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The Swaraj Foundation

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Willowbrook, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 36-4222960Revenue $188K in FY2025

On file with the IRSswaraj.org143 Chaucer CT, 60527-8418 · Willowbrook, ILTax-exempt since Sep 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Swaraj Foundation seeks to promote new thinking, community leadership and unlearning processes for Swaraj-development in South Asia by: Collecting and synthesizing innovative research and materials on decolonization and re-imagining education and development from around the world. Organizing un-conferences, seminars, and workshops for educators, concerned community leaders, and various development thinker-practitioners from around the world. Supporting initiatives that are being evolved throughout South Asia which seek to apply the best research and indigenous wisdom about unschooling, localization, post-activism, de-growth, slowness, voluntary simplicity, deep democracy, Zapatismo, counter-development, gift culture, biomimicry, complexity, etc. towards radical educational transformation and community regeneration. SWARAJ LITERALLY MEANS SELF-RULE (AWARENESS OF THE SELF, MASTERY OF THE SELF, EXPANSION OF THE SELF AND HARMONY OF THE SELF).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$188K
+431% vs prior year
Spent
$168K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$188K
FY2025▲ +431%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$204K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$188K
Expenses
$168K
FY2025▼ -60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$162K
FY2022$426K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$168K
Net assets
$120K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$195K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$120K

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $168K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Manish Jain
Director and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Manish Bapna
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Varsha Jain
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Promotes decolonization and new development thinking through research, workshops, and supporting South Asian initiatives.

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3 programs · $421K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Supported Social Laboratories

Complexity university gigatonne challenge project - the complexity university offers online courses and learning community to build leadership for working on complex challenges. Through innovative learning by doing pedagogy, it seeks to equip learners with the tools, relationships and inner resources that are needed to be more effective…

$298Kprogram expense
02

Supported Ecoversities Alliance

The ecoversities alliance is a network of alternative holistic universities and learning spaces around the world for youth and adult learners (many of who have left formal education). The ecoversities are committed to reimagining education higher education and developing innovative models, pedagogies and tools which explore the expanded…

$118Kprogram expense
03

Supported the shikshantar sansthan in udaipur -"udaipur as a learning city project" - the ulc incubates and nurtures several diverse learning spaces and sustainable living projects around the city as it creates opportunities for people of all ages to identify, deepen and share their passions, dreams and skills.

$5Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston INCFY2023$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $118K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$118,383

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$188K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$168K
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Total revenueLn 12$188K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$120K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $188K$168K$20K$120K 990 PDF
FY2024 $35K$100K 990 PDF
FY2023 $170K$253K 990 PDF
FY2022 $432K$426K$6K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021 $204K$162K$42K$195K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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