Tarsadia Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Before writing, check that your work fits one of the four pillars: Inclusive Mobility, Crises & Threats, Human Transformation or India Upliftment.
- The foundation's stated geographic priority is across the globe, with India named specifically, so the area is not a barrier for organisations working in either.
- Typical grants fall between $5,000 and $380,000, the median grant is $100,000 and half of its grants are $100,000 or less, so a modest request in that range fits its usual giving, though its largest grant was $2,500,000.
- Most of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so a first approach by email to info@tarsadiafoundation.org is the stated route, and its website gives no deadline and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Overview
Tarsadia Foundation is a US private foundation based in Newport Beach, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Tarsadia Foundation approaches grantmaking through four impact pillars: Inclusive Mobility, Crises & Threats, Human Transformation and India Upliftment. Inclusive Mobility promotes financial inclusion, opportunity creation and access to essential goods and services; Crises & Threats addresses food and housing security; Human Transformation fosters mental wellbeing and service to others; and India Upliftment focuses on rebuilding India’s social and economic systems so marginalised communities can experience equal access to opportunity and upward mobility. It works with partners of varied sizes and approaches, letting partners’ local insights guide its work. Its grants and investments fuel these pillars around the globe.
Themes
- Inclusive Mobility
- Crises & Threats
- Human Transformation
- India Upliftment
Geographic Focus
Priority: Across the globe; India.
How to apply
Organisations should email info@tarsadiafoundation.org if they believe they might benefit from the foundation’s charitable services. The website gives no deadline or further submission steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% 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 225 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation lets its partners’ local insights guide its work.
- Its grantmaking is channelled through the four impact pillars: Inclusive Mobility, Crises & Threats, Human Transformation and India Upliftment.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 17%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Tarsadia Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 17% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (India, Israel, Australia, Canada).
- 27% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 56 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Dasra · Program support$2,500,0002024 tax year
- Divyajyoti Trust · Program support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Bhansali Trust · Program support$700,0002024 tax year
- Diwaliben Trust · Program support$500,0002024 tax year
- Kevin Love Fund · Program support$500,0002024 tax year
- Nilus · Program support$400,1662024 tax year
- Grameen America · Program support$375,0002024 tax year
- Joy of Sharing Foundation · Program support$300,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mayur Patel — Director
- Maya Patel — Executive Chair & CEO
- Shirish Dayal — Treasurer, Secretary & Executive VP
- Tushar Patel — Director
- Bu Patel — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $20,457,976 | $14,645,150 | $216,147,419 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,492,770 | $12,215,408 | $200,860,544 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $10,021,493 | $11,508,500 | $200,871,964 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- info@tarsadiafoundation.org
- Newport Beach, CA
- tarsadiafoundation.org
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- info@tarsadiafoundation.org
- Newport Beach, CA
- tarsadiafoundation.org