The Khosa (JG) Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of sizable grants, with a strong interest in South Asia-related education and diaspora community support alongside selective investments in biomedical research at a local Chicago institution. The foundation funds a mix of international NGOs serving children (notably Pratham USA) and local organizations that support the Indian-American community, while also underwriting targeted scientific research at a major university. Repeat grants to a few organizations suggest long-term, relationship-driven support rather than broad, distributed philanthropy.
A defining feature of the Khosa (jg) Foundation is its repeated support for Pratham USA, including two $300,000 grants in consecutive years for children’s education. That same relationship-driven pattern appears elsewhere in the portfolio: the foundation also returned to Indo America Center across multiple years, pairing general operating support with services for South Asian immigrants. Alongside those community grants, it made a $250,000 award to the University of Chicago for neurovascular research, showing that its giving bridges education, immigrant-serving work, and medical research. The foundation’s recent activity is concentrated in a small set of sizeable awards rather than many small gifts. Its grantmaking includes both operating support and purpose-specific grants, with recipients ranging from a Houston-based education nonprofit to Chicago-area organizations and a Seattle-area children’s project. A smaller grant to Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project extends the education theme beyond one institution, while the Rush Medical Center grant adds a health-services and research component. Overall, the pattern points to a funder that favors sustained support for organizations it has already chosen to back.
Education for underserved children is a central theme. The foundation gave $300,000 to Pratham USA in 2024 as a general operating grant to provide education for children, following a $300,000 grant in 2023 for general support. It also awarded $5,000 to Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project in 2024 to support underserved children with education. South Asian immigrant services form another clear thread. Indo America Center received $40,000 in 2025 as a general operating grant to provide services to South Asian immigrants, after a $35,000 general grant in 2023 and a $10,000 operating grant in 2024 for the same purpose. On the health side, the foundation gave $250,000 to the University of Chicago in 2025 to support neurovascular research. It also granted $10,000 to Rush Medical Center in 2025 for the wellness center fund and medical research.
The foundation’s grant sizes are uneven and skew toward larger awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $35,000, and p75 is $300,000. That spread fits a portfolio built around a few major grants plus smaller follow-on gifts. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Pratham USA and Indo America Center, which suggests relationship-based funding rather than one-time awards. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Application details are not shown in the data.
$300K
$4.4M
$2.7M
$313K
Most grants fall between $10K and $300K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$300K
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Highly concentrated: a very small number of large grants, including repeat multi-year or follow-on support to core grantees; mix of international program support and local institutional research funding.
Notable grantees: Pratham USA, University of Chicago, Indo America Center
Grants are regional and land entirely in the United States in the recent record. Texas is the top state by grant count, driven by Houston-based Pratham USA. Illinois receives 40% of grants, with Chicago appearing repeatedly through the University of Chicago, Indo America Center, and Rush Medical Center. Washington also appears through Bellevue-based Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. The pattern combines a small set of Illinois recipients with select awards elsewhere in the country.
The recent grants center on education for underserved children, services for South Asian immigrants, neurovascular research, and health-related community support. Examples include funding for Pratham USA, Indo America Center, the University of Chicago, and Rush Medical Center.
The grant-size distribution is wide but concentrated at the high end: p25 is $10,000, the median is $35,000, and p75 is $300,000. Recent awards include both $300,000 grants and smaller $5,000 and $10,000 gifts.
Yes. Pratham USA appears in consecutive years with $300,000 grants in 2023 and 2024. Indo America Center also appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025 with general operating support and services for South Asian immigrants.
The foundation gives regionally, and Texas has the highest grant count in the recent data. Illinois is also a major destination, accounting for 40% of grants, while Washington appears through a grant to Bellevue-based Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | GRANT TO SUPPORT NEUROVASCULAR RESEARCH |
| INDO AMERICA CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANTS |
| RUSH MEDICAL CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GRANT TO SUPPORT THE WELLNESS CENTER FUND AND MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| PRATHAM USA | HOUSTON, TX | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN |
| INDO AMERICA CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANTS |
| SHANTI BHAVAN CHILDREN'S PROJECT | BELLEVUE, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WITH EDUCATION |
| PRATHAM USA | HOUSTON, TX | $300,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| INDO AMERICA CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
INDO AMERICA CENTER
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANTS
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE WELLNESS CENTER FUND AND MEDICAL RESEARCH
INDO AMERICA CENTER
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANTS
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WITH EDUCATION
INDO AMERICA CENTER
$35,000GENERAL