The Simran Foundation concentrates modest, targeted giving toward international and educational causes, with a strong emphasis on India-focused development through at least one repeat partner. Their grants also support public science education and higher-education institutions, suggesting interest in both philanthropic development work and STEM/academic programming. The foundation gives few, relatively sizable awards rather than many small gifts.
Concentrated, low-volume giving: 3–4 relatively large grants with a major share directed to a repeat grantee (American India Foundation) rather than broad, distributed small awards.
A 2025 grant of $57,500 to the American India Foundation stands out in the Simran Foundation’s recent record and points to the organization’s strongest throughline: support for India-focused development alongside U.S. educational and civic institutions. The foundation gave the American India Foundation again in 2024, including a $16,001 award, which suggests repeat support for a mission-aligned partner rather than one-off project funding. That same pattern appears in its other recent awards, where the foundation backs organizations tied to public science education, higher education, scholarship support, health, and community services. Across the recent grants list, Simran Foundation favors flexible support language, with awards described as being to support the mission of each charity. Its portfolio includes institutions in Chicago, North Chicago, Naperville, Lake Forest, and beyond, but the mix is not limited to one geography or one sector. The result is a grantmaking profile that connects diaspora-oriented philanthropy, educational access, and India-linked charitable work through a relatively small set of recipients receiving repeated support over multiple years.
In India-focused development and capacity building, the foundation gave $57,500 in 2025 to American India Foundation and $10,000 in 2025 to Sambandh Health Foundation in Gurugram. It also made a $3,000 grant to The Akshay Patra Foundation in Fremont, CA, indicating support for India-connected organizations through U.S.-based intermediaries as well as a direct India recipient. On education and student opportunity, Simran Foundation gave $10,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in both 2024 and 2023 to Chicago Scholars, a repeated pattern across three years. It also supported the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with $5,000 in 2025 and $5,000 in 2024, and Lake Forest Academy with $5,000 in both 2025 and 2024. In science and public learning, the foundation supported Adler Planetarium with $20,000 in 2024, $10,000 in 2025, and $10,000 in 2023, showing sustained support for planetarium outreach.
Typical grants cluster around modest, targeted awards: the reported distribution is p25 at $1,000, median at $5,000, and p75 at $10,000. The recent record also includes a few larger gifts, including one $57,500 grant and multiple $20,000 awards, but most grants sit in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. Recipients appear across multiple years, including organizations funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support rather than one-time giving. The foundation is a private grantmaker, not an individual-giving or program-related-investment vehicle, and the awards are framed as mission support.
$122K
$3.5M
$1.4M
$144K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 3% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Simran Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 38 | $266K | 97.4% |
| 2 | India | 1 |
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Notable grantees: American India Foundation, Adler Planetarium, RFU University
Giving is national, with recipients concentrated in Illinois. Chicago appears repeatedly across the grants list, along with North Chicago, Naperville, Lake Forest, and Northbrook. Outside Illinois, recent recipients include New York, Stanford, Houston, Fremont, and Gurugram. The recipient-country mix is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 38 grants in the U.S. and 1 in India, so the foundation’s international activity is limited but present.
The recent grants point to India-focused development, public science education, higher education, scholarship support, health, and community services. Named recipients include American India Foundation, Adler Planetarium, Chicago Scholars, Arogya World, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Adler Planetarium received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Chicago Scholars also appears across those three years; and American India Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The reported distribution centers on smaller awards: p25 is $1,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. Recent grants include larger outliers, such as a $57,500 award and several $20,000 grants.
By grant count, Illinois is the top state. Recent recipients include multiple organizations in Chicago, plus North Chicago, Naperville, Lake Forest, and Northbrook. Only 3% of grants went to recipients in Florida, where the foundation is headquartered.
Yes, but sparingly. The recipient-country distribution shows 38 grants to U.S. organizations and 1 grant to an organization in India, with Sambandh Health Foundation in Gurugram appearing in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $10K |
2.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $57,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPOR THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| CHICAGO SCHOLARS | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| ADLER PLANETARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| SAMBANDH HEALTH FOUNDATION | GURUGRAM, HA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| LAKE FOREST ACADEMY | LAKE FOREST, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| A SILVER LINING FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| AROGYA WORLD | NAPERVILLE, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARIABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| GRAM SEVA FOUNDATION | NORTH BROOK, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| THE AKSHAY PATRA FOUNDATION | FREMONT, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| LAKE FOREST COUNTRY SCHOOL DAY | LAKE FOREST, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| SUPERNOVA SCHOLARS | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| PATHWAYS | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| RFU UNIVERSITY | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| ADLER PLANETARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $16,001 | 2024 | TO SUPPOR THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| CHICAGO SCHOLARS | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| AROGYA WORLD | NAPERVILLE, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARIABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| A SILVER LINING FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| OPEN HEART MAGIC | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| LAKE FOREST ACADEMY | LAKE FOREST, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| THE AKSHAY PATRA FOUNDATION | FREMONT, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| MARILLAC ST VINCENT | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| COVENANT HOUSE ILLINOIS | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| MOTHER'S TRUST FOUNDATION | LAKE FOREST, IL | $500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| LAKE FOREST COUNTRY SCHOOL DAY | LAKE FOREST, IL | $200 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| CHICAGO SCHOLARS | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| RFU UNIVERSITY | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| ADLER PLANETARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| AROGYA WORLD | NAPERVILLE, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| A SILVER LINING FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| RICE 360 | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| OPEN HEART MAGIC | CHICAGO, IL | $250 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
TO SUPPOR THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
CHICAGO SCHOLARS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
SAMBANDH HEALTH FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
LAKE FOREST ACADEMY
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
GRAM SEVA FOUNDATION
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
LAKE FOREST COUNTRY SCHOOL DAY
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
SUPERNOVA SCHOLARS
$500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
PATHWAYS
$500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
RFU UNIVERSITY
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPOR THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
OPEN HEART MAGIC
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
LAKE FOREST ACADEMY
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
LAKE FOREST COUNTRY SCHOOL DAY
$200TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
RFU UNIVERSITY
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
AROGYA WORLD
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
RICE 360
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
OPEN HEART MAGIC
$250TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.