The Asha and Sajjan Agarwal Foundation

• The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be taken up; the filing suggests any approach should go through an existing connection.
• Its grants point to education and to Hindu religious and cultural causes, though the foundation does not state the latter itself, so fit is strongest if your work sits in one of those areas.
• A modest request suits it: half of its grants to organisations were $65,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $25,000 and $600,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling.
• Repeat giving dominates, with 86% of its grant dollars to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so organisations without an existing relationship should not send an unsolicited request.

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

• Hindu Society of NC · Meet religious, cultural, linguistic and spiritual needs, promote India's rich heritage
  $1,250,0002024 tax year
• Rishihood Foundation · Restricted Grant - development & up-fitting of Phase 2 of a Student Resident Facility supporting Rishihood University
  $600,0002024 tax year
• Hindu University of America · Sustenance Funds for the rejuvination and revitalization of the University
  $300,0002024 tax year
• Schwab Charitable Fund · General support
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Vivekananda Yoga University · Provide yoga education and research at the graduate level.
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Sri Venkateswara Temple of NC · Hindu temple and uphold Hindu religious activities
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Global Hindu Federation · Restricted Grant - Project to Research Anti-Indic Sentiment
  $125,0002024 tax year
• Texas Hindu Campsite · Building a better future for Hindu youth
  $100,0002024 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.