Saxena Family Foundation
Official site for the Saxena Family Foundation (Shikhar & Kristin Saxena) focused on supporting children in the Omaha metro area; includes an About page with founders and examples of funded projects. The site lists a contact email ([email protected]) and describes past grants/partnerships.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or mid-sized nonprofits with programs in youth development, education, community service, or health that align with the foundation’s past grants and geographic reach (notably Massachusetts, DC, New York, and nearby states).
Good Fit
- • Provides general operating or event-support needs rather than a highly restricted project budget.
- • Works in youth development, education, South Asian community services, or health-related programs.
- • Has visibility or connections in the foundation’s primary states (MA, DC, NY, NH) or is known to the trustees or their network.
- • Can participate in charitable events or partnerships the foundation supports.
Geography
Latest-year grants went to organizations in four states and historically to as many as seven, with about 38% of dollars concentrated in one state, indicating a regional multi-state footprint rather than strictly local or national giving.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded around 10–15 distinct recipients each year and added multiple new grantees (seven in the latest year), showing a fairly broad and changing recipient set for a small private foundation despite dollar concentration among a few top recipients.
New Applicants
Form filings and the foundation’s materials state grants are to preselected recipients, which suggests invitation-driven giving; however, the presence of several new grantees in the latest year shows unfamiliar organizations can be added, so direct openness to unsolicited applicants is unclear.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
