The Abantika Piyush Shah Foundation concentrates on large, targeted gifts to Hindu/Indian religious, cultural and education institutions—primarily in India. Their grants fund ashrams, faith-based education programs, and service-oriented Indian education initiatives, indicating a donor interest in preserving spiritual traditions and supporting child education through culturally rooted organizations. Giving is highly concentrated and strategic rather than broad-based.
A single $1.5 million grant to Adhyatma Vidya Mandir in Ahmedabad stands out in the foundation’s recent record and points to a strong interest in Hindu and Indian religious, cultural, and education institutions. Abantika Piyush Shah Foundation Inc has paired that kind of large support with other substantial gifts to faith-based and service-oriented organizations, including $1.03 million to Arsha Vidya Pitham and $305,000 to All Indai Movement for Seva. The pattern suggests a funder that backs organizations tied to spiritual education, child education, and Indian cultural preservation rather than spreading money broadly across many unrelated causes. The foundation’s recent grants also include smaller awards to community groups in Florida and elsewhere in the United States, which shows that its giving is not limited to India. Still, the clearest throughline is targeted support for institutions connected to Hindu traditions, education, and seva. Within that mix are grants for ongoing program support, education and literacy, and arts and culture. The result is a grantmaking profile shaped by a few high-value commitments and a consistent preference for culturally rooted organizations.
In education, the foundation gave $1.5 million to Adhyatma Vidya Mandir for education and literacy, alongside any other art & culture work. That same orientation appears in a $305,000 grant to All Indai Movement for Seva for child education India. Cultural preservation is another clear theme. In 2025, Raaga Inc received $1,200 to support Indian performing arts and culture, showing that the foundation also backs organizations working to sustain artistic practice and cultural identity. Health- and service-related grants appear in smaller amounts. Fund for Penn Medicine received $500 for medical innovation, while the American Cancer Society received $50 for cancer research. The grant list also includes a $2,000 award to The Bridge Fund for feeding hungry children and others, and a $60 grant to Wounded Warrier Project for medical innovation.
The foundation’s recent grants are highly uneven in size: the 25th percentile is $175, the median is $500, and the 75th percentile is $1,600. That distribution reflects a mix of one very large commitment and many smaller awards. Recipients do repeat, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Habitat for Humanity appears across multiple years, and Wounded Warrior Project also shows up more than once, though with different recipient locations in the data. The foundation is a private foundation, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant record also suggests a preference for direct, targeted grants rather than an open application model.
$1.7M
$23.7M
$3.7M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $175 and $2K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$175
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$2K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Abantika Piyush Shah Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 18 | $2.3M | 90.0% |
| 2 | India |
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Very concentrated: a small number of large grants, one-time or multi-year sizable awards to a few mission-aligned organizations rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Adhyatma Vidya Mandir, Arsha Vidya Pitham, All India Movement for Seva
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, with 93.3% landing in the United States and one grant in India. Florida is the top state by grant count, and the foundation’s own HQ is in Bonita Springs, FL, but the giving footprint extends beyond that. Recent Florida recipients include Fort Myers, Naples, and Jacksonville. Outside Florida, grants also went to Ahmedabad, Saylorsburg, Philadelphia, Germantown, Americus, Middletown, and New York.
The recent grants point to Hindu and Indian religious, cultural, and education institutions, plus selected service and research groups. Named purposes include education and literacy, child education India, Indian performing arts and culture, feeding hungry children, medical innovation, and cancer research.
The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered at the low end, with a 25th percentile of $175, a median of $500, and a 75th percentile of $1,600. The record also includes a single $1.5 million grant, showing that the foundation sometimes makes much larger strategic awards.
Florida is the top state by grant count, and 29% of grants go to recipients in Florida. The record also includes grants to recipients in India and several other U.S. states, so the giving is regional rather than limited to the foundation’s headquarters state.
Yes. Habitat for Humanity appears in multiple years, and Wounded Warrior Project also appears more than once. That pattern suggests some ongoing relationships alongside one-off gifts to other organizations.
The available record shows grant outcomes and sizes, but not an application process. It does show direct grants to named organizations and a pattern of targeted support rather than broad, open-call funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 2 |
| $2.2M |
10.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIM FOR SEVA | SAYLORSBURG, PA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| CHARORTAR EDUCATION SOCIETY | ANAND, GU | $701,000 | 2026 | CHILDRENS EDUCATION |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FONDATION FUND | AMES, IA | $5,000 | 2026 | HIGHER EDUCATION |
| ANDY DERR KIDNEY FOUNDATION | FOGELSVILLE, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | KIDNEY CANCER RESEARCH |
| SAINT NEUMAN GORETTI HIGH SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| ADHYATMA VIDYA MANDIR | AHMEDABAD | $1,500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & LITERACY, ANY OTHER ART & CULTURE |
| RAAGA INC | FORT MYERS, FL | $1,200 | 2025 | SUPPORTING INDIAN PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURESUPPORTING INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE |
| HEALTH WELL FOUNDATION | GERMANTOWN, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $100 | 2025 | HOUSING |
| WOUNDED WARRIER PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $60 | 2025 | MEDIAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATION |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $1,000 | 2024 | HOUSING |
| FUND FOR PENN MEDICINE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2024 | MEDIAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATION |
| INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF NAPLES INC | NAPLES, FL | $500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| ARSHA VIDYA PITHAM | SAYLORSBURG, PA | $1,030,000 | 2023 | ONGOING PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALL INDAI MOVEMENT FOR SEVA | SAYLORSBURG, PA | $305,000 | 2023 | CHILD EDUCATION INDIA |
| THE BRIDGE FUND | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN AND OTHERS |
| FEED MY STAVING CHILDREN | MIDDLETOWN, PA | $250 | 2023 | 250FEEDING CHILDREN |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $250 | 2023 | HOUSING |
| AMERICAN CANER SOCIETY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $50 | 2023 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $50 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO WOUNDED VETERANS |
AIM FOR SEVA
$1,000,000EDUCATION
CHARORTAR EDUCATION SOCIETY
$701,000CHILDRENS EDUCATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FONDATION FUND
$5,000HIGHER EDUCATION
ANDY DERR KIDNEY FOUNDATION
$1,000KIDNEY CANCER RESEARCH
SAINT NEUMAN GORETTI HIGH SCHOOL
$500EDUCATION
ADHYATMA VIDYA MANDIR
$1,500,000EDUCATION & LITERACY, ANY OTHER ART & CULTURE
RAAGA INC
$1,200SUPPORTING INDIAN PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURESUPPORTING INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE
HEALTH WELL FOUNDATION
$1,000EDUCATION
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$100HOUSING
WOUNDED WARRIER PROJECT
$60MEDIAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATION
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$1,000HOUSING
FUND FOR PENN MEDICINE
$500MEDIAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATIONMEDICAL INOVATION
INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF NAPLES INC
$500EDUCATION
ARSHA VIDYA PITHAM
$1,030,000ONGOING PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALL INDAI MOVEMENT FOR SEVA
$305,000CHILD EDUCATION INDIA
THE BRIDGE FUND
$2,000FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN AND OTHERS
FEED MY STAVING CHILDREN
$250250FEEDING CHILDREN
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$250HOUSING
AMERICAN CANER SOCIETY
$50CANCER RESEARCH
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$50ASSISTANCE TO WOUNDED VETERANS