The Thakkar Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in academics, healthcare, athletics or the arts and serves people or communities in Sebring, Highlands County, the Tampa Bay area or Charlotte, North Carolina, it fits the foundation's stated focus, and you should confirm that your request aligns with its mission and areas of focus, as applicants are asked to do.
- Half of its grants to organisations were about $1,550 or less, and its stated grant range is $250 to $5,000, though the filing shows one award of $30,000 above that maximum, so a modest request is the safer size to plan around.
- Apply through the online application during one of its two cycles, either January 1 to May 15 or June 1 to November 15, and describe any special programme pursued alongside other funding sources and a specific plan for how the money would be used, since the foundation likes both.
- Relationships may matter, as 47% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, and its total giving in the latest filing was $34,839 against a typical year of about $185,000.
Overview
The Thakkar Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Tampa, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
It says its previous grants have gone to organisations seeking to aid individuals and families, with a focus on academics, medical care, athletics and the arts. Its financial and charitable efforts focus in large part on people and communities in Sebring and Highlands County, Florida, the Tampa Bay area and Charlotte, North Carolina. Grants may be one-off or multi-year. It is especially interested in special programmes alongside other funding sources and likes to see specific plans for how a grant would be used; it may fund general operating costs in some cases. Most grants use an online application process, which asks organisations about their purpose, funding, administrative costs, requested amount, planned use and intended impact.
Themes
- Academics
- Healthcare
- Athletics
- Arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: Sebring; Highlands County; Tampa Bay, Florida area; Charlotte, North Carolina.
How to apply
Organisations submit an online grant application during either of the foundation’s two recurring annual cycles.
Deadlines:
- First cycle applications are accepted from January 1 to May 15.
- Second cycle applications are accepted from June 1 to November 15.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 47% 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 107 grants to organisations were about $1,550 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation is especially interested in special programmes pursued alongside other funding sources.
- The foundation likes to see specific plans for how its grant would be used.
- Applicants are asked to confirm that their request aligns with the foundation’s mission and areas of focus.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 47% of grant dollars went to organisations The Thakkar Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (India).
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $1,531 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- South Florida State College · Education$10,0002025 tax year
- Hindu American Foundation · Religious$5,2282025 tax year
- Youth for Christ Highlands · Religious$5,0002025 tax year
- Miracle League · Humanitarian$2,8502025 tax year
- Lumina Youth Choirs · Humanitarian$2,5002025 tax year
- Safe Families for Children · Humanitarian$2,5002025 tax year
- Friends of St Joseph · Religious$1,5312025 tax year
- Girl Flow · Humanitarian$1,0302025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Tarlika Thakkar — Secretary
- Vinod Thakkar — President
- Vipul Thakkar — Vice President
- Radha Bachman — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $222,882 | $184,114 | $4,921,856 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $248,207 | $226,995 | $4,868,781 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $34,864 | $34,839 | $4,863,775 | 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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Applying to The Thakkar Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (863) 385-5129
- michael@thakkarfoundation.org
- Tampa, FL
- thakkarfoundation.org
Applying to The Thakkar Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (863) 385-5129
- michael@thakkarfoundation.org
- Tampa, FL
- thakkarfoundation.org