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Gave $1,745 in 2024

Bethesda, Maryland · EIN 82-5508736 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$1,745

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$500

Total assets$767K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $500.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	John Varghese
Address	10517 Aubinoe Farm Dr, Bethesda MD 20814
Phone	(240) 461-8362
Email	johnvvarghese@aol.com
Form and materials	Form 990-PF
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	None

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Food Assistance1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Maryland.

Maryland1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Food Assistance grants in Maryland1 of its grant, $500 · 250 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
John Cherussery CO KLAP Foundation	Ellicott City, MD	Feeding the Hungry post flooding -Howard County-MD	$500

The return also lists 2 grants to individuals ($1,245). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$1,745	3
2023	$895	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Sep 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202502499349100400
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-5508736
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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