About Abhi Shah Foundation
We inspire with the power of a smile to enhance children’s future through community outreach programs, mentorship, education, and volunteering.
Focus Areas
Children & YouthFoster CareHuman Trafficking SurvivorsTherapeutic ServicesHousing / Homeless Youth
Who They Fund
children and youthfoster youthsurvivors of human traffickingat-risk/underserved youthlocal community members
Funding Style
direct servicevolunteer mobilizationprogrammatic support
About Abhi Shah Foundation
A single nonprofit partner has received the foundation’s three largest recent grants: MCHS Family of Services in Redford, Michigan. The pattern points to a funder that concentrates on hands-on projects for children, youth, and families rather than broad, multi-recipient grantmaking. Abhi Shah Foundation describes its work around community outreach, mentorship, education, volunteering, and support for children’s futures, with a stated emphasis on foster care, human trafficking survivors, therapeutic services, and housing or homeless youth. Its recent awards include a $100,000 grant in 2024, a $50,216 grant in 2025 for a pool project, and a $50,000 grant in 2023, all to the same Michigan recipient. That repetition suggests an ongoing relationship with the organization and a preference for funding specific capital or program projects over one-off charitable gifts. The foundation’s public programs also show how it engages supporters: an annual 5K walkathon and a charity Raas & Garba event both raise money for humanitarian projects serving local children, youth, and families. Leadership is listed under Pratik Shah.
What Abhi Shah Foundation Funds
In foster care support, Abhi Shah Foundation has funded renovation and service projects tied to residential care. One active program describes support for foster homes and child welfare through partner nonprofits, including Methodist Children’s Home Society and Vista Maria. The foundation also lists therapeutic services as a focus area, and one project description mentions furnishing a therapeutic treatment center and a therapeutic swimming pool and bathhouse. Human trafficking recovery appears in its seasonal Kids Care Package project, planned for 60 children and priced at about $25 per care package. Housing and homelessness are another visible theme: the foundation says it supports transitional and rapid re-housing for homeless young adults through nonprofit partners. Across these areas, the grants are framed as direct support for projects that serve children, youth, and families in Michigan.
How Abhi Shah Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $62,500, a median of $75,000, and p75 of $87,500. Its recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing partnership-style giving rather than one-time awards. The foundation is not listed as funding individuals and does not make program-related investments. Public-facing grant programs indicate some support is tied to fundraising events, while humanitarian grants to nonprofit partners are made directly. Unsolicited participation is allowed for the walkathon and Raas & Garba fundraising events, but not for the partner grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$200K
Total Assets
$464K
Total Revenue
$89K
Total Expenses
$52K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $63K and $88K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$88K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Pratik Shah
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