The Gupta Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Indian and Hindu community life, funding cultural institutions, temples, and an India-focused medical charity. Grants are relatively large and directed to a small set of repeat grantees, suggesting intentional support for diaspora community-building and humanitarian work tied to Indian heritage. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining cultural infrastructure in the U.S. Midwest while also supporting charitable health interventions abroad.
A striking feature of Gupta Family Foundation’s recent giving is how consistently it supports Indian and Hindu community infrastructure through a small set of repeat grantees. The largest recent grants include $50,000 to Hindu Temple and Culture Center in Granger, Iowa, and $50,000 to Cultureall Inc in Urbandale, Iowa, showing a pattern of substantial operating support for institutions tied to diaspora life. The foundation also backed Indian Heritage and Cultural Center in Madrid, Iowa with $40,000, reinforcing that cultural preservation is a major thread in its grantmaking. That emphasis extends beyond cultural programming to community institutions and heritage preservation. The foundation has funded temple and congregation support, Indian diaspora cultural centers, and related nonprofit organizations serving Indian and Hindu heritage in the U.S. Midwest. Its grants are directed to a limited set of organizations rather than a wide spread of one-time recipients, which points to sustained relationships and ongoing support. Alongside its domestic giving, Gupta Family Foundation has also supported charitable eye-care work in India through Sankara Eye Foundation, connecting diaspora community giving with humanitarian health needs.
Gupta Family Foundation’s giving centers on a few closely related cause areas. In temple and congregation support, it gave $50,000 to Hindu Temple and Culture Center in Granger, Iowa, followed by $10,001 in 2025, indicating continued support for the same institution. In Indian diaspora cultural work, the foundation awarded $50,000 to Cultureall Inc in Urbandale, Iowa, and $40,000 to Indian Heritage and Cultural Center in Madrid, Iowa. Those grants align with preserving Indian and Hindu heritage through community institutions in Iowa. The foundation also supports charitable eye-care programs in India. It gave $30,000 to Sankara Eye Foundation in Milpitas, California in both 2023 and 2024, a repeated pattern that ties its philanthropy to vision care and medical charity.
Typical grant sizes are relatively large: the middle half of recent grants falls between $10,000 and $37,500, with a median of $27,500. The foundation’s recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in 2023 through 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. Its grants are general-purpose in the recent list. Gupta Family Foundation is a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$184K
$2.2M
$74K
$192K
Most grants fall between $10K and $38K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$38K
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Concentrated, modest number of relatively large grants with repeat funding to the same organizations—focused, multi-grant support rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: CultureAll Inc, Hindu Temple and Culture Center, Sankara Eye Foundation, Indian Heritage and Cultural Center
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Iowa, with 80% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state and Iowa also ranking first by grant count. Recent Iowa recipients include Granger, Urbandale, Madrid, Grinnell, and Des Moines. Outside Iowa, the only listed recipient location is Milpitas, California. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S.-based recipients.
It supports Hindu temple and congregation infrastructure, Indian diaspora cultural centers, and charitable eye-care work tied to India. Recent grants went to organizations in Granger, Urbandale, Madrid, Grinnell, Des Moines, and Milpitas, showing a mix of cultural, religious, educational, and humanitarian recipients.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $27,500. The middle half of grants runs from $10,000 at the 25th percentile to $37,500 at the 75th percentile, with several awards at $30,000, $40,000, and $50,000.
Yes. The foundation gave Hindu Temple and Culture Center $50,000 in 2024 and $10,001 in 2025. It also gave Sankara Eye Foundation $30,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Grinnell College $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024.
Most grants go to Iowa. The dataset shows 80% of grants to recipients in Iowa, with recent Iowa cities including Granger, Urbandale, Madrid, Grinnell, and Des Moines.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHCC | Madrid, IA | $100,000 | 2026 | General |
| Sankara Eye Foundation | Milpitas, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | General |
| Ekal Vidyalaya | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | General |
| HTCC | Madrid, IA | $10,000 | 2026 | General |
| OpenStax | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | General |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | $10,000 | 2026 | General |
| C3 Steam | Johnston, IA | $2,000 | 2026 | General |
| One Voice DSM | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 | 2026 | General |
| Sikhs of Iowa Khalsa Heritage | Johnston, IA | $1,000 | 2026 | General |
| CULTUREALL INC | URBANDALE, IA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| INDIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER | MADRID, IA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURE CENTER | GRANGER, IA | $10,001 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURE CENTER | GRANGER, IA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION | MILPITAS, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CULTUREALL INC | URBANDALE, IA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GRINNELL COLLEGE | GRINNELL, IA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MAINFRAME STUDIO | DES MOINES, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION | MILPITAS, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| GRINNELL COLLEGE | GRINNELL, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
IHCC
$100,000General
Sankara Eye Foundation
$25,000General
HTCC
$10,000General
OpenStax
$10,000General
Grinnell College
$10,000General
C3 Steam
$2,000General
One Voice DSM
$1,000General
Sikhs of Iowa Khalsa Heritage
$1,000General
INDIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER
$40,000GENERAL
HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURE CENTER
$10,001GENERAL
HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURE CENTER
$50,000GENERAL