Public Charity

DESAI FOUNDATION

DESAI FOUNDATION is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in WOBURN, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.9M, expenses of $1.5M, total assets of $4.5M. Imperigo tracks 31 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $273K.

EIN: 043433749 WOBURN, MA Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grants Given31
Grant Total$273K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE DESAI FOUNDATION EMPOWERS WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO ELEVATE HEALTH, LIVELIHOOD, MENSTRUAL EQUITY IN RURAL INDIA. TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE INDIAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Where $100 goes at Desai Foundation

How Desai Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$36
The Desai Foundation provides support for social, health, and economic life in villages of india.2024-2025 impact:336,000 reached with mhm awareness (menstrual hygiene management), 563,000 reached with health &…
50% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,011 students; 9,653 children
$35
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About 50% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Desai Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2017 Form 990-PF.

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Officers & Directors

Director Arianna Afsar
President Megha Desai
TRUSTEE Moha Desai
Director Namita Gupta
Trustee Samir Desai
Director Santhana Krishnan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$99,005 20 grants
Health & Medicine
$83,786 4 grants
Education
$70,785 5 grants
Unspecified
$19,407 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $1.5M $4.5M
2024 $1.2M $1.6M $4.5M
2023 $889K $1.3M $4.9M
2022 $1.6M $992K $5.3M
2021 $1.5M $945K $5.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $1.9M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, MA, MD, NY.

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