Sister India Ltd FY2021 filing

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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.
84¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
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
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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% 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 · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 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
$18K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$967K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$738K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$672K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$967K
FY2021▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$967K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$935K
Expenses
$738K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$738K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$855K
Net assets
$672K
FY2021▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$672K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$387K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $620K Management & general 10% · $72K Fundraising 6% · $45K

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
Executive Director
$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

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

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3 programs · $620K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$536Kprogram expense
02

Raise awareness and research the issues confronting oppressed women and girls

$61Kprogram expense
03

Covid Relief assistance

$24Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$967K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$967K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Money outPt IX
$738K
Ln 25
Programscol B$620K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$672K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K
Total assetsLn 16$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
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$967K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Total revenueLn 12$967K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$504K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$504K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$903
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$672K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$560K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$549K$504K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$903
Total assetsLn 16$629K$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$443K$672K
5Every 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$560K$560K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$13K$11K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$31K$12K$11K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$4K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$7K$6K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$181$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$14K$6K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$181$90$91
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K$871
Information technologyLn 14$14K$6K$5K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$434$434
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$1K$955$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$738K$620K$72K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 2, 2025 $935K$855K$79K$387K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2024 $1.3M$1.1M$140K$308K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.1M$1.6M−$504K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $967K$738K$229K$672K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $1.6M$1.3M$293K$443K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $967,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,558,733$966,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $469$33
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,559,202$967,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,084,359$559,552
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,092$90,582
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,312$87,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,265,763$737,979
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $293,439$229,040
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 $967,019 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,300
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$964,686
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$966,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$967,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,979 across 18 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 $559,552$559,552
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,606 · Management $11,031 · Fundraising $7,879$31,516
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $12,380 · Management $10,833 · Fundraising $7,737$30,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,924 · Management $3,434 · Fundraising $2,453$9,811
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,322 · Management $6,407 · Fundraising $4,576$18,305
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $181 · Fundraising $2,026$2,207
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,435$25,435
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,391 · Management $5,704 · Fundraising $11,946$32,041
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $90 · Fundraising $91$181
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,394 · Management $1,219 · Fundraising $871$3,484
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,549 · Management $4,855 · Fundraising $3,468$13,872
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $434$434
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,007$2,007
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,119 · Management $955 · Fundraising $4,218$6,292
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,892 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $620,400 · Management $72,314 · Fundraising $45,265$737,979
Part X · Balance sheet $689,166 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $549,235$503,656
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $71,523$183,811
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 $7,202$796
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,337$903
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 $629,297$689,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,686$1,885
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $181,037$0
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$15,666
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $186,723$17,551
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,574$75,191
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $400,000$596,424
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $442,574$671,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $629,297$689,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $671,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$967,019
XI-2 Total expenses$737,979
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$229,040
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$442,574
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$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$671,615

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