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Ashiyanaa INC

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Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)Since 1989Human ServicesEIN 52-2193753Revenue $206K in FY2025

On file with the IRSashiyanaa.org6701 Democracy Blvd, 20817-1572 · Bethesda, MDTax-exempt since Apr 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empowering south asians to lead peaceful lives with dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency by providing comprehensive and culturally-sensitive services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 5 employees.
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $238K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$206K
-62% vs prior year
Spent
$429K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$659K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$206K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$173K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$535K
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$429K
FY2025▲ +68%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$429K
Net assets
$659K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$882K
FY2025$659K

From the FY2025 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 Apr 2000.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $316K Management & general 11% · $47K Fundraising 15% · $66K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lakshmi Aiyappa
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maya Virani
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Abraham Matthew
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Meghana Chalasani
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nalini Rajguru
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Krittika Sinha
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashoka Tankala
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides culturally-sensitive services to empower South Asians for dignified, hopeful, self-sufficient lives.

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1 program · $316K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Empower south asians to lead peaceful lives with dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency by providing comprehensive and culturally sensitive services. Provide information, guidance and support to south asians to help adjust to life in the united states. Assist south asians in washington D.C.

$316Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$76K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$42K
Trehan Foundation INCFY2024$33K
Gupta FoundationFY2024$30K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$15K
Impact USAFY2024$15K
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County Maryland INCFY2024$13K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$238K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$429K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$659K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$659K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$876K$97K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$4K
Total assetsLn 16$887K$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$882K$659K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$208K$208K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$4K$65K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$16K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$17K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$59K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$409
Total functional expensesLn 25$429K$316K$47K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $206K$429K−$223K$659K 990 PDF
FY2024 $535K$256K$280K$882K 990 PDF
FY2023 $504K$316K$188K$602K 990 PDF
FY2022 $173K$235K−$62K$420K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$204K−$50K$483K 990 PDF
FY2020 $176K$116K$60K$533K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $205,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $498,990$193,863
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $220$8,911
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,894$3,019
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $535,104$205,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,286$223,866
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,233$205,320
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,519$429,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $279,585−$223,393
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $205,793 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,188
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$193,863
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,911$8,911
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,019$3,019
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,019 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,911$205,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $429,186 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,930$207,930
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,936$15,936
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,125$15,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,300 · Fundraising $65,171$69,471
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,953$3,953
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,822 · Management $5,274$21,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,361 · Management $5,787$23,148
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,223$1,223
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,360$4,360
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,157 · Management $1,051$60,208
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $6,327 · Fundraising $409$6,736
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,206 · Management $47,400 · Fundraising $65,580$429,186
Part X · Balance sheet $681,671 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $407,186$93,598
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $468,562$3,214
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,000$20,531
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$4,348
X-12 Other securities$558,755
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,704$1,225
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $887,452$681,671
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,446$23,058
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,446$23,058
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $882,006$631,126
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$27,487
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $882,006$658,613
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $887,452$681,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $658,613 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$205,793
XI-2 Total expenses$429,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$223,393
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$882,006
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$658,613

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

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