TIYARA INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $77K · expenses $99K · assets $21K

EIN
85-2685602
Address
4575 WEBB BRIDGE ROAD BOX 5244, ALPHARETA, GA 30005-4256
Website
WWW.TIYARA.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2020 (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
Sanjay Sojwal (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SOCIOECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS OVERSEAS. THIS PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO STABLE EMPLOYMENT THAT ELEVATES LIVES, AND HELPS BREAK GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY. AFTER GRADUATION, TIYARA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS TYPICALLY INCREASE THEIR FAMILY'S INCOME FROM 2 TO OVER 6 TIMES. THEY HELP SUPPORT SIBLINGS, PARENTS AND ARE OFTEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE WORK WITH WELL ESTABLISHED LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES ON THE GROUND.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Thilaka Samuel CEO2020-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Sanjay Sojwal PRES./BOARD2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Yahsa Sojwal SEC./EX OFFI2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Moses Jerome TREASURER/CF2020-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Matthew Browning DIRECTOR2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Marilyn Mulvihill (former) Director2020 6 $0 reported 1
Raoul Sojwal (former) Director2020 12 $0 reported 1
Suresh Kumar (former) Director2020 6 $0 reported 1
Kate Kimanzi (former) Director2020 3 $0 reported 1
Yasha Sojwal (former) Secretary2020 8 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THILAKA SAMUEL CEO30 $0-- $01
SANJAY SOJWAL PRES./BOARD2 $0-- $01
YAHSA SOJWAL SEC./EX OFFI2 $0-- $01
MOSES JEROME TREASURER/CF4 $0-- $01
MATTHEW BROWNING DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THILAKA SAMUEL CEO30 $0-- $01
SANJAY SOJWAL PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
YAHSA SOJWAL SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
MOSES JEROME TREASURER4 $0-- $01
MATTHEW BROWNING BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marilyn Mulvihill Director6 $0$0$0 $01
Raoul Sojwal Director12 $0$0$0 $01
Suresh Kumar Director6 $0$0$0 $01
Kate Kimanzi Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Sanjay Sojwal President8 $0$0$0 $01
Thilaka Samuel CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
Yasha Sojwal Secretary8 $0$0$0 $01
Moses Jerome Treasurer10 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,083$98,729 $21,200$21,200 $76,499- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,666$70,632 $42,846$42,846 $98,692- ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,433$34,212 $56,418$56,418 $89,842$0 $004

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $76,805 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$51,000 2020$51,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,670 2024$25,670
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TIYARA INC” 2021-2023 3$135 2023$25
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $98,729 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,394 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,621 43.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,394 30.8%
Fees to independent contractors $24,039 24.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,675 1.7%
Total$98,729100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $70,632 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,214 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,259 42.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,214 42.8%
Fees to independent contractors $8,741 12.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,418 2.0%
Total$70,632100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $34,212 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,258 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Fees: professional fundraisers $9,709--$9,709 28.4%
Office expenses $4,245$4,245-- 12.4%
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