2015-05-11T18:44:19-04:00 2014-12-31 261276500 BHARAT C SHAH CPA 94 Purcell Street 2nd Floor Staten Island NY 10310 990 2014-01-01 550844632 SAJA GROUP INC SAJA Co John Laxmi 17 Cotswood Road Greenwich CT 06830 JOHN LAXMI TREASURER 2037691935 2015-05-11 false BHARAT SHAH P01051573 3474100812 2015-05-11 X 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z SHARAF MOWJOOD 139 W 95th Street New York NY 10025 65848 false X X 2003 NY (1)To provide a networking and resource forum for journalists of South Asian origin or interested in South Asia or South Asian Diaspora and (2) acting as a resource to facilitate/promote accurate and quality coverage of South Asia and South Asians in North America. 5 5 0 5 0 0 86829 49326 27584 16103 511 419 0 114924 65848 62486 59000 0 0 0 0 35877 36281 98363 95281 16561 -29433 522720 493287 0 522720 493287 (1)To provide a networking and resource forum for journalists of South Asian origin or interested in South Asia or South Asian Diaspora and (2) acting as a resource to facilitate/promote accurate and quality coverage of South Asia and South Asians in North America. false false 80749 59000 14461 Educational, training and job counseling services are provided by way of seminars, conferences,workshops and one-on-one mentorship. The Organization provides scholarships and awards aimed at encouraging high school and college students to study and become trained to become journalists, to promote the extent, depth and quality of coverage of South Asia and South Asians in North American media. 7250 6642 Promoting journalism for South Asia and South Asians by providing data resources and information to improve quality, quantity and frequency of coverage. 87999 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 2 0 true 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false true true true true false false true true true true true true false false false false NY X John Laxmi 2037691935 17 Cotswood road Greenwich CT 06830 X SHARAF MOWJOOD PRESIDENT 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHEFALI KULKARNI SECRETARY 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LAXMI TRASURER 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AMITA KELLY VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AARTI VIRANI AT-LARGE OFFICER 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 49326 49326 Educationaltraining et 519100 9461 9461 Promoting journalism 519100 6642 6642 16103 419 419 65848 16522 0 0 59000 59000 1500 1500 3674 3674 662 662 28087 28087 1577 1577 Bank charges and fees 781 250 531 95281 87999 7282 0 105063 110154 412657 381033 5000 2100 522720 493287 0 0 X 472304 442871 50416 50416 522720 493287 522720 493287 -29433 0 X false false false X 59042 65086 66682 86829 49326 326965 59042 65086 66682 86829 49326 326965 121152 205813 3307 957 1218 511 419 6412 333377 129922 0.61740 0.59650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true SCHOLARSHIPS 15 58000 AWARDS 3 1000 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) The Board of Directors of the Organization reviews and approves the procedures for providing grants, reviews grantees' eligibility criteria for grants, the selection criteria used to award grants and the related procedures for selection of grant award winners and the disbursement of funds to the award recipients. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a The five members of the governing body of SAJA Group, Inc. are designated by the board of directors of South Asian Journalists Association, Inc., a not-for-profit 501 (c) (6) organization. Except for such designation and amendments to by-laws, the decisions of the governing body of SAJA Group, Inc. are not subject to any approval by the South Asian Journalists Association. Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b The five members of the governing body of SAJA Group, Inc. are designated by the board of directors of South Asian Journalists Association, Inc., a not-for-profit 501 (c) (6) organization. Except for such designation and amendments to by-laws, the decisions of the governing body of SAJA Group, Inc. are not subject to any approval by the South Asian Journalists Association. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 SAJA Group, Inc. has its Form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the Form 990 is ready for review, it is circulated elelectronically to members of the board of SAJA Group, Inc. for any comments or edits. The board members are provided at least 3 days to review the Form 990 and its contents and offer any comments through electronic means or at a conference call. All comments are carefully considered by the board and any necessary edits are incorporated into the final version of the Form 990. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c SAJA Group, Inc. has a conflict of interest policy in place. The policy is incorporated into the organization's bylaws. A whistleblowers policy and a document retention policy are also in place. These policy statements are circulated to all members of the board of directors of SAJA Group, Inc. Throughout the year, during conduct of the organization's activities, any situation which could pose a potential breach of any of these policies are pro actively addressed by the board to prevent breach and promote full compliance. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 SAJA Group, Inc.'s governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to any member of the public upon request. The organization's website provides a link to the email address and phone number of the officer who may be contacted by any member of the public to obtain a copy of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy or financial statements. 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