The Ajay & Anshu Gupta Family Foundation concentrates its giving narrowly, primarily funding education-focused work in India through repeat, sizable grants and providing general/operational support. A secondary interest is U.S.-based policy and research organizations. The foundation makes a small number of meaningful awards rather than many small gifts, and it appears willing to support both program delivery and institutional capacity.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants with repeated support to a primary grantee (Teach For India) and occasional one-off gifts to policy research organizations; emphasis on operational and program support rather than many small or geographically diffuse grants.
Ajay & Anshu Gupta Family Foundation Inc gives most of its recent support to Friends for Teach for India, with three grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025 totaling $130,100. That repeat pattern points to a narrow, sustained focus on teacher recruitment and support in India, paired with a willingness to fund both program delivery and operating needs. The foundation’s other large awards extend that pattern: in 2023 it gave $15,000 to Rand Corporation for exempt activities, showing a separate line of support for U.S. policy and research work. Smaller grants in Illinois and elsewhere round out a portfolio that is concentrated rather than broad, with a mix of general support and program-related support for tax-exempt organizations. The grant record suggests the foundation favors a few targeted relationships over many one-off gifts, and that it uses funding for both implementation and organizational stability. Its recent awards also include education-adjacent, community, and service organizations, but the clearest throughline is sustained backing for education nonprofits and policy research.
Education is the clearest focus. The foundation gave $40,000 in 2025 to Friends for Teach for India for operational and program expenses, following earlier grants of $40,100 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023 to the same grantee. It also supported Team Bright Side Inc with $2,050 in 2025 for operational and program expenses, another sign of interest in education-related delivery work. Beyond education, the foundation has backed policy and research: Rand Corporation received $15,000 in 2023 to assist exempt activities. A separate thread is support for community-serving nonprofits in the U.S., including American India Foundation at $1,000 in 2025 and Indo American Center at $500 in 2024, both framed as support for exempt activities or operations.
Recent grants show a wide spread in size, from a p25 of $250 to a median of $500 and a p75 of $8,525. The pattern is concentrated: one grantee received repeat awards over three consecutive years, and several others appear only once. The foundation is a family foundation, and its recent gifts mix operational, program, and general support language rather than relying on a single grant form. The record also suggests selective, relationship-based giving, with a small number of larger awards alongside many modest grants.
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Most grants fall between $250 and $9K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$9K
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Notable grantees: Friends for Teach For India (repeat, majority of funding), RAND Corporation
All recent grants went to U.S. recipients. Illinois received the largest share of grant count at 53%, including organizations in Chicago, Evanston, and Northfield. New York is the top state by grant count, reflecting repeated awards to New York-based recipients, especially in New York City. Outside Illinois and New York, the foundation also gave to recipients in Santa Monica, Cleveland, and Lincoln, showing a regional U.S. footprint rather than a national one.
Its recent grants center on education nonprofits, especially Teach For India-related work, and also include policy and research organizations plus community-serving nonprofits. The data shows grants to Friends for Teach for India, Rand Corporation, and organizations such as American India Foundation and Indo American Center.
Yes. Friends for Teach for India received three grants in three consecutive years: $50,000 in 2023, $40,100 in 2024, and $40,000 in 2025. That is the clearest recurring relationship in the recent record.
The grant-size profile is small but with some larger awards: p25 is $250, median is $500, and p75 is $8,525. The recent list includes a few grants above $40,000, but most awards are much smaller.
Recent grants are entirely U.S.-based, with Illinois receiving 53% of grants and New York the highest grant count by state. Recipient cities include Chicago, Evanston, Northfield, New York, Santa Monica, Cleveland, and Lincoln.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS FOR TEACH FOR INDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| Illinois Vipassana Association | Pecatonica, IL | $1,500 | 2026 | To support Operational and Program Expenses |
| Old Irving Park Community Coalition | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | To support Operational and Program Expenses |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $501 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| METROPOLITAN ASIAN FAMILY SERVICES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| That Can Be Me Inc | Shaker Heights, OH | $500 | 2026 | To support operational and program expenses |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coaltion | Chicago, IL | $200 | 2026 | To support Operational and Program Expenses |
| FRIENDS FOR TEACH FOR INDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| TEAM BRIGHT SIDE INC | NORTHFIELD, IL | $2,050 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| METROPOLITAN ASIAN FAMILY SERVICES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $300 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| FORGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES IN AMERICAN INC | CHICAGO, IL | $150 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| FRIENDS FOR TEACH FOR INDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $40,100 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORG.CARRYING ONEXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| INDO AMERICAN CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| THAT CAN BE ME INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| YWCA EVANSTON | EVANSTON, IL | $250 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $15 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| FRIENDS FOR TEACH FOR INDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | TO ASSIST ORG.CARRYING ONEXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| RAND CORPORATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| METROPOLITAN ASIAN FAMILY SERVICES | CHICAGO, IL | $250 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES |
| SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB | CHICAGO, IL | $250 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORG.CONTINUE EXEMPTACTIVITIES |
Illinois Vipassana Association
$1,500To support Operational and Program Expenses
Old Irving Park Community Coalition
$1,000To support Operational and Program Expenses
Doctors Without Borders
$501TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES
METROPOLITAN ASIAN FAMILY SERVICES INC
$500TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES
That Can Be Me Inc
$500To support operational and program expenses
TEAM BRIGHT SIDE INC
$2,050TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES
METROPOLITAN ASIAN FAMILY SERVICES INC
$300TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES
FORGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES IN AMERICAN INC
$150TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES
THAT CAN BE ME INC
$500TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES
RAND CORPORATION
$15,000TO ASSIST ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES
METROPOLITAN ASIAN FAMILY SERVICES
$250TO SUPPORT ORG. CARRYING ON EXEMPT ACTIVITIES