The Smaartz Foundation concentrates almost exclusively on education-related giving, with a strong emphasis on supporting individual students and higher education. Its largest single payment was to the University of Southern California, while most other grants are modest awards or payments to individuals and a regional Telugu cultural organization, suggesting scholarship and community-support motives tied to the South Asian/Telugu community. Overall the foundation appears to fund tuition, scholarships, or student support rather than broad institutional programs.
Concentrated, education-focused giving with one large institutional payment and several small, repeat awards to individual students or community organizations; primarily small-dollar, targeted grants rather than broad program funding.
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$242K
$40K
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Most grants fall between $610 and $2K, with a median of $987.
25th Percentile
$610
Median
$987
75th Percentile
$2K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Smaartz Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 21 | $64K | 63.6% |
| 2 | India | 12 |
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Notable grantees: University of Southern California, Telugu Literacy and Cultural Association, Venkateswarlu Pannala, Kumar Akarapu VMS, Arun Malhotra
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $15K |
36.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTHA HINOJOSA | NEW CITY, NY | $6,300 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GIRIDHAR AKARAPU | HUNTINGTON, WV | $4,100 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ADITYA JAYANTHI | TACOMA, WA | $4,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| VENKATESWARLU PANNALA | TELANGANA, HY | $3,074 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KUMAR AKARAPU | VISAKHAPATNAM | $1,691 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BHASKARA SARMA | EDISON, NJ | $1,252 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SURYA P KOTIKALAPUDI | SOUTH FARMINGDALE, NY | $1,250 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TELUGU LITERARY AND CULTURAL ASSOC | QUEENS, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SRINIVASA PARAVASTHU | EDISON, NJ | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JULIO BOLIVAR | PORT CHESTER, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SUBBU GARIKIPATI | RANGA REDDY, TE | $501 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DEEPA SREE JONNALAGADDA | HYDERABAD | $291 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE | POMONA, NY | $256 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ST JOSEPH HEALTH | TOTOWA, NJ | $8 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $13,619 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| DEEPA SREE JONNALAGADDA | HYDERABAD | $2,204 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SURYA P KOTIKALAPUDI | SOUTH FARMINGDALE, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TELUGU LITERARY AND CULTURAL ASSOC | QUEENS, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE | POMONA, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VENKATESWARLU PANNALA | TELANGANA, HY | $309 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SHARAT | BRONX, NY | $250 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VENKATESWARLU PANNALA | TELANGANA, HY | $2,461 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| KUMAR AKARAPU VMS | VISAKHAPATNAM | $1,351 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TELUGU LITERACY AND CULTURAL ASSOC | BAYSIDE HILLS, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GO FUND ME | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $518 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $19,852 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ARUN MALHOTRA | WILMINGTON, DE | $3,334 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GIRIDHAR AKARAPU | HUNTINGTON, WV | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| VENKATESWARLU PANNALA | TELANGANA, HY | $974 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| KUMAR AKARAPU VMS | VISAKHAPATNAM | $955 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ROHIT PISIPATI | NAGPUR | $641 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TELUGU LITERACY AND CULTURAL ASSOC | BAYSIDE HILLS, NY | $500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DEEPA SREE JONNALAGADDA | HYDERABAD | $50 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
MARTHA HINOJOSA
$6,300CHARITABLE
GIRIDHAR AKARAPU
$4,100CHARITABLE
ADITYA JAYANTHI
$4,000CHARITABLE
VENKATESWARLU PANNALA
$3,074CHARITABLE
KUMAR AKARAPU
$1,691CHARITABLE
BHASKARA SARMA
$1,252CHARITABLE
SURYA P KOTIKALAPUDI
CHARITABLE
TELUGU LITERARY AND CULTURAL ASSOC
$1,000CHARITABLE
SRINIVASA PARAVASTHU
$1,000CHARITABLE
JULIO BOLIVAR
$1,000CHARITABLE
SUBBU GARIKIPATI
$501CHARITABLE
DEEPA SREE JONNALAGADDA
$291CHARITABLE
SRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE
$256CHARITABLE
ST JOSEPH HEALTH
$8CHARITABLE
DEEPA SREE JONNALAGADDA
$2,204CHARITABLE
SURYA P KOTIKALAPUDI
$1,500CHARITABLE
TELUGU LITERARY AND CULTURAL ASSOC
$1,000CHARITABLE
SRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE
$1,000CHARITABLE
VENKATESWARLU PANNALA
$309CHARITABLE
SHARAT
$250CHARITABLE
VENKATESWARLU PANNALA
$2,461CHARITABLE PURPOSE
KUMAR AKARAPU VMS
$1,351CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TELUGU LITERACY AND CULTURAL ASSOC
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GO FUND ME
$518CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ARUN MALHOTRA
$3,334CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GIRIDHAR AKARAPU
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VENKATESWARLU PANNALA
$974CHARITABLE PURPOSE
KUMAR AKARAPU VMS
$955CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ROHIT PISIPATI
$641CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TELUGU LITERACY AND CULTURAL ASSOC
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DEEPA SREE JONNALAGADDA
$50CHARITABLE PURPOSE