Sister India Ltd FY2020 filing

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Tulsa, OK501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 46-5600981Revenue $1.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSsisterindia.orgPo Box 701287, 74170-1287 · Tulsa, OKTax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sister India provides a holistic program, protecting and uplifting women and girls, ending trafficking, child marriages and child labor, and ensuring girls can go to school instead. We research effective solutions, and raise awareness around the issues confronting oppressed women and girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$187K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$443K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$967K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$935K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$738K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$855K
Net assets
$443K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$672K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$387K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.1M Management & general 6% · $76K Fundraising 3% · $43K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

D Spencer’s $41K as Board Member and Executive Director is at the 37th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
D Spencer$40,615$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000

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

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  • 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 women and girls by ending trafficking, child marriage, and labor, ensuring education and safety.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Holistic program protecting and uplifting women and girls, ending trafficking, child marriages and child labor, and ensuring girls can go to school

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Covid Relief assistance

$63Kprogram expense
03

Raise awareness and research the issues confronting oppressed women and girls

$31Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$469
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$443K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$549K
Total assetsLn 16$629K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$469
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$549K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$549K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$629K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
Net assetsLn 32$443K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$543K$549K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$552K$629K
LiabilitiesLn 26$403K$187K
Net assetsLn 32$149K$443K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.1M$1.1M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$14K$13K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$35K$14K$12K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$2K$1K$986
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$1K$898
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$181$0$181$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$0$27K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$16K$11K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$6K$0$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$5K$4K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$737$368$0$369
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$823$329$288$206
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$434$0$434$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$438$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$76K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $935K$855K$79K$387K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$140K$308K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.6M−$504K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 $967K$738K$229K$672K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$1.3M$293K$443K 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 I · Summary $1,559,202 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,142,507$1,558,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,303$469
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,146,810$1,559,202
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,105,229$1,084,359
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,948$78,092
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,800$103,312
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,284,977$1,265,763
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$138,167$293,439
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,559,202 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,558,733
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,558,733
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $469 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$469
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $469 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,559,202
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,265,763 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,084,359$1,084,359
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,400 · Management $12,600 · Fundraising $9,000$36,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $13,823 · Management $12,095 · Fundraising $8,640$34,558
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,577 · Management $1,380 · Fundraising $986$3,943
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,436 · Management $1,257 · Fundraising $898$3,591
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $181 · Fundraising $0$181
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $27,071 · Fundraising $0$27,071
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,070 · Management $11,015 · Fundraising $8,177$35,262
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,297 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,296$12,593
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,107 · Management $1,843 · Fundraising $1,317$5,267
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,042 · Management $4,412 · Fundraising $3,151$12,605
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $368 · Management $0 · Fundraising $369$737
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $329 · Management $288 · Fundraising $206$823
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $434 · Fundraising $0$434
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,050 · Fundraising $0$2,050
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $438 · Management $1,392 · Fundraising $4,459$6,289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,146,246 · Management $76,018 · Fundraising $43,499$1,265,763
Part X · Balance sheet $629,297 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $543,108$549,235
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,375$71,523
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $469$7,202
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,771$1,337
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $551,723$629,297
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,023$5,686
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $395,565$181,037
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $402,588$186,723
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,135$42,574
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$400,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $149,135$442,574
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $551,723$629,297
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $442,574 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,559,202
XI-2 Total expenses$1,265,763
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$293,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$149,135
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$442,574

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