Rao Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 26-2718455 · reported 2023–2025
163grants reported
$600median award
$300lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$206Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 163 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 17269
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-7269
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iit Madras Foundation (USA) GENERAL DONATION | Cupertino, CA | $20,600 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of AM GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Durham, NC | $5,500 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of AM GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Tbgf - Sculpture in Trhe Garden GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Aga Research Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of AM GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Botanical Garden Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Aga Research Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| Tbgf - Sculpture in Trhe Garden GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Aga Research Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Bethesda, MD | $3,000 |
| Americares GENERAL DONATION | Stamford, CT | $3,000 |
| Unc - Carolina Performing Arts GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,000 |
| Americares GENERAL DONATION | Stamford, CT | $3,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foun GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foun GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Americares GENERAL DONATION | Stamford, CT | $3,000 |
| Carolina Performing Arts GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Wunc-Fm GENERLA DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| Sehgal Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Desmoines, IA | $2,000 |
| Carolina Performing Arts GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| International Rescue Committee GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Partners in Health GENERAL DONATION | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Durham, NC | $2,000 |
| YMCA of the Triangle Area GENERAL DONATION | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center GENERAL DONATION | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Partners in Health GENERAL DONATION | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Durham, NC | $2,000 |
| The YMCA of the Triangle Area GENERAL DONATION | Raleigh, NC | $1,500 |
| Save the Children GENERAL DONATION | Fairfield, CT | $1,500 |
| Fosfeminista GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Fosfeminista GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Pennies for Education & Health GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $1,500 |
| Save the Children GENERAL DONATION | Fairfield, CT | $1,500 |
| YMCA of the Triangle Area GENERAL DONATION | Raleigh, NC | $1,500 |
| Environmental Defense Fund GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Naspghan Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Ambler, PA | $1,000 |
| Unc Health - Don Powell Fund GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Care GENERAL DONATION | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Feeding America GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC GENERAL DONATION | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 |
| Naspghan Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Ambler, PA | $1,000 |
| Native American Heritage Associatio GENERAL DONATION | Rapid City, SD | $1,000 |
| Ncssm Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Pratham USA GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| United Negro College Fund GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Wunc-Fm GENERLA DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,000 |
| NAACP Empowerment Program GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| NAACP GENERAL DONATION | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 |
| Trosa GENERAL DONATION | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Unc - Student Impact Fund GENERAL DONATION | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,000 |
| Alamance County Community YMCA GENERAL DONATION | Burlington, NC | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Care GENERAL DONATION | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Feeding America GENERAL DONATION | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
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