The Jaideep and Rachel Khanna Foundation concentrates its giving on education and skills development, directing substantial, targeted gifts to organizations that deliver scalable learning and livelihood programs. Grants are large and focused, suggesting the foundation prefers to make meaningful investments in a small number of education-focused nonprofits — likely with an interest in technology-enabled learning and workforce readiness, including work in India.
Concentrated, high-value giving to a very small number of grantees rather than many small awards; appears to fund programmatic, scale-oriented education interventions (repeat giving unknown due to limited history).
A $300,000 general operating grant to The Nudge Foundation is the clearest signal in the Jaideep and Rachel Khanna Foundation’s recent giving: it backs organizations that deliver education and livelihood programs at scale. That same pattern continues with $250,000 to Rocket Learning Foundation, another large unrestricted gift to a group focused on learning delivery. The foundation’s 2025 grants show a preference for funding organizations’ core operations rather than restricting dollars to a single project, which points to a relationship-based approach centered on organizational capacity and program reach. Its portfolio also includes community-facing gifts in Connecticut alongside larger grants to education nonprofits with broader footprints. In the recent list, the foundation supported Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich Inc, Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County Inc, and Building One Community Corp, while also making larger awards to institutions such as Muskingum University and Duke University. The mix suggests an interest in education, youth development, and nonprofits able to deliver services consistently over time. Across the listed grants, the foundation’s decisions look selective, with many awards sized to reinforce ongoing work rather than to seed new initiatives.
Education and skills development sit at the center of the Jaideep and Rachel Khanna Foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $300,000 to The Nudge Foundation for general operating support and $250,000 to Rocket Learning Foundation for general operating support, both of which align with scalable learning and livelihood programs. The foundation also funds youth-serving and workforce-related organizations closer to its Connecticut base. It awarded $125,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich Inc for general operating support, $4,000 to Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County Inc, and $2,500 to Womens Business Development Council Inc. That mix points to support for youth development, early learning, and vocational or economic opportunity. Beyond education, the recent grants include support for civic and advocacy organizations such as States United to Prevent Gun Violence and Civic Influencers Inc, each receiving $100,000, indicating some breadth in the foundation’s interests while keeping grants focused and unrestricted.
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Notable grantees: THE NUDGE FOUNDATION, ROCKET LEARNING FOUNDATION
The grant sizes are uneven and concentrated at the top: the 2025 list includes awards of $300,000, $250,000, and $135,000, followed by many smaller grants in the $1,000 to $25,000 range. Most gifts are labeled general operating support, which shows a strong preference for unrestricted funding. The foundation is a private foundation and a regular funder, not a DAF and not a funder of individuals. The recent record is a one-year snapshot, so recurring patterns across multiple years cannot be confirmed from the data provided.
The listed grants go entirely to U.S. recipients, with 37 grants and 100% of the recipient-country total in the United States. Connecticut appears frequently, including Greenwich, Stamford, New Haven, Darien, Cos Cob, Ridgefield, and Riverside. Other repeated recipient locations include New York, Chicago, and Saranac Lake. The grant list also reaches beyond the Northeast with recipients in Texas, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California.
The foundation supports education and skills development, with a visible emphasis on technology-enabled learning, youth workforce development, vocational training, and nonprofit capacity for large-scale learning initiatives. The recent grants are mostly general operating support, which indicates it backs organizations’ core work as well as specific programs.
Yes. The 2025 recent grants are overwhelmingly labeled general operating support, including awards of $300,000 to The Nudge Foundation and $250,000 to Rocket Learning Foundation. That pattern suggests a strong preference for unrestricted support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
The recent grants are all to U.S. recipients. Connecticut shows up repeatedly, with grants to organizations in Greenwich, Stamford, New Haven, Darien, Cos Cob, Ridgefield, and Riverside, while other grants go to recipients in New York, Chicago, Texas, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California.
The recent list is top-heavy, with grants at $300,000, $250,000, and $135,000, but many smaller awards in the $1,000 to $25,000 range. That spread suggests a strategy of making a few large operating grants alongside a wider set of modest general-support gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NUDGE FOUNDATION | IRVING, TX | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROCKET LEARNING FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY ASSOCIATION | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $135,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH INC | GREENWICH, CT | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STATES UNITED TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CIVIC INFLUENCERS INC | LEWES, DE | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY | NEW CONCORD, OH | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BACKCOUNTRY CONCERTS INC | GLENVILLE, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION | LAKE PLACID, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRYN MAWR COLLEGE | BRYN MAR, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $13,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BLUSEED STUDIOS INC | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND INC | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INDIA CULTURAL CENTER OF GREENWICH INC | RIVERSIDE, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| YWCA GREENWICH CONNECTICUT INC | GREENWICH, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTERS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC | STAMFORD, CT | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY CORP | STAMFOD, CT | $2,600 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KIDS IS CRISIS | COS COB, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FILLING IN THE BLANKS INC | NORWALK, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMENS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC | STAMFORD, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PERSON TO PERSON INC | DARIEN, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BACK TO SCHOOL SHOP INC | STAMFORD, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRIGID PROJECT INC | SARANAC, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PALESTINE CHILDRENS RELIEF FUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE TREVOR PROJECT INC | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARI OF CONNECTICUT INC | STAMFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLENVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO 1 INC | GLENVILLE, CT | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MERRY GO ROUND INC | GREENWICH, CT | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GREENWICH PRESERVATION TRUST | GREENWICH, CT | $125 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAN CARLOS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | SAN CARLOS, CA | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PRATHAM USA | HOUSTON, TX | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP CHURCH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $223,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY ASSOCIATION | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROOM TO READ | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MONGABAYORG CORPORATION | MENLO PARK, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND INC | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $68,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY | NEW CONCORD, OH | $55,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GIVE FOUNDATION INC | SAN RAMON, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ANSWER ALS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE CAMPAIGN SCHOOL AT YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW CANAAN, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION | NEW CANAAN, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
ROCKET LEARNING FOUNDATION
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
STATES UNITED TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BACKCOUNTRY CONCERTS INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
$13,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BLUSEED STUDIOS INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WNET
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INDIA CULTURAL CENTER OF GREENWICH INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
KIDS IS CRISIS
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMENS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BACK TO SCHOOL SHOP INC
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BRIGID PROJECT INC
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PALESTINE CHILDRENS RELIEF FUND
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ARI OF CONNECTICUT INC
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GLENVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO 1 INC
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MERRY GO ROUND INC
$500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GREENWICH PRESERVATION TRUST
$125GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
$223,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MUSEUM OF ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY FOUNDATION INC
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND INC
$68,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT INC
$65,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GIVE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE CAMPAIGN SCHOOL AT YALE UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BLOSSOM HILL FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT