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← SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION SAYA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION SAYA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,475,303
Total expenses
$4,481,134
Contributions and grants received
$5,061,359
Grants paid
$183,000
Program service revenue
$409,732
Investment income
$4,212
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,212,440
Total liabilities, end of year
$293,404
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,919,036
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,869,580
Management and general expenses
$317,526
Fundraising expenses
$294,028
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,869,580

Program services were 86.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $586,570

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,318,576

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,156,213

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $56,354

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $409,732 · related or exempt $409,732

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,212 · excluded $4,212

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $183,682

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $586,570

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $183,682

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $183,000 · program services $183,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $426,498 · program services $140,462 · management and general $142,344 · fundraising $143,692

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,512,536 · program services $2,403,041 · management and general $57,872 · fundraising $51,623

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $136,495 · program services $134,108 · management and general $2,104 · fundraising $283

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $284,441 · program services $247,463 · management and general $19,911 · fundraising $17,067

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,271 · management and general $12,271

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,500 · management and general $29,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $282,667 · program services $270,097 · management and general $6,504 · fundraising $6,066

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,426 · program services $525 · management and general $484 · fundraising $417

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $203,237 · program services $181,757 · management and general $10,974 · fundraising $10,506

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,000 · program services $49,590 · management and general $3,990 · fundraising $3,420

  • 17 · Travel

    total $25,373 · program services $25,358 · management and general $15

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,075 · program services $36,605 · management and general $2,945 · fundraising $2,525

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $113,694 · program services $113,430 · management and general $264

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLIENT STIPENDS

    total $39,103 · program services $39,103

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $35,189 · fundraising $35,189

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF AND BOARD TRAININ

    total $20,267 · program services $12,960 · management and general $5,448 · fundraising $1,859

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $76,362 · program services $32,081 · management and general $22,900 · fundraising $21,381

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $507,635 · end of year $446,255

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,338,462 · end of year $2,631,176

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $274,457 · end of year $255,573

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,696 · end of year $98,560

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,775

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $20,775

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $154,524 · end of year $775,102

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,887 · end of year $5,774

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $376,244 · end of year $293,404

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,322,417 · end of year $3,052,385

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $605,000 · end of year $866,651

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION (SAYA) IS A 501(C)3 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND HOLISTIC, IMPACTFUL PROGRAMMING TO UNDERSERVED NEW YORK CITY YOUTH. AS ONE OF THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS CREATED IN THE UNITED STATES, SAYA IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND IN THE NYC METROPOLITAN AREA PROVIDING INCLUSIVE AND SECULAR COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHILE CENTERING OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCES. ESTABLISHED IN 1996, WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AT EIGHT ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN QUEENS AND BROOKLYN, ALONG WITH OUR ELMHURST-BASED COMMUNITY CENTER - SERVING A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUTH EACH YEAR.OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING IN YOUTH AND PROVIDE THEM WITH TOOLS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND PERSONALLY. THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE, HOLISTIC APPROACH, WE WORK TOWARD EDUCATIONAL EQUITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO LESS PRIVILEGED YOUTH, ENSURING THEY ARE ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY PREPA

Activities or mission (Part I)

A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND HOLISTIC, IMPACTFUL PROGRAMMING TO UNDERSERVED NYC YOUTH.

  • SEE SCHEDULE OTHIS PAST YEAR PROVED AGAIN THE RESILIENCE AND DEDICATION OF OUR YOUTH AND STAFF. BETWEEN JULY 2022 AND JUNE 2023, OVER 1,950 YOUTH IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE PARTICIPATED IN SAYA PROGRAMMING. DURING THIS PERIOD, OUR PARTICIPANTS CONTINUED TO MAKE STRIDES IN MULTIPLE AREAS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND GAINING CRITICAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) COMPETENCIES THAT HAVE SHOWN TO HAVE A LONG-TERM, POSITIVE IMPACT. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN PROGRAMS USING THIS APPROACH RESULT IN: I) BETTER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, II) IMPROVED ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS, III) FEWER NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS, AND IV) REDUCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. (DURLAK, J. A., WEISSBERG ET AL, 2011, META-ANALYSIS OF 200 SCHOOL-BASED SEL PROGRAMS INVOLVING 200,000 K-12 YOUTH). THROUGH SAYA-AUTHORED SURVEYS, YOUTH IN KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE SHOWED AN AVERAGE RATING OF 4.0 OUT OF 5.0 IN RELATION TO THEIR PERCEIVED ENJOYMENT AND LEARNING OF SAYA PROGRAMMING. WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY CENTER PROGRAMMING, 100% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATED AND WERE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE, WHILE 96% OF OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS REMAINED ON TRACK TO GRADUATE WITHIN FIVE YEARS. IN ADDITION, 18 YOUTH IN OUR COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMMING IN 2022 WERE GRANTED EDUCATION AID THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AN INDIVIDUAL DONOR-SUPPORTED INITIATIVETHROUGHOUT OUR WORK, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE AND ENSURING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DEDICATE TIME TO ACTIVITIES THAT GROUND THEM OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIC WORK. IN ADDITION TO ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING, SAYA PROGRAM FACILITATORS CONTINUED TO GROW OUR WELLNESS AND SELF-CARE EFFORTS THROUGH INCREASED ONE-ON-ONE CHECK-INS AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS. IN 2022, SAYA WAS AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION AND COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE WELLNESS INITIATIVES. AS PART OF THESE PROGRAMS, OUR YOUTH TOOK PART IN NON-VIOLENT MEDIATION TRAINING, HEALING WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSION, SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES, AND MENTORSHIP.OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED SEVERAL INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON RESPONDING TO LEARNING LOSS AND INCREASING ACADEMIC SUCCESS; REBUILDING RESILIENCE, CONFIDENCE, AND OTHER KEY SEL SKILLS; INCREASING INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP; AND INCREASING CAREER EXPOSURE - ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INFUSED INTO OUR PROGRAMS. BY OFFERING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, SAYA IS WORKING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES. OUR PRIORITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTENTIONALLY INSTITUTING PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT UNDERSERVED YOUTH, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT IN OUR ABILITY AS AN ORGANIZATION TO DO THIS WORK FOR AS LONG AS IT IS NEEDED.

    Expenses $3,869,580 · Grants $222,103 · Revenue $409,732

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Samidh Guha

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sonia Deb

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sasank Chary

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bharat Das

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sucharita Dasa

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sunita Desai

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Samir A Gandhi

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shalini Mahajan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Faraz Munaim

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thara Natalie Prashad

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Prashant A Raj

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bharat Sawhney

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Radhika Seghal

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Zarme Shahnawaz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sheetal Sheth

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Arun Subramamian

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sonia B Sisodia

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $172,019
    From this org
    $147,540
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,479
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,540
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,479
    Filer's total
    $172,019

  • Saphia Najafee

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,464
    From this org
    $114,590
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,874
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jasmine Blaney

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $119,522
    From this org
    $111,648
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,874
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401359349310845

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