Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation
Private foundation · Bethpage, NY · EIN 13-3260252 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Rohit & Katharine Desai Family
132grants reported
$2,002median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 132 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,000 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 519
Bethpage, NY 11714-0519
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manav Sadhna GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Hanover Park, IL | $115,000 |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $113,450 |
| US Squash GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Entertainment 2 Affect Change GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Media Collective Inc GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| US Squash GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| US Squash GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| St Paul's School GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Utah Film Center GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Salt Lake City, UT | $35,000 |
| Riverside Theatre GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $31,200 |
| Norfolk Chamber Music Festival GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Norfolk, CT | $30,000 |
| Columbia Law School GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $26,000 |
| Manav Sadhna GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Hanover Park, IL | $25,000 |
| Wellesley College Friends of Art GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Wellesley, MA | $25,000 |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $20,250 |
| Harvard Graduate School of Education Fund GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Harvard Graduate School of Education Fund GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Harvard Graduate School of Education Fund GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Mayo Clinic GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Rochester, MN | $20,000 |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $19,500 |
| Manav Sadhna GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Hanover Park, IL | $15,000 |
| Mayo Clinic GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Rochester, MN | $15,000 |
| Mayo Clinic GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Rochester, MN | $15,000 |
| American Mural Project GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Winsted, CT | $11,000 |
| Atlantic Classical Orchestra GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Fort Pierce, FL | $10,840 |
| Jacob's Pillow GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Becket, MA | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Stowe GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Stowe GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Media Collective Inc GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Pratham USA GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Houstin, TX | $10,000 |
| University of Saskatchewan GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | — | $10,000 |
| Friends of Vancouver Foundation GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Seattle, WA | $7,500 |
| John's Island Community Service League GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $7,200 |
| Riverside Theatre GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $5,392 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| John's Island Community Service League GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Girls With Impact GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Greenwich, CT | $5,000 |
| Institute for American Indian Studies GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Washington, CT | $5,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Harvard Business School GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Jacob's Pillow GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Becket, MA | $5,000 |
| Pratham USA GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Houstin, TX | $5,000 |
| Ballet Vero Beach GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Jacob's Pillow GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Becket, MA | $5,000 |
| North Country School GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Lake Placid, NY | $5,000 |
| Bard College GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $5,000 |
| John's Island Community Service League GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $4,700 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $4,200 |
| Riverside Theatre GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $4,192 |
| Norfolk Chamber Music Festival GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Norfolk, CT | $4,000 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 |
| Church of Christ Congregation GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Newington, CT | $3,000 |
| United Way of Indian River GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $3,000 |
| Norfolk Chamber Music Festival GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Norfolk, CT | $3,000 |
| Asia Society GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Wellesley College Friends of Art GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Wellesley, MA | $2,500 |
| Ballet Vero Beach GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $2,500 |
| McKee Botanical Gardens GENERAL/ EDUCATION/ RELIGIOUS | Vero Beach, FL | $2,500 |
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