Private foundation · EIN 51-6508174 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Ananda Fund

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: 18 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $50K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$1.9M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Project South for the Elimination of Poverty and GenocideAtlanta, GAGeneral support$300K
Highlander Research and Education Center Regions BankNew Market, TNGeneral support$300K
Taproot EarthSlidell, LAGeneral support$300K
Spirithouse South IncDurham, NCGeneral support$150K
Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GAGeneral support$150K
Sister Song IncAtlanta, GAGeneral support$150K
Power Coalition for Equity and JusticeNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$150K
Bvm Capacity Building InstituteEast Point, GAGeneral support$100K
United Houma Nation IncGolden Meadow, LAGeneral support$50K
The Afiya CenterDallas, TXGeneral support$50K
Progeorgia State Table IncAtlanta, GAGeneral support$45K
Community Movement Builders IncClarkston, GAGeneral support$45K
Social Good FundRichmond, CAGeneral support$45K
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$45K
South Carolina Progressive Network Education FundColumbia, SCGeneral support$25K
Jean Charles Choctaw NationMontegut, LAGeneral support$15K
Grand Cailloudulac Band of Biloxi-ChitiChauvin, LAGeneral support$15K
Pointe Au Chien Indian TribeMontegut, LAGeneral support$15K

By state: Georgia 6 · Louisiana 6 · Tennessee 1 · North Carolina 1 · California 2 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Ananda Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Wilmington Trust Company, tax-exempt since 1998. 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 Ananda Fund 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 Ananda Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.9M across 18 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Ananda Fund give?

Georgia (6 grants), Louisiana (6 grants), Tennessee (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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