The JP Sethi and Renu Sethi Foundation concentrates on faith‑linked charitable giving that supports children’s residential education and basic needs, religious community infrastructure, and health outreach for underserved rural populations. Their grants favor faith‑based or community organizations serving South Asian and related diaspora communities and international beneficiaries, with an emphasis on direct service delivery like education, eye care and surgeries, and temple operations. The foundation appears mission‑driven toward practical, service‑oriented projects rather than broad policy or advocacy work.
The foundation’s largest recent grant was a $102,000 award to Home of Hope in Hillsborough, California, for education and resources supporting children. That single grant captures the center of its giving: practical support for child welfare, religious institutions, and health outreach, often through organizations serving South Asian and related community networks. The Jp Sethi and Renu Sethi Foundation also made a $50,909 grant to Hindu Temple of Fresno for operations and needs, and a $20,000 grant to Al-shifa Foundation for rural outreach, eye treatment and surgeries, and school-children screening. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: direct service funding, operating support, and mission-aligned institutions rather than broad policy or advocacy work. Grants also reach university and youth-serving organizations, including California State University, Fresno Foundation and New Haven Youth and Family Services. The foundation’s portfolio shows a preference for concrete program delivery, especially where education, faith practice, and health access overlap. Its grants are all domestic in the recent sample, with California recipients appearing frequently.
Children’s education and resource support appears in the foundation’s largest grant, a $102,000 award to Home of Hope for providing education and resources supporting children. That same service orientation shows up in health access work: Al-shifa Foundation received $20,000 to help provide rural outreach, eye treatment and surgeries for the poor and needy, including screening of school children. Religious infrastructure is another clear theme. The foundation gave $50,909 to Hindu Temple of Fresno for operations and needs, and also supported Self Realization Fellowship with grants tied to Kriya Yoga teachings. It also funded higher education and youth services through California State University, Fresno Foundation and New Haven Youth and Family Services.
Typical grant size centers around a $10,000 median, with p25 at $2,212 and p75 also at $10,000, indicating many grants cluster at the same level with a smaller set of larger awards. The recent list includes repeated support for some recipients across years, such as Al-shifa Foundation, Self Realization Fellowship, and Hindu Temple of Fresno, which suggests follow-on funding rather than one-time gifts only. The foundation is organized as a private family foundation and makes grants directly from its own resources. It also funds individuals, though the recent grants sample here shows organizational awards.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, selective giving with a few sizable grants each year (one majority gift plus two smaller gifts in this sample); grants are one‑off rather than visibly multi‑year or widely distributed, and they favor service delivery organizations tied to faith or diaspora communities.
Notable grantees: Home of Hope (children's residential education and support), Hindu Temple of Fresno (religious community/temple operations), Al‑Shifa Foundation (rural outreach and ophthalmic care)
The recent grants are entirely U.S.-based, with 11 grants to domestic recipients. California is the top state by grant count, and 60% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent California recipients include Hillsborough, Clovis, Los Angeles, Fresno, and Vista. Outside California, the list includes Princeton, New Jersey, and New Lenox, Illinois. The geographic pattern is regional, with a strong concentration in California and only a small number of grants elsewhere in the country.
Its recent grants favor child-focused service providers, Hindu and spiritual institutions, health outreach groups, universities, and youth services. Examples include support for education and resources for children, temple operations, rural eye care and surgeries, and operational funding for a university foundation and youth-and-family services.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years in the recent grants list, including Al-shifa Foundation, Self Realization Fellowship, and Hindu Temple of Fresno. That pattern points to recurring support rather than only one-off grants.
The grant-size distribution is centered on smaller operating grants: p25 is $2,212, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That means many awards are at the $10,000 level, with a smaller set of larger gifts such as the $102,000 grant to Home of Hope.
California is the top giving state, and 60% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The recent sample includes grantees in Hillsborough, Clovis, Los Angeles, Fresno, and Vista, showing a strong California concentration.
The foundation often funds operations and direct service delivery. Recent awards include operating support for Hindu Temple of Fresno, Self Realization Fellowship, California State University, Fresno Foundation, and New Haven Youth and Family Services, alongside program-focused support for children’s education and rural eye care.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINDU TEMPLE OF FRESNO | CLOVIS, CA | $50,909 | 2025 | Support the operations and needs of Hindu Temple of Fresno. |
| AL-SHIFA FOUNDATION | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | Support the organization in providing grants to help provide rural outreach, eye treatment and surgeries to the poor and needy, including the screening of school children. |
| NEW HAVEN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | VISTA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Support the operations and needs of New Haven Youth and Family Services. |
| CSU FRESNO FOUNDATION | FRESNO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Support the operations and needs of California State University, Fresno Foundation. |
| SELF REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Support the operations and needs of Self-Realization Fellowship, through Kriya Yoga teachings. |
| CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUND-FISH | FRESNO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | Support the operations and needs of the Fund by Indian Subcontinent Heritage (FISH), a donor-advised fund operating under CVCF. |
| HOME OF HOPE | HILLSBOROUGH, CA | $102,000 | 2024 | Support the organization in providing an education and resources supporting children. |
| AL-SHIFA FOUNDATION | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Support the organization in providing grants to help provide rural outreach, eye treatment and surgeries to the poor and needy, including the screening of school children. |
| SELF REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Support the operations and needs of Self-Realization Fellowship, through Kriya Yoga teachings. |
| HINDU TEMPLE OF FRESNO | CLOVIS, CA | $2,212 | 2024 | Support the operations and needs of Hindu Temple of Fresno. |
| AKHIL BHAKTIYOGA | NEW LENOX, IL | $500 | 2024 | Support the operations and needs of Akhil Bhaktiyoga. |
HINDU TEMPLE OF FRESNO
$50,909Support the operations and needs of Hindu Temple of Fresno.
AL-SHIFA FOUNDATION
$20,000Support the organization in providing grants to help provide rural outreach, eye treatment and surgeries to the poor and needy, including the screening of school children.
Support the operations and needs of New Haven Youth and Family Services.
Support the operations and needs of California State University, Fresno Foundation.
SELF REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP
$5,000Support the operations and needs of Self-Realization Fellowship, through Kriya Yoga teachings.
CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUND-FISH
$2,500Support the operations and needs of the Fund by Indian Subcontinent Heritage (FISH), a donor-advised fund operating under CVCF.
Support the organization in providing an education and resources supporting children.
AL-SHIFA FOUNDATION
$10,000Support the organization in providing grants to help provide rural outreach, eye treatment and surgeries to the poor and needy, including the screening of school children.
SELF REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP
$10,000Support the operations and needs of Self-Realization Fellowship, through Kriya Yoga teachings.
HINDU TEMPLE OF FRESNO
$2,212Support the operations and needs of Hindu Temple of Fresno.
AKHIL BHAKTIYOGA
$500Support the operations and needs of Akhil Bhaktiyoga.