This family foundation concentrates its giving on Hindu religious and faith-based educational initiatives and community institutions, with most dollars routed through a named charitable trust. Grants include support for temple-run education and youth programming as well as at least one higher-education gift, suggesting an interest in both community religious life and formal education. The foundation appears to favor a small set of repeat recipients rather than broad, diversified giving.
Concentrated giving: a majority of funds flow to a single affiliated charitable trust through multiple grants, with smaller, one-off gifts to temples and a university. Repeat grantee pattern and relatively few, targeted awards rather than many small, diverse grants.
Marigowda Nagaraju MD & Renuka Nagaraju Charitable Fam Foundation’s giving is anchored by large transfers to Nagaraju Charitable Trust in Bangalore, including $305,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2025 for religious and youth education. That pattern points to a foundation that places recurring support behind a small number of faith-linked institutions rather than spreading funds widely. The same focus appears in its U.S. grants, where temple and mission-based organizations in Michigan receive education support alongside university gifts. Across the recent grants list, the foundation combines religious formation, educational programming, and institutional support. Its portfolio includes grants to Chinmaya Mission in Flint, Kasi Temple in Flint, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, showing activity in both faith-based community settings and higher education. The grant record also includes smaller educational awards to organizations in California, Texas, and Flint, plus a research gift in Troy, which suggests some breadth around its core priorities even though most dollars flow to a narrow set of recipients.
Religious education is the clearest theme in the grant list. The foundation gave $95,000 in 2024 to Nagaraju Charitable Trust in Bangalore for religious and youth education, and another $25,700 in 2023 to Chinmaya Mission in Flint for educational work. Temple-linked support also appears through a $25,000 grant in 2024 to Kasi Temple in Flint for education. Higher education is another visible area. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor received $30,000 in 2025, along with $10,000 grants in 2024 and 2023 for educational purposes. Smaller education grants went to Indo-american Foundation in La Palma and Kurubara Balaga in Keller, both for educational work. The recent record also includes a $128 grant in 2025 to Miu Run for the Ribbon Prostate in Troy for research, showing that the foundation’s giving is not limited entirely to religious instruction.
Typical grants are moderate, with a p25 and median of $10,000 and a p75 of $25,700. The recent record is weighted toward a few large awards, especially the repeated support to Nagaraju Charitable Trust, which appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring rather than one-time support for at least one recipient. The foundation is a family foundation, and its 990 data show no program-related investments and no grants to individuals. Most giving appears to be direct grant support rather than through competitive application activity.
$724K
$5.2M
$451K
$292K
Most grants fall between $10K and $26K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$26K
About 71% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Marigowda Nagaraju Md & Renuka Nagaraju Charitable Fam Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 12 | $124K | 80.0% |
| 2 | India | 3 |
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Notable grantees: Nagaraju Charitable Trust, Chinmaya Mission, Kasi Temple, University of Michigan
Most grants land in Michigan, which accounts for 71% of recipients in the foundation’s giving record. Flint appears repeatedly, with grants to Chinmaya Mission, Kasi Temple, and Institute of Flint. Ann Arbor is another recurring Michigan location through the University of Michigan. Outside the United States, the grant list includes Bangalore, India, through Nagaraju Charitable Trust. The recipient-country distribution is 80% U.S. and 20% India, reflecting a regional U.S. base with some cross-border support.
The recent grant record centers on Hindu religious and faith-based educational initiatives, especially religious and youth education. It also supports temple-based education, adult religious instruction, higher education, and a small amount of research funding.
Yes. Nagaraju Charitable Trust appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with grants of $305,000, $95,000, and $200,000. The University of Michigan also appears more than once, with grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size profile is centered on $10,000 awards: p25 is $10,000 and the median is also $10,000. The 75th percentile is $25,700, which matches the scale of several education grants in the record.
Michigan is the top giving state, with 71% of grants going to recipients there. Flint and Ann Arbor are especially visible recipient cities in the recent grant list.
The foundation funds faith communities, temple-linked institutions, a family-operated charitable trust, and higher-education institutions. Recent recipients include Chinmaya Mission, Kasi Temple, the University of Michigan, and Nagaraju Charitable Trust.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $600K |
20.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGARAJU CHARITABLE TRUST | BANGALORE | $200,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS/YOUTH EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKLEY | BERKLEY, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| INDO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION | LA PALMA, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| INSTITUTE OF FLINT | FLINT, MI | $600 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MIU RUN FOR THE RIBBON PROSTATE | TROY, MI | $128 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| NAGARAJU CHARITABLE TRUST | BANGALORE | $95,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS/YOUTH EDUCATION |
| KASI TEMPLE | FLINT, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NAGARAJU CHARITABLE TRUST | BANGALORE | $305,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS/YOUTH EDUCATION |
| CHINMAYA MISSION | FLINT, MI | $25,700 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| INDO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION | LA PALMA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| KURUBARA BALAGA | KELLER, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| INSTITUTE OF FLINT | FLINT, MI | $500 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
NAGARAJU CHARITABLE TRUST
$200,000RELIGIOUS/YOUTH EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$30,000EDUCATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKLEY
$5,000EDUCATIONAL
INDO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
$2,500EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF FLINT
$600EDUCATIONAL
MIU RUN FOR THE RIBBON PROSTATE
$128RESEARCH
NAGARAJU CHARITABLE TRUST
RELIGIOUS/YOUTH EDUCATION
KASI TEMPLE
$25,000EDUCATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
NAGARAJU CHARITABLE TRUST
$305,000RELIGIOUS/YOUTH EDUCATION
CHINMAYA MISSION
$25,700EDUCATIONAL
INDO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
KURUBARA BALAGA
$5,000EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF FLINT
$500EDUCATIONAL