The Anita and Santosh Mehra Foundation concentrates its giving on a small set of local, community-focused nonprofits, providing substantial unrestricted support for core operations and one endowment. Recipients are primarily service providers addressing animal welfare, family and refugee services, and shelter/children’s needs, with repeated multi-grant commitments to a few organizations. Grants appear targeted to sustain everyday program delivery rather than project-specific initiatives.
The Anita and Santosh Mehra Foundation C/o Santosh Mehra makes repeated $25,000 grants to a compact set of organizations, including the Humane Society of Huron Valley, Raphael House, Children of Shelters, and the Olympic Club Foundation. That pattern shows a funder that favors sustained support for a small number of recipients rather than a long list of one-time awards. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also backs University of Michigan initiatives with named funds tied to music, dance, campus food support, and farm programming, linking philanthropy to specific institutional needs. Its giving is not limited to one issue area. The foundation supports animal welfare, family and refugee services, shelter-related services for children, scholarships, and campus-based programs. Several awards are labeled general operations or general fund, while others are directed to endowments, scholarships, or designated campus funds. The mix suggests a preference for flexible support alongside a few earmarked commitments. Recurring grants to the same organizations in multiple years indicate ongoing relationships, especially with service providers and community institutions. The recent record also includes grants to civic, religious, and educational organizations in California and Michigan, showing a regional pattern with a strong concentration on a small set of named recipients.
Animal welfare is a clear line of support. The foundation gave $25,000 in 2025 to Humane Society of Huron Valley for general operations, and earlier awards to the same organization were also marked general operations. Family and refugee services appear through a $25,000 grant to Mai Family Services for general fund support in 2025, alongside similar grants in prior years. The foundation also funds children’s shelter-related work. It awarded $25,000 to Children of Shelters for general fund support in both 2024 and 2025, and gave $25,000 to Raphael House in 2025 for general fund support. On the education side, University of Michigan received grants tied to the Mehra Graduate Endowment - Music Scholarship Fund, the Mehra Expendable Dance Scholarship Fund, the Maize & Blue Cupboard Fund, and Radrick Farms, showing support for scholarships, food access, and campus programming.
$178K
$1.9M
$72K
$183K
Most grants fall between $4K and $25K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated giving: relatively large, repeated grants to a handful of recurring grantees, focused on general operating support and one endowment gift rather than many small, one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Humane Society of Huron Valley, MAI Family Services, Children of Shelters, Olympic Club Foundation, Raphael House
Typical grant size sits at $3,650 at the 25th percentile, $12,500 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, with multiple awards at the top of that range. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants. The foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it makes grants to individuals as well as organizations. The mix of unrestricted, endowment, scholarship, and designated support suggests a flexible giving structure rather than a single grantmaking format.
Recipient locations are concentrated in the United States, with 34 grants and 100% of recorded grants going to U.S. recipients. Michigan accounts for 53% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, and California is the top state by grant count overall. Recent grants landed in Ann Arbor, Livonia, San Francisco, San Jose, and Canton, showing a split between Michigan and California organizations. The geographic pattern is regional rather than national, with repeated support in both states.
Recent grants go to animal welfare groups, family and refugee service organizations, children’s shelter services, colleges and universities, and community institutions. Named recipients include the Humane Society of Huron Valley, Mai Family Services, Children of Shelters, Raphael House, the University of Michigan, and the Olympic Club Foundation.
Yes. The recent record shows the same organizations funded across multiple years, including the Humane Society of Huron Valley, Mai Family Services, Children of Shelters, University of Michigan, and the Olympic Club Foundation. Several of those awards were repeated at $25,000.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-teens: p25 is $3,650, median is $12,500, and p75 is $25,000. Recent awards also include several grants at the $25,000 level, along with smaller awards under $10,000.
Giving is regional, with California as the top state by grant count. Michigan is also a major recipient state, and 53% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state of Michigan.
