Private foundation · EIN 13-3260252 · Bethpage, New York

Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 41 grants paid, $455K total, median $3,000. 32% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
41
$455K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in NY
32%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.2M

Grants paid in 2025

41 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$113K
US SquashNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$50K
Entertainment 2 Affect ChangeNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$50K
St Paul's SchoolNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$40K
Riverside TheatreVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$31K
Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$26K
Harvard Graduate School of Education FundCambridge, MAGeneral/ education/ religious$20K
Manav SadhnaHanover Park, ILGeneral/ education/ religious$15K
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNGeneral/ education/ religious$15K
American Mural ProjectWinsted, CTGeneral/ education/ religious$11K
Jacob's PillowBecket, MAGeneral/ education/ religious$10K
Friends of Vancouver FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral/ education/ religious$7,500
Cleveland Clinic Indian River FoundationVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$5,000
John's Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$5,000
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$5,000
Girls With ImpactGreenwich, CTGeneral/ education/ religious$5,000
Institute for American Indian StudiesWashington, CTGeneral/ education/ religious$5,000
Elton John AIDS FoundationNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$4,200
Norfolk Chamber Music FestivalNorfolk, CTGeneral/ education/ religious$4,000
Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$3,000
Church of Christ CongregationNewington, CTGeneral/ education/ religious$3,000
United Way of Indian RiverVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$3,000
Asia SocietyNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$2,500
Wellesley College Friends of ArtWellesley, MAGeneral/ education/ religious$2,500
The Hotchkiss FundLakeville, CTGeneral/ education/ religious$2,000
NeabpdTownship of Washington, NJGeneral/ education/ religious$2,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYPublic health and wellness$1,500
McKee Botanical GardensVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$1,500
Indian River Land TrustVero Beah, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$1,100
Merton College Chartiable CorpManasquan, NJGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
Philadelphia Animal Welfare ServicePhiladelphia, PASave animals$1,000
Stoneleigh-Burnham SchoolGreenfield, MAGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
The Acting CompanyNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
The MountLenox, MAGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
Vna & Hospice FoundationVero Beach, FLGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
Whole Family Health CenterHawthorne, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
The Trevor ProjectSan Francisco, CAGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
To Love a Canine Rescue IncKimberton, PAGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
Les Ecology CenterNew York, NYGeneral/ education/ religious$1,000
David Suzuki FoundationVancouver, CAGeneral/ education/ religious

By state: New York 13 · Florida 8 · Massachusetts 5 · Connecticut 6 · Illinois 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bethpage, New York, administered in care of Rohit M Desai, tax-exempt since 1985. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $455K across 41 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation give?

New York (13 grants), Florida (8 grants), Massachusetts (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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