2016-11-11T20:20:53-06:00 2015-12-31 990 2015-01-01 900415273 SAHAYETAORG SAHA 4159996584 7138 SHELTER CREEK LANE SAN BRUNO CA 94066 AMISHA HADA DIRECTOR 4159996584 2016-11-11 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z AMISHA HADA 7138 SHELTER CREEK LANE SAN BRUNO CA 94066 243370 0 X WWW.SAHAYETA.ORG X 2008 CA TO FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM NEPAL AND THE HIMALAYAN REGION TO MAINSTREAM AMERICAN SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND MENTORSHIP; TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND JOB TRAINING; TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE NEPALESE CULTURE AND TRADITION; TO EMPOWER THE NEPALESE COMMUNITY IN THE BAY AREA AND IN NEPAL. 10 10 0 30 0 0 2470 242029 0 0 0 0 0 0 2470 242029 0 105481 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1085 0 106566 2470 135463 2981 138444 0 0 2981 138444 X TO FACILITATE INTEGRATION OF HIMALAYAN IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO MAINSTREAM AMERICAN SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND MENTORSHIP. TO SERVE AS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HIMALAYAN CULTURE AND TRADITION AND PROVIDE A VENUE TO DISCUSS CURRENT HIMALAYAN ISSUES. TO EMPOWER THE HIMALAYAN COMMUNITY TO TAKE ACTION AND PROMOTE CAUSES TO FOSTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HERE IN THE BAY AREA AND IN THE HIMALAYAN REGION. TO PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN'S RIGHT IN THE BAY AREA AND IN THE HIMALAYAN REGION. TO SERVE ALL PEOPLE OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION OF CASTE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, RELIGION, AND AGE. 0 0 104481 104481 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF -ON APRIL 27, 2015, AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 7.8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE DEVASTATED NEPAL, KILLING OVER 8,000 PEOPLE AND RENDERING HOMELESS OVER 1 MILLION. THIS WAS THE LARGEST EARTHQUAKE EVER RECORDED IN NEPAL. TO EXPEDITE RELIEF EFFORTS REACHING THE POPULACE, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL HAS WAIVED THE REGULATION, WHICH STIPULATES THAT INGOS MUST FULFILL AID PROGRAMS THROUGH GRANTS TO NGOS. THIS HAS ALLOWED SAHAYETA.ORG TO IMMEDIATELY REACT TO THE TRAGEDY. IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE, SAHAYETA.ORG RAISED $243,370 FROM OVER 500 DONORS, MOST OF WHOM WERE FIRST TIME DONORS. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL WHO DONATED, AND ALL WHO CONTINUE TO DONATE FOR THE RELIEF OF THE NEPALI PEOPLE. IN MAY 2015, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES WILL ONLY BE FROM FUNDS RAISED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF. NO FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PROGRAM FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF PROGRAM. DURING THE IMMEDIATE FOLLOWING MONTHS, SAHAYETA.ORG FOCUSED ON IMMEDIATE RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- RELIEF SUPPORT AND MATERIALS & SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION- RECOVERY SHELTERS, FAMILY SHELTERS, AND MOBILE SHELTERS- HEALTH AND NUTRITION- SCHOOL REBUILDINGTOTAL EXPENDITURES DURING 2015 WERE $104,481. 1000 1000 HUMLA SCHOLARSHIP -SAHAYETA HAS TARGETED THE MOST INACCESSIBLE DISTRICT OF NEPAL, HUMLA, TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF 10 PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. 6 GIRLS AND 4 BOYS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO ATTEND A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN SIMIKOT, HUMLA.OUR STUDENTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 5 YEARS TO 12 YEARS AND HAVE STARTED THEIR SCHOOL SESSION BEGINNING APRIL 2012. 105481 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X AMISHA HADA 4159996584 7138 SHELTER CREEK LANE SAN BRUNO CA 94066 X ADAM SGRENCI CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 10.00 X 0 0 0 AMISHA HADA CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 10.00 X 0 0 0 AMIT HADA CO-FOUNDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 ASHISH HADA CO-FOUNDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 BIWESH PRADHAN CO-FOUNDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 NISHA THAPA CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SHITAL SHRESTHA CO-FOUNDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 SRIJANA ANGDEMBEY CO-FOUNDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 SUJU SHRESTHA CO-FOUNDER 10.00 X 0 0 0 SMRITI GURUNG CO-FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1121 240908 242029 1341 1121 1341 0 242029 0 0 0 105481 105481 500 500 585 585 106566 105481 1085 0 2981 138444 2981 138444 0 0 X 2981 138444 2981 138444 2981 138444 135463 0 X 0 0 0 X 5130 5080 3915 2470 243370 259965 5130 5080 3915 2470 243370 259965 6610 253355 259965 0.97460 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 SOUTH ASIA - NEPAL EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF SEE FORM 990 PART III 104481 SOUTH ASIA - NEPAL HUMLA SCHOLARSHIP SEE FORM 990 PART III 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 105481 0 105481 SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF 45000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF 45000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: USE OF FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IS MONITORED DIRECTLY AND FREQUENTLY BY OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 SAHAYETA.ORG WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 BY A GROUP OF LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO BE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE RELATED AND THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS: 1) AMISHA HADA, ASHISH HADA, AND AMIT HADA - SISTER & BROTHERS 2) ADAM SGRENCI & SRIJANA ANGDEMBEY - SPOUSES 3) BIWESH PRADHAN & SUJU SHRESTHA - SPOUSES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER A FULL REVIEW AND ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD SIGNS AND APPROVES THE FILING OF THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. 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