SITARE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $5.1M · expenses $3.2M · assets $39.0M

EIN
82-5003065
Address
PO BOX 51958, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-0742
Website
WWW.SITARE.ORG
NTEE code
Q12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2019 (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))
Principal officer
SHILPA SINGHAL (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SITARE FOUNDATION IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE. SITARE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT BY GIVING THE BRIGHTEST CHILDREN THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION, THEY WILL GROW UP TO BECOME SOME OF THE BEST PROFESSIONALS THIS WORLD HAS WITNESSED. SITARE FOUNDATION IS AIMED TO CULTIVATE A CULTURE OR GIVING AND CREATING BRIGHT MINDS TO BE NET CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SOCIETY. IF EACH KID THAT GETS BENEFIT IN RETURN PROVIDES MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO TEN OR MORE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, THE SITARE MOVEMENT WILL BE HUGE. SITARE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN FORMED TO RAISE MONEY THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND EVENTUALLY NATIONWIDE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Shilpa Singhal PRESIDENT2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Pandurang Nayak CFO2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Amitabh K Singhal SECRETARY2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHILPA SINGHAL PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
PANDURANG NAYAK CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
AMITABH K SINGHAL SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHILPA SINGHAL PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
PANDURANG NAYAK CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
AMITABH K SINGHAL SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHILPA SINGHAL PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
PANDURANG NAYAK CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
AMITABH K SINGHAL SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHILPA SINGHAL PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
PANDURANG NAYAK CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
AMITABH K SINGHAL SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHILPA SINGHAL PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
PANDURANG NAYAK CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
AMITABH K SINGHAL SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,147,048$3,248,721 $39,042,033$38,114,208 $4,885,168$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,055,470$4,076,467 $27,303,457$22,124,876 $3,965,674$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,828,463$1,414,108 $22,071,641$18,187,641 $3,791,169$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,923,884$1,508,605 $29,674,432$23,184,158 $2,793,165$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,104,030$547,365 $17,262,456$16,932,412 $17,008,627$0 $000

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $17,839,978 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$11,249,301 2024$4,043,628
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SINGHAL FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SITARE FOUNDATION” 2021-2024 4$6,575,677 2024$786,540
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KRISHNAN-SHAH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SITARE FOUNDATION” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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INSEAD MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATIONNYQ12 $3,429,442$3,232,249 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q12, revenue within 2x
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FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN CANADA & THE U S AQ12 $4,295,098$4,349,665 CEO$331,125 Same NTEE code Q12, revenue within 2x
BUCKS COUNTY ORGANIZATION FOR INTERCULTURAL ADVANCEMENTNJQ12 $6,845,887$6,908,538 GENERAL DIRECTOR$215,850 Same NTEE code Q12, revenue within 2x
FUTURE OF ISRAEL FUNDNYQ12 $10,014,081$464,425 DIRECTOR GENERAL$222,098 Same NTEE code Q12, revenue within 2x
HELPING AFRICA FOUNDATION INCNYQ12 $2,918,889$2,894,339 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$398,172 Same NTEE code Q12, revenue within 2x
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SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA LOVE AND CARE - USA INCNJQ12 $3,989,578$420,408 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q12, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$80,205,750490 832016–2024 FRIENDS OF IR DAVID INC; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVA ISRAEL INC; RAMAKRISHNA FOUNDATION; EDIFY and 79 more
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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 990 · $3,248,721 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,542,538 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $2,542,538$2,542,538-- 78.3%
Fees: other services $363,005$303,005$60,000- 11.2%
Other (as described)PORTFOLIO EXPENSES K-1 $97,945-$97,945- 3.0%
Occupancy $59,000$59,000-- 1.8%
Interest $47,873-$47,873- 1.5%
Fees: investment management $46,822-$46,822- 1.4%
Fees: legal $30,833-$30,833- 0.9%
Travel $27,961$27,961-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $20,330-$20,330- 0.6%
Other (as described)TECHNOLOGY $12,414$12,414-- 0.4%
Total$3,248,721100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $4,076,467 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,605,673 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $3,605,673$3,605,673-- 88.5%
Interest $208,166-$208,166- 5.1%
Other (as described)PORTFOLIO EXPENSES FROM $114,062-$114,062- 2.8%
Fees: accounting $37,250-$37,250- 0.9%
Travel $32,248$32,248-- 0.8%
Fees: investment management $32,168-$32,168- 0.8%
Other (as described)RENT EXPENSE $22,500$22,500-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $14,742-$14,742- 0.4%
Other (as described)TECHNOLOGY $9,578$9,578-- 0.2%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES FROM PAS $80-$80- 0.0%
Total$4,076,467100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,414,108 spent · pay $0 · grants $969,260 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $969,260$969,260-- 68.5%
Other (as described)TUITION $149,884$149,884-- 10.6%
Other (as described)PORTFOLIO EXPENSES FROM $110,280-$110,280- 7.8%
Interest $101,975-$101,975- 7.2%
Fees: accounting $37,596-$37,596- 2.7%
Fees: investment management $34,762-$34,762- 2.5%
Fees: legal $6,417-$6,417- 0.5%
Travel $3,934$3,934-- 0.3%
Total$1,414,108100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,508,605 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,430,740 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,430,740$1,430,740-- 94.8%
Fees: investment management $40,581-$40,581- 2.7%
Fees: accounting $27,750-$27,750- 1.8%
Interest $9,534-$9,534- 0.6%
Total$1,508,605100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $547,365 spent · pay $0 · grants $500,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $500,000$500,000-- 91.3%
Fees: investment management $26,115-$26,115- 4.8%
Fees: management $21,250-$21,250- 3.9%
Total$547,365100%

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