Dharampuriya Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving. Its mission centers around supporting various causes, particularly in health, food security, and women's empowerment, as evidenced by its funding to health charities, food banks, and organizations that promote women's initiatives. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including hospitals, educational institutions, and community service organizations. While it primarily operates in Massachusetts, it also extends support to organizations in other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established charitable organizations working in health, community services, diaspora/community culture, or women’s empowerment in the foundation's regional footprint and sized to receive mid-range grants (~$5K–$100K); ideally introduced or known to the trustees or current grantees.
Good Fit
- • Programs aligned with health charities, community food/security, education, or diaspora community work.
- • Located in or operating programs in states previously funded (MA, NJ, RI) or otherwise regionally relevant.
- • Organizational scale consistent with past awards (single-year grants in the low five- to six-figure range).
- • An existing relationship, trustee introduction, or referral from a past grantee.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states rather than a single city: 2024 grants went to NJ, MA, and RI, and earlier years included FL and OK, indicating a regional multi-state footprint rather than strictly local or national.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows four distinct recipients and 2022 shows seven distinct recipients; three of the four 2024 recipients were new that year and only one repeated across years, so the foundation funds multiple independent organizations though dollars are concentrated in a top grantee.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new grantees exists (three new recipients in 2024), but the foundation explicitly indicates it only supports preselected applicants and there is no public application route, so unfamiliar organizations are unlikely to gain access without a referral or trustee connection.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
