Vijay and Marie Goradia Charitable Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a small charity would be wise to seek an introduction through someone who already knows the foundation rather than applying directly.
• If your work falls within its stated themes of health, education and human services, and especially if it is in India or the United States, which its priorities are reported as covering in other published sources, a modest request fits: half of its grants to organisations are about $14,500 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $4,000 and $600,000, though its largest grant was $7,000,000, so that range is typical rather than a limit.
• Repeat giving is small, with only 2% of its grant dollars in its latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so an organisation with no history with it is not at a particular disadvantage.
• Because it describes a trust-based approach that respects local leadership, any approach should lead with how your organisation is rooted in the community it serves and what it knows about local needs, rather than with a prescribed solution.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• ARMMAN-USA · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $600,0002024 tax year
• New Venture Fund · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Texas Tribune · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $25,0002024 tax year
• Asia Society Texas Center · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $23,0002024 tax year
• CanCare · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $22,8402024 tax year
• Texas Children's Hospital · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $12,4002024 tax year
• Philanthropy Workshop · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $12,0002024 tax year
• Hindu Temple of the Woodlands · To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
  $10,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.