The Akila and S Somasegar Family Foundation concentrates giving on community-serving nonprofits in the Seattle area while also supporting larger global and health-focused organizations. Grants indicate a clear interest in women's services and workforce development, community recreation and youth programming, and medical research/health causes. They make a small number of relatively large grants, sometimes repeating gifts to preferred organizations.
A defining feature of the Akila and S Somasegar Family Foundation is its repeated support for Seattle-area community organizations, including two $50,000 grants in back-to-back years to YWCA Seattle King Snohomish County in 2024 and YMCA Seattle King Snohomish County in 2025. That local pattern sits alongside funding for women’s employment pathways, health research, and public-benefit organizations with broader reach. The foundation’s recent giving is not spread evenly across many tiny awards; it uses a small number of grants at meaningful levels, often for exempt purposes or operating support. In the Seattle area, it has backed organizations working on women’s services, youth programming, and community recreation, while also funding Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for health research. Beyond Washington, it has supported the United Nations Foundation, Non-traditional Employment for Women, and groups connected to India-focused charitable work. The picture is of a family foundation that combines local civic support with selective grants to organizations addressing workforce, health, and global development priorities.
Women’s services and advocacy are a clear thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $50,000 to YWCA Seattle King Snohomish County for exempt purposes, and in 2025 it gave $22,200 to Non-traditional Employment for Women for exempt purposes. Community recreation and youth programming also appear in Seattle, including a $50,000 grant to YMCA Seattle King Snohomish County in 2025 and a $10,000 operating fund grant to YMCA Seattle King County in 2023. Health and biomedical philanthropy shows up through a $20,000 grant to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2024. The foundation also made a $35,253 grant to the United Nations Foundation in 2025, indicating support for a public-benefit intermediary with a broader development remit.
Typical grants cluster around five figures, with a p25 of $5,862, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $21,650. The recent record shows both unrestricted and operating support, including operating fund grants and grants for exempt purposes. Recurring support is present: the United Nations Foundation appears in multiple years, and Seattle-area institutions also receive repeated gifts across the record. The foundation is a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern suggests selective grantmaking rather than many small awards.
$132K
$545K
-$10K
$139K
Most grants fall between $6K and $22K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$22K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Akila and S Somasegar Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 13 | $234K | 92.9% |
| 2 | India |
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Concentrated giving: a handful of mid-size to large gifts (around $20k–$50k), with repeat grants to some organizations and a mix of local community nonprofits and larger national/global intermediaries.
Notable grantees: YWCA Seattle King Snohomish County, YMCA Seattle King Snohomish County, United Nations Foundation, Non-Traditional Employment for Women, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Grant recipients are concentrated in Washington, with 46% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and Seattle appearing repeatedly in the record. Recent awards also reached Washington, DC; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Fremont, CA; College Park, MD; and Sammamish, WA. Outside the United States, there was one grant to a recipient in India, which accounts for 7.1% of the recent grants list. The geographic footprint is national, but the center of gravity remains in the Seattle area.
The recent grants point to community-serving nonprofits, especially in women’s services and advocacy, community recreation and youth development, workforce development for women, and medical research. Seattle-area organizations and public-benefit intermediaries appear repeatedly in the record.
The grant-size distribution centers around five-figure awards: p25 is $5,862, median grant size is $10,000, and p75 is $21,650.
Yes. Recent grants include operating fund support to United Nations Foundation in 2023 and YMCA Seattle King County in 2023, alongside other awards marked for exempt purposes.
Yes. While 46% of grants go to recipients in Washington, the recent record also includes grants to organizations in Washington, DC; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Fremont, CA; College Park, MD; and one recipient in India.
Yes. The record shows repeat support for the United Nations Foundation across 2023 and 2025, and for Seattle-area institutions such as YWCA Seattle King Snohomish County and YMCA Seattle King County/King Snohomish County in multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $10K |
7.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA SEATTLE KING SNOHOMISH COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,253 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN | NEW YORK, NY | $22,200 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| TRANSAL JLF SEATTLE | — | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| KEY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $8,000 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAS DEVELOPMENT INC | COLLEGE PARK, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SEATTLE ART MUSEUM | SEATTLE, WA | $1,500 | 2025 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| YWCA SEATTLE KING SNOHOMISH COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THE AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION USA | FREMONT, CA | $5,150 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| VEDIC CULTURAL CENTER | SAMMAMISH, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| YMCA SEATTLE KING COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
YMCA SEATTLE KING SNOHOMISH COUNTY
$50,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION
$35,253FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN
$22,200FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
TRANSAL JLF SEATTLE
$10,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
KEY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$8,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAS DEVELOPMENT INC
$5,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
$1,500FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
YWCA SEATTLE KING SNOHOMISH COUNTY
$50,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
$20,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION
$15,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
THE AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION USA
$5,150FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
VEDIC CULTURAL CENTER
$2,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
YMCA SEATTLE KING COUNTY
$10,000OPERATING FUND
UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION
$10,000OPERATING FUND