Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA)

Fremont, CA · EIN 01-0574950 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) reported $17.7 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.60 went to program services, $3.46 to management and general costs and $10.94 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 61.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $213,460 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 134% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

Program services$85.60 $12M
Management & general$3.46 $484K
Fundraising$10.94 $1.5M

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$61.71 $11M
Investment income$3.56 $631K
Other revenue$34.73 $6.2M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	85.6%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	3.5%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	10.9%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.14	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	61.7%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$213,460	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.53%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	18.0	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	11 of 12	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$12M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $11M

Akshaya Patra USA raises funds in the united states for the Akshaya Patra Foundation which feeds over 2.1 million children on all school working days in over 22,000 government schools in india

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$213,460	$0	$0	$213,460

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $216K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$18M	$14M	85.6%	$21M	$213,460
2024 ⓘ	$17M	$13M	82.9%	$17M	$240,000
2023 (amended) ⓘ	$15M	$5.0M	63.6%	$14M	$175,000
2022 (amended) ⓘ	$13M	$13M	87.0%	$3.2M	$175,000
2021 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	92.1%	$3.1M	—
2020 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	93.5%	$3.1M	$75,000
2019 ⓘ	$7.6M	$9.5M	93.0%	$2.4M	$107,557

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 516
Volunteers Part I, line 6600

Private foundation grants it received

42 private foundations reported grants to Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) totaling $541K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA)'s spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) reported that 85.6% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 10.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $213,460, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) get its money?

Of $17.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 61.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Akshaya Patra Foundation (USA) a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-0574950 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641139349300714 · read the filing · XML
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531359349312013 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202411669349300331 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202343259349301269 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221719349300682 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131599349301133 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032829349301403 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 01-0574950: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.