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    Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    ActivePrivate FoundationScience & Technology
    Los Altos, CAWebsiteEIN: 82-25062501 filings on record

    About Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation concentrates its giving on deploying AI technologies for public good, with a strong operational focus on India. Its largest investments support AI-driven solutions for infectious disease control (notably tuberculosis) and AI tools for education targeting underserved populations. Grants are programmatic and implementation-oriented, aimed at scaling AI applications that augment government or community services.

    Focus Areas

    AI-driven infectious disease detection and response (TB-focused public health solutions in India)AI tools for improving education access and learning outcomes for underserved students in IndiaScaling AI implementations in partnership with governments and local civil-society organizations

    Who They Fund

    Government of India and public health systemsunderserved populations in India and other low-resource localespeople at risk of or affected by tuberculosis and other infectious diseasespublic health workforce and researchers (training recipients)

    About Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    A single grant of $6,013,773 to National Entrepreneurship Network in Bangalore defines the scale of Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation’s recent giving. The grant was made to introduce artificial intelligence solutions for infectious diseases of public health importance, including tuberculosis, and signals a grantmaking pattern centered on deploying AI for public benefit rather than supporting general operating needs. The foundation’s other large awards show the same implementation focus: $731,283 went to Lords Education and Health Society in New Delhi to support development of artificial intelligence for educational purposes and for underserved communities in India and other locales. Another $217,138 grant to Path in Seattle supported transformative research and AI capacity for tuberculosis elimination and response to infectious diseases. Across these awards, the foundation backs technical development, research, and deployment work that can be used by government systems, public health actors, and education partners. Its portfolio points to a funder using private foundation resources to move AI applications into service settings, especially in India, with tuberculosis and education as recurring uses of that technology.

    What Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Funds

    In public health, the foundation gave $6,013,773 to National Entrepreneurship Network in Bangalore for AI solutions for infectious diseases of public health importance like tuberculosis. That grant places tuberculosis work at the center of its health funding. A separate $217,138 award to Path in Seattle supported transformative research and AI capacity for elimination of tuberculosis and response to infectious diseases, adding a research-and-capacity-building layer to the same theme. In education, the foundation gave $731,283 to Lords Education and Health Society in New Delhi to support development of artificial intelligence for educational purposes and for the benefit of underserved people in India and other locales. Its program architecture also includes government digital transformation, with a dedicated center in India focused on training and incubation for large-scale digital initiatives.

    How Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Gives

    Recent grants show a wide spread in size, from a median near the smaller end of the portfolio to one very large award: the 25th percentile is $217,138, the median is $731,283, and the 75th percentile is $6,013,773. The pattern looks programmatic rather than discretionary, with grants tied to implementation, research, and capacity-building purposes. The foundation is a private foundation and a regular funder, and it does make grants to named organizations rather than individuals. The recent list suggests repeat focus on AI for public health and education, while recipient geography is heavily India-centered.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $8.5M

    Total Assets

    $7.5M

    Total Revenue

    $8.3M

    Total Expenses

    $9.8M

    Geographic Reach

    Funding intensity
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    High

    Where Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Funds

    Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation.

    RankCountryGrantsTotalShare
    1India7$22.9M
    87.5%
    2United StatesDomestic1

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    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated, large grants to few programmatic partners—one dominant multi-million dollar award and a smaller but substantial program grant—focused on implementation rather than broad philanthropic diversification.

    Funding Style

    capacity building (AI workforce and institutional capacity)technology development and translational researchimplementation and deployment support (operationalizing solutions with government partners)efficiency and systems-strengthening through automation

    Notable grantees: National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), Lords Education and Health Society

    Topics

    AI-driven infectious disease surveillance and detectiontuberculosis (TB) elimination strategiesAI-enabled outbreak preparedness and responsehealth systems efficiency and automationAI for education and training for underserved populationsAI capacity-building for public health research

    Where Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Makes Grants

    Grant recipients are concentrated in India: 7 of 8 recent grants, or 87.5%, went to Indian organizations. Bangalore and New Delhi appear among the named recipient cities, alongside a U.S. award to Seattle, Washington. The recipient-country mix also shows one grant in the United States. This distribution matches the foundation’s emphasis on deploying AI in India while still supporting selected research partners elsewhere.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    What are Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation’s main focus areas?

    The foundation funds AI applications for infectious disease detection and response, especially tuberculosis, AI for education serving underserved populations in India and other locales, and work that scales AI implementations with governments and civil-society partners. It also supports government digital transformation through a dedicated center in India.

    What does the recent grant pattern suggest about how the foundation funds?

    Recent awards are programmatic and implementation-oriented. The largest grant, $6,013,773, funded AI solutions for infectious diseases like tuberculosis, while other grants supported AI for education and research or capacity-building for TB elimination. The pattern emphasizes development, deployment, and institutional use of AI.

    Where do most recent grants go?

    Most recent grants go to India. The recipient-country distribution shows 7 grants, or 87.5%, in India and 1 grant in the United States. Named recipient cities include Bangalore and New Delhi, with one U.S. grant to Seattle, Washington.

    Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes for several active programs. Ignite, Liftoff, SME Academy, and the Wadhwani Center for Government Digital Transformation all accept unsolicited applications. The Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies (USA) does not accept unsolicited applications.

    What kinds of organizations appear in the recent grants list?

    Recent grantees include National Entrepreneurship Network in Bangalore, Lords Education and Health Society in New Delhi, and Path in Seattle, Washington. The purposes range from AI solutions for infectious diseases and tuberculosis to AI for education and support for transformative research and AI capacity.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    $217K
    12.5%

    Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)BANGALORE$6,013,7732025THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.
    LORDS EDUCATION AND HEALTH SOCIETYNEW DELHI$731,2832025THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE BENEFIT OF THE UNDERSERVED IN INDIA AND OTHER LOCALES
    PATHSEATTLE, WA$217,1382025THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.

    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)

    $6,013,773
    BANGALORE2025

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.

    LORDS EDUCATION AND HEALTH SOCIETY

    $731,283
    NEW DELHI2025

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE BENEFIT OF THE UNDERSERVED IN INDIA AND OTHER LOCALES

    PATH

    $217,138
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.