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RAO FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $2.2M · expenses $2.2M · assets $51K

EIN
45-2665652
Address
3705 VALENCIA CT, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75022-5350
Website
WWW.RAOFOUND.ORG
NTEE code
C30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nagaraj V Rao PRESIDENT/TREASURER2016-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Seshkumari Rao VICE PRESIDENT2016-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jaideep Jayaram SECRETARY2016-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TR0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDE0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TR0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDE0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TR0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDE0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TR0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDE0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAGARAJ V RAO PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
SESHKUMARI RAO VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JAIDEEP JAYARAM SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nagaraj V Rao President/Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Seshkumari Rao Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Jaideep Jayaram Secretary0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 20 grants to organizations · $2.2M
2024 · 11 grants to organizations · $534K
2023 · 11 grants to organizations · $1.6M
2022 · 10 grants to organizations · $217K
2021 · 11 grants to organizations · $344K
2020 · 13 grants to organizations · $55K
2019 · 8 grants to organizations · $32K
2018 · 5 grants to organizations · $14K
2017 · 3 grants to organizations · $4K
2016 · 9 grants to organizations · $13K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $2.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ V RAO AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $2,200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $572K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ V RAO AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $571,605- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $1.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ V RAO AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $1,630,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ V AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 2 contributors · $395K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 NAGARAJ V AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
1 NAGARAJ V AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $195,153$195,153 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ V AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ V AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $50,100- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NAGARAJ AND SESHKUMARI RAO Person FLOWER MOUND, TX $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Nagaraj Seshkumari Rao Person Flower Mound, TX $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,200,000$2,235,170 $50,573$50,573 $2,200,000- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$571,660$536,695 $85,743$85,743 $571,605- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,630,145$1,625,131 $50,778$50,778 $1,630,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,059$221,853 $45,764$45,764 $100,000- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$395,235$349,701 $167,558$167,558 $395,153- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$63,030 $122,024$122,024 $100,000- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,100$37,862 $85,054$85,054 $50,100- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,000$75,863 $72,816$72,816 $50,000- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,000$35,174 $98,679$98,679 $50,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,000$16,147 $83,853$83,853 $50,000- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$19,831,630235 502016–2024 CITIZENS CLIMATE EDUCATION CORP; CHANNEL ISLANDS RESTORATION; SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE INC; THREE BAYS PRESERVATION INC and 46 more
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$12,310,56015 22013–2024 CHANNEL ISLANDS RESTORATION; POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ASSOCIATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$11,460,71684 302020–2024 GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT INC; CITIZENS CLIMATE EDUCATION CORP; GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND; THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS & NATIVE PLANTS INC and 26 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$9,965,777220 472014–2024 POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ASSOCIATION; ECOLIFE CONSERVATION; CITIZENS CLIMATE EDUCATION CORP; OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL FUND and 43 more
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,855,12231 112010–2024 ACTERRA ACTION FOR A HEALTHY PLANET; GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND; FRIENDS OF THE CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLAN; MOONLIGHT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and 7 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $2,235,170 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,210,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,210,100 98.9%
Fees: other professional $21,190 0.9%
Fees: accounting $3,780 0.2%
Other expenses $100 0.0%
Total$2,235,170100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $536,695 spent · pay $0 · grants $533,830 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $533,830 99.5%
Fees: accounting $2,800 0.5%
Other expenses $65 0.0%
Total$536,695100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,625,131 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,623,380 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,623,380 99.9%
Fees: accounting $1,750 0.1%
Taxes $1 0.0%
Total$1,625,131100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $221,853 spent · pay $0 · grants $216,875 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $216,875 97.8%
Fees: accounting $4,400 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $578 0.3%
Total$221,853100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $349,701 spent · pay $0 · grants $344,370 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $344,370 98.5%
Depreciation and depletion $2,890 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,100 0.6%
Other expenses $341 0.1%
Total$349,701100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $63,030 spent · pay $0 · grants $55,156 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $55,156 87.5%
Depreciation and depletion $2,892 4.6%
Other expenses $2,882 4.6%
Fees: accounting $2,100 3.3%
Total$63,030100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $37,862 spent · pay $0 · grants $32,269 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $32,269 85.2%
Depreciation and depletion $2,891 7.6%
Fees: accounting $2,625 6.9%
Other expenses $77 0.2%
Total$37,862100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $75,863 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $51,350 67.7%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $14,500 19.1%
Fees: legal $3,362 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,891 3.8%
Fees: accounting $2,000 2.6%
Other expenses $1,760 2.3%
Total$75,863100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $35,174 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $24,890 70.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,000 11.4%
Fees: accounting $3,150 9.0%
Depreciation and depletion $2,314 6.6%
Other expenses $713 2.0%
Printing and publications $107 0.3%
Total$35,174100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $16,147 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,719 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,719 78.8%
Fees: accounting $3,150 19.5%
Other expenses $278 1.7%
Total$16,147100%

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