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MERRY LIFE SOCIETY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $13K · expenses $22K · assets $79K

EIN
82-3375679
Address
4217 WAYCROSS CT, PLEASANTON, CA 94566-4736
Website
https://merrylifesociety.org
NTEE code
T99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Help & aid economically poor and underprivileged disabled members of society by providing food, shelter, education etc

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sivaji Adurthy CEO2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Ramprasada Sripada Secretary2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Ashok Murthy CFO2017-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Ramprakash Sripada (former) SECRETARY2017-2018 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sivaji Adurthy CEO5 $0-$0 $01
RAMPRASADA SRIPADA Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
ASHOK MURTHY CFO10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sivaji Adurthy CEO10 $0-$0 $01
RAMPRASADA SRIPADA Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
ASHOK MURTHY CFO12 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sivaji Adurthy CEO10 $0-$0 $01
RAMPRASADA SRIPADA Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
ASHOK MURTHY CFO12 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sivaji Adurthy CEO2 $0$0$0 $01
RAMPRASADA SRIPADA Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHOK MURTHY CFO3 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sivaji Adurthy CEO2 $0$0$0 $01
RAMPRASADA SRIPADA Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
ASHOK MURTHY CFO4 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sivaji Adurthy CEO10 $0$0$0 $01
RAMPRASADA SRIPADA Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
ASHOK MURTHY CFO10 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIVAJI ADURTHY CEO10 $0-$0 $01
RAMPRAKASH SRIPADA SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
ASHOK SRINIVASA MURTHY CFO10 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIVAJI ADURTHY CEO10 $0-- $01
RAMPRAKASH SRIPADA SECRETARY10 $0-- $01
ASHOK SRINIVASA MURTHY CFO10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $8K

Listed grants add up to $8,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $124,666. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,072$21,620 $78,625$78,625 $10,030$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,333$86,483 $87,173$87,173 $55,875$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,236$9,419 $115,323$115,323 $28,404$0 ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,594$101,263 $95,506$95,506 $152,588$0 $006
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,025$140,749 $44,175$44,175 $83,953$0 $005
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$330,297$258,533 $100,899$100,899 $67,087$262,632 $0015
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,169$52,937 $31,357$29,132 $59,273$24,853 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$2,100 $125-$2,100 $0$0 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $228,457 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$195,919 2024$28,687
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BRIGHT FUNDS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$12,333 2021$12,333
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GE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MERRY LIFE SOCIETY” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$9,205 2019$9,205
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CHIRALA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MERRY LIFE SOCIETY” 2025 1$1,000 2025$1,000
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YOGA4CANCER FOUNDATION INCCAT99 $13,599$20,272 SECRETARY$10,000 Same NTEE code T99, revenue within 2x, same state
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DRY CREEK-LOKOYA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTCAT99 $13,033$2,264 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T99, revenue within 2x, same state
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HUMAN CONNEXUS FOUNDATIONCAT99 $25,256$21,051 Founder & Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code T99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$131,1452 22016–2020 KOMPONG THOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION; HUMAN CONNEXUS FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$112,3647 22020–2024 UNITED WE OM; ANI & NAROD MEMORIAL FUND INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$95,6503 22021–2024 UHAMBO USA; NICO HOPE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION PREVENTING SUICIDE AND PROMOTING M
HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$68,6375 12016–2022 TRINIDAD SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$68,04011 12014–2024 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF OREGON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC Private foundation$65,0002 12021–2022 AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS EDUCATIONAL CENTER
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$61,8907 22015–2024 DRY CREEK-LOKOYA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT; HUMAN CONNEXUS FOUNDATION
GRAND HAVEN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$59,9074 12017–2021 WALDEN GREEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$56,3406 42018–2024 LI YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC; UHAMBO USA; THE MENTOR FOUNDATION-USA-; MADISON SMALL FOUNDATION
J M MCDONALD FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$50,0001 12014–2014 ELIZABETH BREWSTER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$50,0001 12017–2017 LIFEBEAT INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$40,9512 22023–2023 CHAMPION PROJECT; STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$40,0001 12019–2019 HAYWARD ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION
PROTEUS FUND INC DAF sponsor$36,3341 12022–2022 LAKE COUNTY PRIDE ORGANIZATION CORP
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $21,620 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,950 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,950 83.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,670 17.0%
Total$21,620100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $86,483 spent · pay $0 · grants $82,158 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $82,158 95.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,325 5.0%
Total$86,483100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $9,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,343 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,343 78.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,076 22.0%
Total$9,419100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $101,263 spent · pay $0 · grants $100,887 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $62,635$62,635-- 61.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $38,252$38,252-- 37.8%
Office expenses $301$301$0- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $75$75$0- 0.1%
Total$101,263100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $140,749 spent · pay $0 · grants $124,666 · events $14,172
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $115,575$115,575-- 82.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $14,172$14,172-- 10.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $9,091$9,091-- 6.5%
Fees: accounting $1,100$1,100-- 0.8%
Office expenses $811$811-- 0.6%
Total$140,749100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $258,533 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,200 · events $232,277
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $232,277$232,277-- 89.8%
Grants outside the US $18,200$18,200-- 7.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,000$3,000-- 1.2%
Fees: other services $2,514$2,514-- 1.0%
Other (as described)Annual Congregation $2,348$2,348$0$0 0.9%
Office expenses $194$194-- 0.1%
Total$258,533100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $52,937 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,237 74.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $13,700 25.9%
Total$52,937100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $2,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,100 100.0%
Total$2,100100%

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