Indian American Impact

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 38-4054905Revenue $1.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSiaimpact.org1622 Locust St, 19103-6305 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Apr 2023

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To elevate the voices of Indian Americans, South Asians, and all historically excluded communities to ensure that every level of government reflects the diversity and value of the people it serves.

81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$442K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $980K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$433K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$901K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +77%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$992K
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$433K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$382K
FY2022$793K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$433K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $126K Fundraising 12% · $204K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $442K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$161,792Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$122,201Pt VII · Sec A
Political Director & Data Strategist
$88,112Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development and Membership
$70,007Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neil Makhija’s $162K as President is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Neil Makhija$161,792$200,039$89,993
Chintan Patel$122,201——
Taher Hasanali$88,112——
Sarah Shah—$31,900$86,250
Prerana Nadig$70,007$54,249—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Amplifies voices of Indian Americans, South Asians, and excluded communities for diverse representation in government.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$980K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$204K
Owns and owesPt X
$433K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$343K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$433K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K$343K
Total assetsLn 16$741K$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$699K$433K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$445K$304K$21K$120K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$175K$28K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$19K$2K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$41K$4K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$37K$4K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$16K$2K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$586K$531K$55K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$221$632
Office expensesLn 13$1K$852$86$246
Information technologyLn 14$32K$23K$2K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$240$686
TravelLn 17$29K$21K$2K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$207K$197K$0$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$189$542
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$321$922
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$51K$6K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.4M$126K$204K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.8M−$266K$433K 990 PDF
FY2023 $901K$992K−$91K$699K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.1M$411K$793K 990 PDF
FY2021 $530K$472K$59K$382K 990 PDF
FY2020 $326K$3K$323K$323K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,489,942 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $900,583$1,489,942
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $900,583$1,489,942
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $730,099$801,066
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $261,815$954,709
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $991,914$1,755,775
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$91,331−$265,833
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,489,942 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,489,942
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,489,942
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0$1,489,942
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,755,775 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $304,241 · Management $20,836 · Fundraising $119,868$444,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,138 · Management $27,511 · Fundraising $18,650$221,299
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,140 · Management $1,930 · Fundraising $5,530$26,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,164 · Management $4,151 · Fundraising $11,894$57,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,705 · Management $3,702 · Fundraising $10,606$51,013
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,925 · Management $1,606 · Fundraising $4,602$22,133
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $531,221 · Management $54,780 · Fundraising $0$586,001
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,189 · Management $221 · Fundraising $632$3,042
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $852 · Management $86 · Fundraising $246$1,184
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,780 · Management $2,297 · Fundraising $6,582$31,659
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,374 · Management $240 · Fundraising $686$3,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,707 · Management $2,089 · Fundraising $5,983$28,779
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $197,106 · Management $0 · Fundraising $10,374$207,480
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,876 · Management $189 · Fundraising $542$2,607
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,191 · Management $321 · Fundraising $922$4,434
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,726 · Management $6,393 · Fundraising $6,971$64,090
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,425,335 · Management $126,352 · Fundraising $204,088$1,755,775
Part X · Balance sheet $447,696 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $517,175$342,979
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $190,000$101,545
X-15 Other assets$3,172
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $741,490$447,696
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,675$14,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,675$14,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $698,815$432,982
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $698,815$432,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $741,490$447,696
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $432,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,489,942
XI-2 Total expenses$1,755,775
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$265,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$698,815
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$432,982

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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