Mahesh And Maheshwari Desai Family Foundation

Florham Park, NJ
Tax-exempt since Aug. 2022
EIN: 27-4124184

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$10.6k (2025)

Expenses

$31k (2025)

Total Assets

$711k (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2025

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2025

Revenue

$10,559

Expenses

$31,000

Net Income

-$20,441

Net Assets

$711,236

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$10,000	94.7%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,188	20.7%
Sales of Assets	-$1,629
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$21,300	68.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$711,236
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$711,236

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President)	$0	$0
Maheshwari Desai (Vice President)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Dec. 8, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Revenue

$13,293

Expenses

$55,232

Net Income

-$41,939

Net Assets

$742,069

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,243	9.4%
Dividends	$12,285	92.4%
Sales of Assets	-$235
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$44,350	80.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$742,069
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$742,069

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Revenue

$106,566

Expenses

$18,918

Net Income

$87,648

Net Assets

$1,055,447

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$72	0.1%
Dividends	$10,128	9.5%
Sales of Assets	$96,366	90.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$10,600	56.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,055,447
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,055,447

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 8, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Revenue

$5,046

Expenses

$41,310

Net Income

-$36,264

Net Assets

$960,506

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$6	0.1%
Dividends	$4,640	92.0%
Sales of Assets	$400	7.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$27,400	66.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$960,506
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$960,506

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 7, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Revenue

$50,775

Expenses

$43,689

Net Income

$7,086

Net Assets

$1,186,216

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$5	0.0%
Dividends	$9,832	19.4%
Sales of Assets	$40,938	80.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$23,580	54.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,186,216
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,186,216

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Revenue

$41,515

Expenses

$37,745

Net Income

$3,770

Net Assets

$900,012

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$48	0.1%
Dividends	$9,642	23.2%
Sales of Assets	$31,825	76.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$30,032	79.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$900,012
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$900,012

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Revenue

$8,139

Expenses

$3,589

Net Income

$4,550

Net Assets

$869,437

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,989	61.3%
Sales of Assets	$3,150	38.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$869,437
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$869,437

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Revenue

$99,835

Expenses

$3,710

Net Income

$96,125

Net Assets

$838,138

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$9,460	9.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$6,167	6.2%
Sales of Assets	$84,208	84.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$838,138
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$838,138

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$103,049

Expenses

$40,836

Net Income

$62,213

Net Assets

$781,250

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$50,000	48.5%
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$10,382	10.1%
Sales of Assets	$42,664	41.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$29,986	73.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$781,250
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$781,250

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 9, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$123,795

Expenses

$52,759

Net Income

$71,036

Net Assets

$648,670

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$85,710	69.2%
Interest Revenue	$7	0.0%
Dividends	$10,495	8.5%
Sales of Assets	$27,583	22.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$43,514	82.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$648,670
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$648,670

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 8, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$35,642

Expenses

$44,808

Net Income

-$9,166

Net Assets

$615,409

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$38,000	> 100%
Interest Revenue	$14	0.0%
Dividends	$11,820	33.2%
Sales of Assets	-$14,192
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$30,465	68.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$615,409
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$615,409

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 25, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$214,073

Expenses

$27,204

Net Income

$186,869

Net Assets

$619,897

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$50,000	23.4%
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$8,789	4.1%
Sales of Assets	$155,281	72.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$26,152	96.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$619,897
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$619,897

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Mahesh Desai (President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Maheswari Desai (Vice President/Trustee)	$0	$0
Shama Desai Ahuja (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0
Gati Desai (Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 11, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$159,930

Expenses

$18,666

Net Income

$141,264

Net Assets

$428,468

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$150,000	93.8%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$9,930	6.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$16,651	89.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$428,469
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$428,468

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 31, 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$113,294

Expenses

$17,972

Net Income

$95,322

Net Assets

$287,204

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$107,145	94.6%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$6,088	5.4%
Sales of Assets	$61	0.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$16,126	89.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$287,205
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$287,204

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$210,193

Expenses

$18,310

Net Income

$191,883

Net Assets

$191,882

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$207,842	98.9%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,351	1.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$18,275	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$191,883
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$191,882

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Mahesh And Maheshwari Desai Family Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $10.6k (2025)

Expenses $31k (2025)

Total Assets $711k (2025)

Total Liabilities $0 (2025)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending June 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending June 2012

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Revenue

$10.6k (2025)

Expenses

$31k (2025)

Total Assets

$711k (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

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