About Alka & Ajay Gupta Aka Indus Cares Foundation
Alka & Ajay Gupta (Indus Cares Foundation) concentrates its giving on the South Asian community, splitting large institutional support through a local community foundation with smaller, targeted gifts to India-focused charities, Hindu religious institutions, and South Asian cultural/education groups. Their grants suggest a blend of place-based philanthropy in Houston and overseas humanitarian/education support in India, with attention to temple and community center sustainment as well as child welfare and learning programs.
Focus Areas
Strategic pass-through funding to local community philanthropy (Greater Houston Community Foundation)Support for Hindu religious institutions and temple maintenance (e.g., Sankat Mochan Hanuman)Charitable and educational programs for children in India (e.g., Smile Foundation, Sunrise Learning Foundation)South Asian cultural and community organizations in Houston (e.g., India House)International humanitarian and mission-style relief/support directed to India (e.g., SAI Global Mission)
Giving Approach
One concentrated, large relationship via multi-grant support to a local community foundation combined with several modest single-year grants to mission-specific South Asian, religious, and India-focused nonprofits; primarily single-year awards with one repeat institutional grantee.
About Alka & Ajay Gupta Aka Indus Cares Foundation
A $200,000 general-support grant to Greater Houston Community Foundation anchors the profile of Alka & Ajay Gupta aka Indus Cares Foundation. That large institutional grant sits alongside a smaller pattern of direct gifts to South Asian community groups, Hindu religious institutions, and India-focused charities, showing a mix of pass-through philanthropy and targeted nonprofit support. The foundation also maintains active scholarship programs for employees and their children, linking education support to its broader giving. In the recent grants list, the foundation backed India House in Houston and Smile Foundation in Stafford, both at $10,000, and continued support for BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sankat Mochan Hanuman, and other community organizations at smaller levels. The grant record suggests a funder that gives general support rather than tightly earmarked project funding, with recurring interest in community infrastructure, education, and charitable work serving South Asian families. Its giving reaches both Houston-area organizations and groups connected to India, including one recipient in Dwarka.
What Alka & Ajay Gupta Aka Indus Cares Foundation Funds
Education appears in two parts of the foundation’s work. Through the Employee & Dependent Scholarship Program and the Indus Cares Scholarship, it awards monetary scholarships to full-time employees and their children for education, graduate studies, and extracurricular activities. Among recent nonprofit grants, Smile Foundation in Stafford received $10,000 for general support, and Sunrise Learning Foundation in Dwarka also received $10,000 for general support. Community and religious support is another clear thread. India House in Houston received $10,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023, while BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Stafford received $5,000 in 2025. The foundation also gave $10,000 to Sankat Mochan Hanuman in Old Bridge, showing support for Hindu religious institutions beyond Texas. Its grant list also includes smaller general-support gifts to Agarwal Association of America and Texas Gaushala, pointing to broader South Asian community and charitable giving.
How Alka & Ajay Gupta Aka Indus Cares Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,375, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The grant list shows a wide spread, with one much larger institutional award of $200,000 and many grants clustered at $1,000 to $10,000. The foundation is a regional giver, and its recent grants show repeated support to some recipients across multiple years, including Greater Houston Community Foundation and India House. It also operates scholarship programs for employees and their children, with over $100,000 in scholarships donated over the past two years. One scholarship program accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$61K
Total Assets
$2.5M
Total Revenue
$646K
Total Expenses
$306K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Alka & Ajay Gupta Aka Indus Cares Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Alka & Ajay Gupta Aka Indus Cares Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 15 | $288K | 93.8% |
| 2 | India |
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