The Katherine & Kamal Agarwal Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- The filing states no geographic focus and no broad subject priorities; grants have mainly gone to organisations in California, New York and Texas, which describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- Most of its 14 grants to organisations, about 8 in 10, fall in a typical band of $100,000 to $600,000, with a median of $200,000, so any request should be framed around a figure near that.
- Giving has risen across the filings, from $500,000 to $1,300,000 to $3,500,000, but 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had already funded, so this is a relationship-led funder and a charity with no existing link should expect a low chance of support.
Overview
The Katherine & Kamal Agarwal Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Reston, VA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing records charitable contributions to organisations, including several whose names identify a focus on teaching, girls’ education and education funds. Other recipients are identified as foundations or charitable organisations, but the filing gives no further description of their work. Grants went to organisations in California, New York and Texas. The foundation does not set out broader subject priorities or eligibility criteria in the available filing information; it records that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing provides no further steps for seeking consideration.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 14 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 54% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations The Katherine & Kamal Agarwal Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $500k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Arpan Foundation · Charitable contribution$1,950,0002024 tax year
- Foundation of Teach for India · Charitable contribution$500,0002024 tax year
- Friends of Teach for India · Charitable contribution$500,0002024 tax year
- Educate Girls · Charitable contribution$300,0002024 tax year
- Magic Bus USA · Charitable contribution$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- John Jones — Secretary And Treasurer
- Chandan Agarwal — Vice President-India Operations
- Margaret Jones — President And Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $656,699 | $500,000 | $20,433,532 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,771,121 | $1,300,000 | $22,014,346 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,959,138 | $3,500,000 | $23,035,079 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Reston, VA