The Deepak Raghavan Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation names education, animal conservation and children's healthcare as its causes, and its other published sources give India and Africa as priority areas, so a request fits best if your work matches one of those causes and links to those places.
- It contributes only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and a warm introduction should come before any request.
- Most of its grants are small: about 8 in 10 of its 49 grants to organisations fall between $3,000 and $100,000, and half were $15,000 or less, so a modest request is the realistic size, though its largest grant was about $285,000.
- In its most recent filing, 53% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so returning grantees are a large share of its giving and a first grant is likely to be hard to win.
- Organisations that cannot get an introduction should not expect an unsolicited request to be considered.
Overview
The Deepak Raghavan Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Atlanta, GA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (iacaatl.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Deepak Raghavan Family Foundation focuses on education, animal conservation and children’s healthcare. Its president, Deepak Raghavan, says most of the family’s support goes to local organisations because this is where the family has made its success and makes its living. The foundation also supports some organisations in India and some animal conservation organisations in Africa. Its recorded grants include education support for schools and universities, alongside conservation and healthcare grants. These stated priorities combine three chosen causes with a local emphasis and some overseas support.
Themes
- Education
- Animal conservation
- Children’s healthcare
Geographic Focus
Priority: India; Africa. (as reported in other published sources) From its grants, not stated by the foundation: Georgia; Massachusetts; California; New York.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 53% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 49 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation’s philanthropic initiatives focus on education, animal conservation and children’s healthcare. (as reported in other published sources)
- Most support goes to local organisations, where the family has made its success and makes its living. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 25% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 53% of grant dollars went to organisations The Deepak Raghavan Family 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 19 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- IIT Foundation · Education$284,0002025 tax year
- Smithsonian Astrophysical · Education$150,0002025 tax year
- Georgia State University Foundation · Education - presidential scholarship$90,0002025 tax year
- Zoo Atlanta · Conservation$74,6502025 tax year
- Fernbank · Education$40,0002025 tax year
- Woodward Academy · Education$25,0002025 tax year
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta · Healthcare$25,0002025 tax year
- Chinmaya Education Foundation · Education$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Aditi Deepak — Trustee
- Anjan Deepak — Trustee
- Priya Deepak — Trustee
- Deepak Raghavan — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $459,856 | $422,300 | $9,598,822 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $544,907 | $475,400 | $13,681,544 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $887,582 | $803,150 | $17,026,453 | Filing for 2025 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Atlanta, GA