Chhaya Community Development Corporation FY2022 filing

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Jackson Heights, NY501(c)(3)Since 2001Crime & LegalEIN 11-3580935

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Chhaya Community Development Corporation Chhaya was founded in 2000 incorporated in 2001 to advocate for the housing needs of new york citys south asian origin communities. Chhayas mission is to build the power, housing stability, and economic well-being of south asian and indo-carribean communities in new york city.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$319K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$319K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $3.4M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$321K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2022▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$10.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.8M Management & general 14% · $326K Fundraising 8% · $183K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $319K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$163,105Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$104,500Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Policy
$38,381Pt VII · Sec A
Of Staff and Former Board Member
$13,185Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annetta Seecharran’s $256K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Annetta Seecharran$255,910$249,828$179,653$163,105$154,500$154,434
Sadia Rahman$55,773$125,000$122,596$38,381——
Karen Kaminsky Director of$122,695—————
Theresa Thanjan$118,738$115,500————
Jose Miranda——$99,182$104,500——
Karen Kaminsky—$65,769————
Rekha Malhotra Former Board————$36,045—
Rekha Malhotra Interim Chief———$13,185——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers South Asian and Indo-Caribbean New Yorkers with housing, economic stability, and community power.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Housing justice aims at protecting, preserving, and promoting affordable housing in new york citys low-to-moderate-income neighborhoods. Chhaya provides direct service counseling to first-time home buyers and tenants requiring support.

$831Kprogram expense
02

Economic justice aims to provide its clients with the tools and information they need to achieve long-term economic independence through career development, financial capability, and asset building. This is achieved through financial counseling, education, free tax prep support, lending circle, and other related programs.

$432Kprogram expense
03

Immigration provide support to community members looking for immigrant legal services by connecting them to an attorney that can guide and represent the member and helping them navigate the immigration process.

$259Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $179K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$107,148
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,412
Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,392
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,419

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$326K
Fundraisingcol D$183K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$909K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$201
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$433K$321K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$143K$143K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$310K$261K$25K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$875K$802K$9K$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$155$404
Other employee benefitsLn 9$129K$116K$4K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$93K$3K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$19K$17K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$115K$115K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$317K$189K$73K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$35K$24K$8K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$33K$1K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$130K$117K$4K$9K
TravelLn 17$5K$987$3K$944
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$7K$4K$3K
InterestLn 20$471$471
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$371$969
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$17K$59K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K$720
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.8M$326K$183K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.3M$3.6M$3.7M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.2M$3.3M$2.8M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$2.7M$850K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$122K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$1.9M$1.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.9M$114K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,477,149 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$908,791
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,909,992
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $562,114$562,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $201$201
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,842$4,842
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $566,956 · Excluded from tax $201$2,477,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,354,657 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,312$6,312
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $142,560$142,560
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $261,340 · Management $24,513 · Fundraising $24,513$310,366
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $802,431 · Management $9,033 · Fundraising $63,201$874,665
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,907 · Management $155 · Fundraising $404$5,466
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,707 · Management $3,649 · Fundraising $9,541$128,897
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,488 · Management $2,948 · Fundraising $7,709$104,145
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $17,015 · Management $1,890$18,905
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $114,793$114,793
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,039 · Management $72,885 · Fundraising $55,096$317,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,118 · Management $8,405 · Fundraising $2,669$35,192
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,951 · Management $1,039 · Fundraising $2,717$36,707
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $116,858 · Management $3,594 · Fundraising $9,397$129,849
IX-17 TravelPrograms $987 · Management $3,006 · Fundraising $944$4,937
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,422 · Management $3,878 · Fundraising $3,009$14,309
IX-20 InterestManagement $471$471
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,417$8,417
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,759 · Management $371 · Fundraising $969$13,099
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,421 · Management $59,057 · Fundraising $2,014$78,492
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,709 · Management $2,626 · Fundraising $720$5,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,846,024 · Management $325,730 · Fundraising $182,903$2,354,657
Part X · Balance sheet $3,060,040 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,550,118$1,191,585
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $142,851$142,989
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $222,630$185,134
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,026$2,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,714$24,960
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,838$14,421
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,055,315$1,498,451
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,049,492$3,060,040
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $88,479$177,587
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $58,773$143,766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $433,297$321,353
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,517,432$2,038,017
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,098,763$700,670
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,616,195$2,738,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,049,492$3,060,040
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,738,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,477,149
XI-2 Total expenses$2,354,657
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,492
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,616,195
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,738,687

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