The Ahuja Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation contributes only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation that has not been invited should not send it one.
- Its recorded grants are mainly general support across health care, education, culture and social services, and the filing shows grants mainly in Ohio and Florida, though no geographic focus is stated.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 99% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing, and the filing does not say how new organisations are chosen.
- Half of its 124 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less and the median grant was $10,000, so a modest request fits its usual pattern, although its largest grant was $1,000,000 and typical grants fall between $2,500 and $50,000.
- The filing says nothing about timing, so any approach should be made through an existing connection rather than on a set schedule.
Overview
The Ahuja Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
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 foundation’s recorded grants are mainly described as general support, rather than as awards tied to a named subject area. Recipients include hospitals and clinics, schools and universities, arts and cultural institutions, food banks and shelters, alongside other charitable and community organisations. Its grantmaking spans several states, with the largest shares of recorded dollars going to Ohio and Florida. The recipient mix includes health care, education, culture and social services, but the purposes reported for almost all grants are generic. The foundation says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 124 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ahuja Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 35 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- NCH Center Philanthropy · General support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- University Hospitals · General support$350,0002024 tax year
- University Hospitals · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Naples Children & Education Foundation · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Greater Cleveland Food Bank · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Akshaya Patra · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Ford's Theatre Society · General support$30,0002024 tax year
- Uh Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital · General support$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ritu Ahuja Khanna — Trustee
- Manisha Ahuja Sethi — Trustee
- Usha Ahuja — Trustee
- Monte Ahuja — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,433,750 | $1,014,533 | $34,135,963 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,632,295 | $1,411,200 | $40,338,879 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,445,913 | $2,078,500 | $56,462,553 | 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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Contact
- Naples, FL