The Vijay R Sanghvi Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests, and its filing says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations, so a cold proposal is not the route here.
- The filing gives no steps for seeking preselection, so you cannot tell from it how an invitation might come about.
- If you are invited, a request in the typical band of $2,500 to $50,000 fits, since about 8 in 10 of its 49 grants to organisations fell in that range and the median was $10,000; the largest grant was $100,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong: in its most recent filing, 76% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the year before, so a first-time recipient should not expect a regular grant.
- Its geographic focus is not stated; its grants are mainly in California, New York and Minnesota, but that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Vijay R Sanghvi Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 filings do not state a named field of giving. The recorded recipients span children's cancer support, animal sanctuaries and rescue, humanitarian relief, food assistance, coding education for girls, dance and other arts, meditation centres, research and voting rights. Most grants are recorded as general and unrestricted; other named purposes include research projects, a cat café fund and support for work in Gaza. The recipient mix includes charitable service organisations, advocacy groups, cultural organisations and research institutions. Its recorded grantmaking is geographically spread across several states, with the largest shares by grant dollars going to California and New York. The filings do not describe an application route beyond contributions to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Minnesota.
How to apply
Contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing provides no steps for organisations to seek preselection.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 49 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations The Vijay R Sanghvi 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 28 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of California San Francisco Foundation · research conducted by Dr. Rita Mukhtar fund$100,0002023 tax year
- University of California San Francisco Foundation · research conducted by Dr. Jo Chien fund$100,0002023 tax year
- Jacobs Heart Childrens Cancer Support Services · General & Unrestricted$50,0002023 tax year
- Farm Sanctuary · General & Unrestricted$20,0002023 tax year
- Médecins Sans Frontières USA · General Purpose Grant - work in Gaza$20,0002023 tax year
- International Rescue Committee · General & Unrestricted$20,0002023 tax year
- Girls Who Code · General & Unrestricted$20,0002023 tax year
- Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition · Brooklyn Cat Cafe fund$15,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sejal Sanghvi — Trustee, Secretary
- Rupal Sanghvi — Trustee, President
- Arun Sanghvi — Trustee, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $584,823 | $468,000 | $9,700,016 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $603,278 | $476,000 | $11,811,204 | Filing for 2023 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
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Contact
- Wilmington, DE