The Amit & Deepali Sinha Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on higher-education and scholarship support tied to India, with a single very large endowment gift to IIT Delhi and several small awards for engineering scholarships and education NGOs. Grants are primarily unrestricted or general support, indicating a preference for flexible funding rather than project-specific grants. A minor outlier is an employee scholarship to a local country club, suggesting occasional local community giving alongside a clear India/education focus.
Highly concentrated giving: one very large, unrestricted endowment gift accounts for the vast majority of dollars, supplemented by a few small, repeatable scholarship and education grants. Predominantly flexible general support rather than restricted/project grants.
A single $1,345,000 unrestricted grant to IIT Delhi Endowment Fund US anchors the Amit & Deepali Sinha Foundation’s recent giving and makes its higher-education orientation clear. The foundation’s largest listed grant sits far above its smaller awards, which include support for engineering scholars and education nonprofits connected to India. That pattern points to a funder that uses both large-scale institutional support and smaller targeted grants to advance technical education. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s approach is highly focused rather than broad-based. One award supported two FFE scholars in engineering through Foundation for Excellence Inc., while another unrestricted grant went to Pratham USA, an organization associated with education work. The mix of endowment support, scholarship aid, and general operating grants suggests an emphasis on flexible funding for organizations and programs tied to student opportunity and learning outcomes. The foundation also shows occasional community-based giving outside the education track, including a workplace scholarship-related grant to Silver Creek Valley Country Club Employeescholarsh. Even with that outlier, the core pattern remains centered on India-linked higher education and scholarship support.
The strongest theme in the Amit & Deepali Sinha Foundation’s grantmaking is technical education. A $5,600 grant to Foundation for Excellence Inc. was earmarked to support two FFE scholars for engineering, showing direct scholarship support rather than broad program funding. Education nonprofits also appear in the recent record. Pratham USA received a $5,000 unrestricted grant, placing general support behind an organization known for education work. Another smaller grant of $500 went to Indiaspora for Khushii, tying the foundation’s giving to an India-linked education effort. A separate grant to IIT Delhi Endowment Fund US was unrestricted and much larger than the rest, reinforcing the foundation’s interest in Indian higher-education infrastructure. Together, these grants point to a funder that combines student aid, nonprofit support, and institutional education funding.
Typical grants are modest: the p25 is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $5,600. The distribution is shaped by one very large outlier, but most awards cluster in the low-thousands. Recent grants also show a mix of general and unrestricted support alongside direct scholarship funding. The grant list suggests repeated attention to education-related recipients rather than one-off thematic experiments. With a latest 990 year on file of 2025 and recent grants recorded in 2023 to 2025, the pattern appears active over multiple years. The foundation is not a private foundation that funds individuals directly, and it does not make program-related investments.
$5K
$17.8M
$81K
$34K
Most grants fall between $3K and $6K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: IIT Delhi Endowment Fund US, Foundation for Excellence (scholarships for engineering students), Pratham USA, Silver Creek Valley Country Club Employee Scholarship
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States in the data provided, and the foundation gives most often in Texas by grant count. The recent list also shows concentrated activity in California and Pennsylvania, with recipients in Houston, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Philadelphia. Delaware accounts for 0% of grants in the available state distribution, so the giving footprint differs from the headquarters location in Wilmington.
The middle of the grant distribution is relatively small: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $5,600. One much larger grant of $1,345,000 sits well above the rest of the recent record.
Its recent grants center on higher education, engineering scholarships, and education nonprofits tied to India. Named examples include IIT Delhi Endowment Fund US, Foundation for Excellence Inc., and Pratham USA.
Texas is the top state by grant count in the available data. Recent Texas recipients include Pratham USA and Indiaspora, both in Houston.
The grant recipient country distribution provided here shows 5 grants, all in the US. The recent grant list includes recipients in Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Washington, D.C.-area organizations are not shown in the data.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRATHAM USA | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SILVER CREEK VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEESCHOLARSH | SAN JOSE, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| IIT DELHI ENDOWMENT FUND US | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,345,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE INC | SUNNYVALE, CA | $5,600 | 2023 | To support 2 FFE scholars for engineering |
| INDIASPORA | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2023 | Khushii |
PRATHAM USA
$5,000General & Unrestricted
SILVER CREEK VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEESCHOLARSH
$2,500General & Unrestricted
IIT DELHI ENDOWMENT FUND US
$1,345,000General & Unrestricted
FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE INC
$5,600To support 2 FFE scholars for engineering
INDIASPORA
$500Khushii