Private foundation · EIN 47-1073293 · Forest Hills, New York

Himachal Foundation Inc

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: 24 grants paid, $9,636 total, median $178. 63% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
24
$9,636
Median grant
$178
Stays in NY
63%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

How to apply

Contact: Meenu Gupta, 11312, Forest Hills, Ny, 7185922626, CESAREAN22@GMAIL.COM

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Barre Center for BuddhistBare, MAChairty$1,775
Self Realization FellowshipNew York, NYChairty$1,510
Middle ChurchNew York, NYCharity$1,035
Hawai'i Community FoundationHilo, NYCharity$1,009
Go Fund MeRedwood City, CACharity$700
Administrative CostsForest Hills, NYCharity$677
Today TixNew York, NYCharity$558
New York Restoration ProjectNew York, NYCharity$500
Hasc CenterBrooklyn, NYCharity$300
Coalition of Hundus of North AmericIslin, NJCharity$250
Asia Society and MuseumNew York, NYCharity$250
Out of the Box TheatricsNew York, NYCharity$192
The Museum of ModernNew York, NYCharity$164
Whitney Museum MemberNew York, NYCharity$140
New York City CouncilBaton Rouge, LACharity$100
Just Tryan ItBethesda, MDCharity$100
The Public TheaterNew York, NYCharity$90
Fulbright AssociationWashington, DCCharity$80
Donate With DevinSan Francisco, CACharity$50
Buddhist Association of the USCarmel, NYCharity$45
South Asian JournalistsSan Francisco, CACharity$40
Freedom Rising ConferenceNew York, NYCharity$36
New York Attorney General CharitiesNew York, NYCharity$25
Seed SparkLos Angeles, CACharity$10

By state: New York 15 · Massachusetts 1 · California 4 · New Jersey 1 · Louisiana 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Himachal Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Forest Hills, New York, administered in care of Meenu Gupta, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Himachal Foundation Inc 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 Himachal Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $9,636 across 24 grants, a median of $178.

Where does Himachal Foundation Inc give?

New York (15 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), California (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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