About Janki Foundation
The Janki Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on supporting IIT Bombay-related initiatives, making large, targeted gifts to a single beneficiary that advances the institute’s heritage and alumni-led activities. Its giving appears focused on higher-education and diaspora-linked cultural or institutional support for an Indian technical university rather than broad domestic causes.
Focus Areas
Support for IIT Bombay alumni programs and institutional heritage projectsHigher-education strengthening for Indian technical institutes (IIT network)Diaspora philanthropy connecting Boston-based donors to India-focused education/cultural causes
Who They Fund
Indian higher-education institution (IIT Bombay)alumni associations / alumni-led nonprofit (IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation)India-focused education and cultural organizations supported by diaspora donors
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few grants (two) all to the same organization, comprising one large multi-grant relationship rather than many small or diversified gifts.
About Janki Foundation
A single beneficiary dominates Janki Foundation’s recent giving: the largest grant in the file is $3,982,500 to IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation Inc. in 2024, followed by another $1,267,500 grant to the same organization in 2025. That pattern points to a funder built around targeted support for IIT Bombay-related alumni and heritage work rather than a broad general-purpose portfolio. The foundation’s recent grants also include other education-linked and India-connected organizations, which places IIT Bombay within a wider set of institutional, alumni, and diaspora relationships. The foundation gave $250,000 to Trustees of Boston University in 2025 and $150,000 to Foundation for Excellence in 2025, showing that its higher-education support is not limited to one recipient. Smaller grants also reach hospitals, community organizations, and cultural or service nonprofits, but the center of gravity remains concentrated. Across the available record, Janki Foundation’s philanthropy looks like targeted institutional support with a strong alumni and heritage orientation, especially around the IIT Bombay ecosystem.
What Janki Foundation Funds
Education is the clearest theme in the grant list. Janki Foundation gave $250,000 to Trustees of Boston University in 2025, $150,000 to Foundation for Excellence in 2025, and $100,000 to University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2025, all of which point to higher-education support. A separate stream supports India-connected organizations. The foundation gave $238,410 to The American India Foundation in 2025 and $100,000 to The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA in 2025, alongside a $100,000 grant to Hinduaction in 2025. Community and health-related grants also appear in the file. In 2025, Janki Foundation gave $10,000 each to Boston Children’s Hospital, Shriners Hospitals For Children, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. It also supported Worcester-area service groups, including Abby Kelley Foster House and Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services.
How Janki Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at $10,000, with the median also at $10,000 and the 75th percentile at $25,000. The distribution includes a few much larger awards, including multimillion-dollar support for one recurring recipient and several six-figure education and diaspora-related grants. Recipients appear across multiple years, which suggests repeat grantmaking rather than one-off awards. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its record shows grantmaking through charitable gifts, with no application process stated in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$22.3M
Total Revenue
$16.2M
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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