The Bala and Thana Shagrithaya Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on K–12 education in the Dallas area, with a strong, recurring commitment to a single independent school (Alcuin School) supporting Montessori and International Baccalaureate programming. A small portion of funding goes to student health and wellness at the community college level, indicating interest in both school-based academic programming and student support services. Grants are local, program-focused, and geared toward sustaining high-quality educational environments for children and adolescents.
Three consecutive $200,000 grants to Alcuin School define the Bala and Thana Shagrithaya Foundation’s recent giving. Those awards, made in 2023, 2024, and 2025, each supported an educational foundation for students from elementary through middle school years and a Montessori classroom environment. The pattern points to a long-running relationship with one Dallas school rather than a broad portfolio of grant recipients. The foundation’s other recent awards stay close to that same educational lane. It gave Collin College Foundation $30,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023 for student health and wellness, and it also supported University of North Texas with $10,000 in 2023 for student health and wellness tied to campus culture. A $3,000 grant to Iitb Heritage Foundation in 2025 went toward promotion of education and research facilities. Across these grants, the foundation favors direct program support for students, schools, and education-related services, with the bulk of its giving centered in Texas.
K–8 and Montessori education are the clearest through line in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. Alcuin School received $200,000 in 2023, another $200,000 in 2024, and another $200,000 in 2025 to provide an educational foundation for students from elementary through middle school years and to support a Montessori classroom environment. Student health and wellness is another recurring theme. In 2024, Collin College Foundation received $30,000 for student health and wellness, and the same organization also received $5,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. The University of North Texas received $10,000 in 2023 to support student health and wellness as part of campus culture. The foundation also made a smaller 2025 grant of $3,000 to Iitb Heritage Foundation for promotion of education and research facilities.
Typical grant size runs from $10,000 at the 25th percentile to $30,000 at the median and $200,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of smaller support grants and a few very large awards. The recent record also shows repeat support: Alcuin School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Collin College Foundation appears in 2023 and 2024. The foundation is not a private foundation making program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. Its giving is local, with all grants in Texas.
$203K
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$207K
Most grants fall between $10K and $200K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$200K
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Highly concentrated and repeat-focused: the foundation makes a few large grants, primarily recurring multi-year support to a single flagship independent school, with occasional smaller grants to other local education/health causes.
Notable grantees: ALCUIN SCHOOL, COLLIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION, Other small local education/health organizations (unspecified)
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 100% of the grants in the recent record. Dallas appears most often through Alcuin School, while Plano is represented by Collin College Foundation and Denton by the University of North Texas. A smaller 2025 grant also went to Cupertino, California, through Iitb Heritage Foundation. Even with that out-of-state recipient, the grant count remains entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants center on K–8 education, especially Montessori classroom support at Alcuin School, plus student health and wellness at Collin College Foundation and the University of North Texas. A smaller grant also supported promotion of education and research facilities through Iitb Heritage Foundation.
Yes. Alcuin School received $200,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Collin College Foundation received $5,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024. That pattern shows recurring support rather than one-time awards only.
The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants range from $3,000 to $200,000, with several large awards at the top end.
Its grantmaking is local and Texas-based. All of the recent grants shown go to recipients in Texas, including Dallas, Plano, and Denton, with one smaller recipient in Cupertino, California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCUIN SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. THIS CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS. |
| IITB HERITAGE FOUNDATION | CUPERTINO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. |
| ALCUIN SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2024 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. THIS CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS. |
| COLLIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | PLANO, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. |
| ALCUIN SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2023 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. THIS CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | DENTON, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF UNT'S CAMPUS CULTURE. |
| COLLIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | PLANO, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. |
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. THIS CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
IITB HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$3,000THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FACILITIES.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. THIS CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
COLLIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$30,000THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. THIS CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
$10,000THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF UNT'S CAMPUS CULTURE.
COLLIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$5,000THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS.