Amrita-Seattle FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 27-2022686

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NGO that is dedicated to providing basic education, nutrition, healthcare and clean water solutions to underprivileged communities in India and US with the objective of empowering children and youth from

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $141K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$220K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$258K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$220K
FY2021▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$360K
Expenses
$229K
FY2021▲ +30%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$366K
Net assets
$258K
FY2021▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $156K Management & general 29% · $66K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharmila Pal’s $72K as President is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharmila Pal$72,159$72,159$62,679$50,000$50,000$29,167

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides education, nutrition, healthcare, and clean water to underprivileged communities.

Provided by the organization

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2 program services account for $156K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Served 40,000 students with reading material in india.

$149Kprogram expense
02

Served about 850 hot meals and other essentials to

$6Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$220K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$258K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Total revenueLn 12$220K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$258K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$258K
Total assetsLn 16$267K$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$267K$258K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$149K$149K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39$39
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$307$307
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$156K$66K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $360K$366K−$6K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024 $311K$322K−$11K$202K 990 PDF
FY2023 $278K$280K−$2K$213K 990 PDF
FY2022 $306K$343K−$37K$225K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $220K$229K−$9K$258K 990 PDF
FY2020 $201K$176K$25K$267K 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 $220,345 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$220,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,320
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25$25
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25$220,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,164 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,180$6,180
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $149,477$149,477
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $50,000$50,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,841$4,841
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,303$8,303
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,279$7,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $39$39
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,738$2,738
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $307$307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,657 · Management $66,228 · Fundraising $7,279$229,164
Part X · Balance sheet $258,450 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,270$217,960
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$40,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $267,270$258,450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $267,270$147,997
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$110,453
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $267,270$258,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $267,270$258,450
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $258,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,345
XI-2 Total expenses$229,164
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,819
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$267,270
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$258,450

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