KARNA CHARITIES INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
KARNA CHARITIES INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (EIN 81-2944776)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-06
IRS object ID
202601269349303255
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-05-06T16:27:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Aprio Advisory Group LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1111 Rockville Pike Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
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Filer Filer

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EIN812944776EIN

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Phone2023025844PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonNatwar GandhiPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & ChairPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023025844PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Form 990 IRS990

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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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Ruchi Sharma
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Panna Naik
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Sona Gandhi
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Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

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RegionSouth AsiaRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
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Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

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Type Of AssistanceIndividual Support GrantsTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionSouth AsiaRegionTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Natwar Gandhi shares a family relationship with Apoorva Gandhi, Panna Naik, Sona Gandhi, and Ruchi Sharma.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organizations have three classes of membership: regular, honorary, and corporate.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe form 990 is prepared by outside accountants, reviewed by management and then a copy is provided to all board members, prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach director and officer must annually complete a new conflict of interest form and sign it. Each conflict-of-interest form is reviewed by the president of the board. All disclosed conflicts are reported to the board of directors. If there is a potential conflict of interest relating to a particular transaction, the individual must disclose the existence and nature of the relationship. Until the potential conflict; is resolved, the individual will recuse himself or not participate in the deliberations and decisions in the related transaction.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents and financial information available to the public upon reasonable request.

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