The Parag and Dulari Doshi Foundation concentrates its giving on faith-based and spiritual causes in the Chicago area, with a strong emphasis on supporting the local Jain community and broader religious education. Grants fund both community religious outreach and formal theological scholarship, plus complementary spiritual wellness programming such as yoga. The foundation makes relatively few, moderately large grants and often funds the same organizations repeatedly.
Parag and Dulari Doshi Foundation gives its largest grants to Jain Society of Metro Chicago, including $39,526 in 2024 and $23,023 in 2025 for religious outreach. That repeated support is a strong signal of the foundation’s priorities: Jain community life, temple-related outreach, and religious education, with additional support for spiritual practice and select humanitarian causes. The foundation also backed University of Chicago Divinity School with $27,000 in both 2023 and 2024, linking faith-based giving to formal theological scholarship. Smaller grants extend that pattern into related community and service work, including wellness programming, medical relief, and food or disaster response. Across the recent grant list, the foundation appears to favor a small number of recurring grantees and makes grants that can range from modest support to larger commitments in the tens of thousands. Its giving reaches organizations in Illinois and beyond, but the center of gravity is clearly around religious and spiritually oriented work tied to the Jain tradition and nearby community institutions.
Faith-based outreach is the clearest thread in the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $39,526 in 2024 and $23,023 in 2025 to Jain Society of Metro Chicago for religious outreach, and $10,001 in 2024 to Jain Assoc of North America for the same purpose. Theological education is another consistent area: University of Chicago Divinity School received $27,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for education. The foundation also supports spiritual wellness through $14,500 in 2025 to Peace of Mind Yogic Center for wellness. Beyond faith and education, it has funded direct-service and relief work, including $10,000 in 2025 to Gram Seva Foundation for medical relief and $2,500 in 2024 to Turkish Philanthropy Fund for earthquake relief.
Typical grants sit in the mid-thousands, with a p25 of $2,500, a median of $6,000, and a p75 of $27,000. The recent record shows repeat funding rather than one-off gifts: Jain Society of Metro Chicago, University of Chicago Divinity School, Gram Seva Foundation, and Federation of India each appear in multiple years. That pattern suggests an ongoing relationship model. The foundation is a private foundation rather than an individual-giving vehicle, since it funds organizations only and does not fund individuals. Grant sizes range from sub-$1,000 awards to awards above $30,000, but the bulk clusters below $27,000.
$226K
$1.3M
$426K
$63K
Most grants fall between $3K and $27K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$27K
About 46% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated and local: small portfolio (6 grants, $163k) with multiple repeat, mid-size gifts to a few core grantees rather than many small one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Jain Society of Metro Chicago, University of Chicago Divinity School, Peace of Mind Yogic Center
Grantmaking is national, with recipients located in 11 states across the recent list, though Illinois receives 46% of grants. Bartlett, Chicago, Naperville, Hanover Park, Northbrook, and Elmhurst are frequent Illinois destinations, showing a strong local concentration around the Chicago area. Outside Illinois, New York appears often, including grants to organizations in New York and Jackson Heights. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent data, with 21 grants and no non-U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports Jain religious outreach and temple-related work, theological education, spiritual wellness, medical relief, feeding the hungry, earthquake relief, senior care, and medical research. Recent grants show faith-based work as the largest theme, with additional direct-service and humanitarian support.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Jain Society of Metro Chicago, University of Chicago Divinity School, Gram Seva Foundation, and Federation of India. That repeat pattern suggests the foundation often renews support rather than making only one-time gifts.
The recent grant profile shows a p25 of $2,500, a median of $6,000, and a p75 of $27,000. Individual grants in the list range from $500 to $39,526, so the foundation’s giving includes both smaller and mid-sized awards.
Illinois receives 46% of grants in the recent data, and many recipients are in the Chicago-area suburbs and nearby cities such as Bartlett, Naperville, Hanover Park, Northbrook, and Elmhurst. The foundation also gives in New York, Florida, New Jersey, Oregon, California, and Indiana.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAIN SOCIETY OF METRO CHICAGO | BARTLETT, IL | $23,023 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS OUTREACH |
| PEACE OF MIND YOGIC CENTER | NAPERVILLE, IL | $14,500 | 2025 | WELLNESS |
| GRAM SEVA FOUNDATION | NORTHBROOK, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RELIEF |
| MANAV SADHNA | HANOVER PARK, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| JAIN SOCIETY OF OREGON | BEAVERTON, OR | $2,001 | 2025 | RELIGOUS OUTREACH |
| FEDERATION OF INDIA | ELMHURST, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| PURPLE PAINT | MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | $600 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MAHAVIR SENIOR CENTER | BARTLETT, IL | $501 | 2025 | SENIOR CARE |
| JAIN SOCIETY OF METRO CHICAGO | BARTLETT, IL | $39,526 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS OUTREACH |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DIVINITY SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $27,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| JAIN ASSOC OF NORTH AMERICA | SOUTH DAYTONA, FL | $10,001 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS OUTREACH |
| GRAM SEVA FOUNDATION | NORTHBROOK, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RELIEF |
| FEDERATION OF INDIA | ELMHURST, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | EARTHQUAKE RELIEF |
| EMBRACE RELIEF | FAIRFIELD, NJ | $2,500 | 2024 | FEEDING THE HUNGRY |
| THE WAY TO MY HEART | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| JAIN SOCIETY OF METRO CHICAGO | BARTLETT, IL | $32,098 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS OUTREACH |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DIVINITY SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $27,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| UNICEF | NEW YORK, NY | $3,546 | 2023 | INDIGENT HEALTHCARE |
| FEDERATION OF INDIAN ASSOC | JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHURCH WORLD SERVICE | ELKHART, IN | $500 | 2023 | FEEDING THE HUNGRY |
JAIN SOCIETY OF METRO CHICAGO
$23,023RELIGIOUS OUTREACH
PEACE OF MIND YOGIC CENTER
$14,500WELLNESS
GRAM SEVA FOUNDATION
$10,000MEDICAL RELIEF
MANAV SADHNA
$10,000EDUCATION
JAIN SOCIETY OF OREGON
$2,001RELIGOUS OUTREACH
FEDERATION OF INDIA
$1,000SOCIAL WELFARE
PURPLE PAINT
EDUCATION
MAHAVIR SENIOR CENTER
$501SENIOR CARE
JAIN SOCIETY OF METRO CHICAGO
$39,526RELIGIOUS OUTREACH
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DIVINITY SCHOOL
$27,000EDUCATION
JAIN ASSOC OF NORTH AMERICA
$10,001RELIGIOUS OUTREACH
GRAM SEVA FOUNDATION
$10,000MEDICAL RELIEF
FEDERATION OF INDIA
$6,000SOCIAL WELFARE
TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUND
$2,500EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
EMBRACE RELIEF
$2,500FEEDING THE HUNGRY
THE WAY TO MY HEART
$1,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
JAIN SOCIETY OF METRO CHICAGO
$32,098RELIGIOUS OUTREACH
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DIVINITY SCHOOL
$27,000EDUCATION
UNICEF
$3,546INDIGENT HEALTHCARE
FEDERATION OF INDIAN ASSOC
$3,000EDUCATION
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
$500FEEDING THE HUNGRY