The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation, an Indian American-founded nonprofit, Jan. 21 announced a record annual giving total in 2020 of $8 million to over 40 nonprofits. Throughout the year, the Bhatia Foundation broadened areas of focus in health, education, developmental disabilities, human rights, social justice, and girlsâ empowerment. Donations also included organizations and communities affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation said in a news release.
The Bhatia Foundationâs major initiative of 2020, and largest gift to date, was a $7 million gift to UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The multi-level donation included a $5 million gift to support the construction of the Neurosciences Tower at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, and a $2 million endowment to fund the Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation Distinguished University Chair in Brain Science.