The foundation gives general operations, general fund, endowment, scholarship, and designated support. Recent awards include unrestricted operating support, an endowment grant, scholarship funds, and campus program funding tied to food access and farm programming.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPHAEL HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $28,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | ENDOWMENT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON V | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SAFE HOUSE CENTER | ANN ARBOR, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAI FAMILY SERVICES | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | DANCE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND |
| CHILDREN OF SHELTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE HINDU TEMPLE | CANTON, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | PRE-SELECTED CHARITY |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | ENDOWMENT |
| WENDER WEIS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN | PALO ALTO, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SCHOOLS OF SACRED HEART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,475 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,230 | 2026 | RADRICK FARMS |
| ALVARADO PTA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $60 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND | YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY | $35 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON V | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RAPHAEL HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAI FAMILY SERVICES | LIVONIA, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHILDREN OF SHELTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | MEHRA GRADUATE ENDOWMENT - MUSIC SCH |
| SCHOOLS OF SACRED HEART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $8,345 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN JOSE, CA | $8,232 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| THE HINDU TEMPLE | CANTON, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | PRE-SELECTED CHARITY |
| ALVARADO PTA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,525 | 2025 | RADRICK FARMS |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| BREAST CANCER PREVENTION PARTNERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHILDREN OF SHELTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON V | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT |
| MAI FAMILY SERVICES | LIVONIA, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | MEHRA GRADUATE ENDOWMENT - MUSIC SCH |
| RUSSIAN HILL SCHOOL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT |
| SCHOOLS OF SACRED HEART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $4,100 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,465 | 2024 | RADRICK FARMS |
| THE HINDU TEMPLE | CANTON, MI | $2,000 | 2024 | PRE-SELECTED CHARITY |
| MAI FAMILY SERVICES | LIVONIA, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT |
| CHILDREN OF SHELTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON V | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | MEHRA EXPENDABLE DANCE SCHOLARSHIP F |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,420 | 2023 | RADRICK FARMS |
| THE HINDU TEMPLE | CANTON, MI | $2,000 | 2023 | PRE-SELECTED CHARITY |
SAFE HOUSE CENTER
$20,000GENERAL FUND
MAI FAMILY SERVICES
$20,000GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
DANCE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$20,000MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND
CHILDREN OF SHELTERS
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE HINDU TEMPLE
$5,000PRE-SELECTED CHARITY
WENDER WEIS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
$2,000GENERAL FUND
SCHOOLS OF SACRED HEART
$1,475GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$1,230RADRICK FARMS
ALVARADO PTA
$1,000GENERAL FUND
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND
$35GENERAL FUND
MAI FAMILY SERVICES
$25,000GENERAL FUND
CHILDREN OF SHELTERS
$25,000GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$20,000MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10,000MEHRA GRADUATE ENDOWMENT - MUSIC SCH
SCHOOLS OF SACRED HEART
$8,345GENERAL FUND
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
$8,232SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE HINDU TEMPLE
$5,000PRE-SELECTED CHARITY
ALVARADO PTA
$3,500GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$2,525RADRICK FARMS
CHILDREN OF SHELTERS
$25,000GENERAL FUND
MAI FAMILY SERVICES
$25,000GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$20,000MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$20,000MEHRA GRADUATE ENDOWMENT - MUSIC SCH
RUSSIAN HILL SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL FUND
SCHOOLS OF SACRED HEART
$4,100GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$2,465RADRICK FARMS
THE HINDU TEMPLE
$2,000PRE-SELECTED CHARITY
MAI FAMILY SERVICES
$25,000GENERAL FUND
OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION
$25,000ENDOWMENT
CHILDREN OF SHELTERS
$25,000GENERAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$15,000MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD FUND
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10,000MEHRA EXPENDABLE DANCE SCHOLARSHIP F
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$2,420RADRICK FARMS
THE HINDU TEMPLE
$2,000PRE-SELECTED CHARITY