The Trivedi Family Foundation directs essentially all of its philanthropic resources to a single higher-education initiative: large-scale support for the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University (via the International Foundation for Research & Education). Its giving appears focused on capital and operating support for building research and education capacity in the biosciences, likely reflecting a close family connection to that institution and an interest in strengthening scientific higher education internationally.
The Trivedi Family Foundation directs most of its giving to a single higher-education initiative: the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, supported through the International Foundation for Research & Education. Two of the foundation’s largest grants, in 2025 and 2023, went to that program for capital and operating expenditures, showing sustained support for building research and teaching capacity over time. Beyond that core commitment, the foundation has also backed a science book prize, psychiatric treatment and suicide prevention, and charitable education activities. Its portfolio shows a mix of large institutional grants and smaller operating awards. The biosciences initiative stands apart in scale, while other grants are structured as annual operating budgets or program-specific support. The foundation’s recent recipients include The Royal Society in London for the Science Book Prize 2023-2027, Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital for a psychiatric treatment enrichment program, and Project Why in New Delhi for charitable education activities. That pattern suggests a funder comfortable with both long-running commitments and targeted support for named programs.
One clear theme is higher education infrastructure. The Trivedi Family Foundation gave $4,251,294 in 2025 to the International Foundation for Research & Education for Ashoka University Trivedi School of Biosciences capital and operating expenditures, after a $3,884,089 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports science communication. In 2025, it gave $131,279 to The Royal Society for the Science Book Prize 2023-2027. A third area is mental health and suicide prevention. Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital received $75,000 in 2025 for its psychiatric treatment enrichment program phase I: suicide prevention and treatment, following $70,000 grants in 2023 tied to earlier years of the same program. Education programming appears elsewhere in the portfolio too, including support for Project Why’s charitable education activities in New Delhi.
Typical grants cluster in the mid five-figure to low six-figure range, with a p25 of $55,000, median of $70,000, and p75 of $92,500. The distribution is skewed by two very large biosciences grants that sit well above the rest of the portfolio. The foundation shows repeat support over multiple years rather than one-off giving. Ashoka University’s biosciences initiative appears in both 2023 and 2025; Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital appears across multiple grant years; Stem Coding Lab received operational budget support in 2023 and 2025; and Project Why shows up in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants indicate program-specific, operating, and capital support rather than an application-driven public grant cycle.
$4.6M
$30.5M
$7.9M
$4.9M
Most grants fall between $55K and $93K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$55K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$93K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Trivedi Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 6 | $440K | 46.1% |
| 2 | India | 5 | $8.3M |
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Highly concentrated: very large, unrestricted (capital and operating) gifts routed through a single intermediary grantee; repeat funding to the same project/partner rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
Notable grantees: International Foundation for Research & Education (for Ashoka University — Trivedi School of Biosciences)
Grant recipients are concentrated in the US, India, and the UK. New Delhi appears repeatedly through the biosciences initiative’s intermediary, Project Why, and Sri Ram Goburdhun Charitable Trust (project Why). In the US, Pittsburgh, Hollywood, and Brooklyn each received grants, with Pittsburgh showing up through Stem Coding Lab and Brooklyn through Art Creates US Inc. The UK presence is tied to London through The Royal Society. Although the foundation is headquartered in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, most giving by count goes to New York recipients.
Its giving centers on the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, with major capital and operating support through the International Foundation for Research & Education. It also backs science communication through The Royal Society’s Science Book Prize, mental health and suicide prevention at Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital, and charitable education activities through Project Why.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around five to six figures: the p25 is $55,000, the median is $70,000, and the p75 is $92,500. Two grants to the biosciences initiative are much larger than the rest, at $4,251,294 in 2025 and $3,884,089 in 2023.
Yes. The International Foundation for Research & Education received major biosciences grants in both 2023 and 2025. Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital received grants tied to different years of the same psychiatric treatment program, Stem Coding Lab received operational support in 2023 and 2025, and Project Why appears in both 2023 and 2025.
The top state by grant count is New York, while 25% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania. Recent recipients are located in New Delhi, London, Pittsburgh, Hollywood, and Brooklyn, showing a regional reach across the US, India, and the UK.
The foundation funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants also show program-specific and operating support, including capital and operating expenditures for Ashoka University’s Trivedi School of Biosciences and operational budget support for other named programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2 | $263K | 15.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION | NEW DELHI | $4,251,294 | 2025 | ASHOKA UNIVERSITY TRIVEDI SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCESCAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES |
| THE ROYAL SOCIETY | LONDON | $131,279 | 2025 | SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023-2027 |
| STEM CODING LAB | PITTSBURGH, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | YEAR 5 OPERATIONAL BUDGET |
| JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PHASE I: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT YEAR 5 |
| SRI RAM GOBURDHUN CHARITABLE TRUST (PROJECT WHY) | NEW DELHI | $60,000 | 2025 | CARRYOUT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES |
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION | NEW DELHI | $3,884,089 | 2023 | ASHOKA UNIVERSITY TRIVEDI SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCESCAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES |
| STEM CODING LAB | PITTSBURGH, PA | $100,000 | 2023 | YEAR 4 OPERATIONAL BUDGET |
| JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $70,000 | 2023 | PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PHASE I: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT YEAR 2 |
| JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $70,000 | 2023 | PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PHASE I: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT YEAR 3 |
| PROJECT WHY | NEW DELHI | $50,000 | 2023 | CARRYOUT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES |
| ART CREATES US INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | YEAR 6 OPERATIONAL BUDGET |
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION
$4,251,294ASHOKA UNIVERSITY TRIVEDI SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCESCAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES
THE ROYAL SOCIETY
$131,279SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023-2027
STEM CODING LAB
$100,000YEAR 5 OPERATIONAL BUDGET
JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$75,000PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PHASE I: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT YEAR 5
SRI RAM GOBURDHUN CHARITABLE TRUST (PROJECT WHY)
$60,000CARRYOUT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION
$3,884,089ASHOKA UNIVERSITY TRIVEDI SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCESCAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES
STEM CODING LAB
$100,000YEAR 4 OPERATIONAL BUDGET
JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$70,000PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PHASE I: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT YEAR 2
JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$70,000PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PHASE I: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT YEAR 3
PROJECT WHY
$50,000CARRYOUT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
ART CREATES US INC
$25,000YEAR 6 OPERATIONAL BUDGET