,000 | paid | Adyar River Watershed Basin Planning | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | Pratham USA Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202202029349100010 |
| 2021 | The Center for the Living City New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Annual OAN Grants Program India | 202202029349100010 |
| 2020 | Indian Inst of Tech Madras Via Iit Madras Fdn Cupertino, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | Fellowship Program | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | C | $14,000 | paid | LAEP Award for Excellence in Landscape Design | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | Pratham USA Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SF Bay Area Chapter | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | District of Columbia Green Spaces Alliance Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | BlackLAN | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | Pratham USA Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | American Society of Landscape Architect Libr and E Washington, DC | U | $6,500 | paid | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | 202102719349101350 |
| 2020 | Conservation Initiative for the Asian Elephant Inc Gainesville, FL | B | $2,000 | paid | Alpa Naware's work on rural development in India and General purpose | 202102719349101350 |
| 2018 | Build Public Inc San Francisco, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | LINDEN ALLEY'S IMPROVEMENT FUND | 201931289349101053 |
| 2018 | University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | B | $12,000 | paid | LAEP Award for Excellence in Landscape Design Fund | 201931289349101053 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601219349100230 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511259349101056 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v4.0 | 202410739349100311 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311089349101711 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202202029349100010 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202102719349101350 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931289349101053 |
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