Daya INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 76-0513273

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To promote healthy family relationships in the S. Asian community by providing counseling, transitional housing, translation & interpretation, legal advocacy, financial support, & referrals to women & children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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
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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $659K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
$100K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$4.2M

From the FY2021 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 Feb 1997.

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% · $1.0M Management & general 17% · $221K Fundraising 2% · $22K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,292Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Until 4/21
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hareema Mela’s $91K as Interim Exec Dir - Outgoing is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachna Khare$48,054$110,311$101,354$100,292$100,000
Hareema Mela$91,034————
Tasneem Rajan$48,750————

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

Supports South Asian women and children with housing, counseling, legal aid, and financial help for healthy families.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021, Daya served a total of 453 clients, a 22% increase over the previous year. 183 clients received counseling, 43 families received housing assistance, 213 received legal education about their rights, and 208 received assistance to achieve their educational or employment goals.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Jain FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$295,095
Unitemized GrantFY2023$381,785
Unitemized GrantFY2022$252,638
Unitemized GrantFY2021$261,017
Unitemized GrantFY2020$290,429

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$159
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$221K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$805K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$33K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$159
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 661
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$447K$447K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$73K$25K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$460K$335K$114K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$51K$17K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$31K$11K$955
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$0$23K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$582$2K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$26K$7K$659
OccupancyLn 16$53K$42K$11K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K$193
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$11K$6K$76
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$0$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$221K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.7M$1.9M$1.8M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.7M$286K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.4M$546K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$147K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.3M$521K$1.6M 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 FY2021 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,419,986 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,753,447$1,393,419
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,113$159
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,642$26,408
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,816,202$1,419,986
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $492,380$447,353
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $644,610$672,146
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,513$153,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,295,503$1,273,006
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $520,699$146,980
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,419,986 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$212,052
VIII-1e Government grants$805,399
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$375,968
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,256
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,393,419
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $159$159
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$35,234−$35,234
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,642$61,642
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,567$1,419,986
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,273,006 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $447,353$447,353
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,183 · Management $24,872 · Fundraising $2,237$100,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $335,454 · Management $114,048 · Fundraising $10,267$459,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,550 · Management $17,180 · Fundraising $1,545$69,275
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,238 · Management $10,617 · Fundraising $955$42,810
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $23,400 · Fundraising $0$23,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,515 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,925$6,440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,089 · Management $582 · Fundraising $1,882$5,553
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,701 · Management $6,590 · Fundraising $659$32,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,717 · Management $10,697 · Fundraising $1,070$53,484
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,509 · Management $1,925 · Fundraising $193$9,627
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,046 · Management $5,597 · Fundraising $76$16,719
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,334 · Fundraising $0$5,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,030,355 · Management $220,842 · Fundraising $21,809$1,273,006
Part X · Balance sheet $1,725,068 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $202,967$194,182
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,076,912$1,317,539
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $340,548$192,413
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,882$20,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,658,309$1,725,068
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,855$10,276
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,855$10,276
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,414,172$1,636,509
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $215,282$78,283
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,629,454$1,714,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,658,309$1,725,068
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,714,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,419,986
XI-2 Total expenses$1,273,006
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,629,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$61,642
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,714,792

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