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AVASARA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
AVASARA FOUNDATION (EIN 27-2425805)
Tax period
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Filed
2024-02-07
IRS object ID
202440389349300739
Schema version
2022v5.0
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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Tax Period End2023-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2022-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN272425805EIN

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FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$184CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Facts And Circumstances TestREGULATIONS SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II) STATES THAT AN ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS THE TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION AND IS STRUCTURED AND OPERATED IN A WAY THAT CONTINUOUSLY ATTRACTS NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST PURPOSES. THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE FULFILLED BY MAINTAINING A CONTINUOUS AND GENUINE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COMMUNITY, OR MEMBERSHIP GROUP, AS WELL AS CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(I) THROUGH (B)(1)(A)(VI). ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE REASONABLE IN RELATION TO ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION OF INDIA (LFI) HAS IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS STRUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES TO SUBSTANTIATE ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT FROM THE BROADER COMMUNITY THAT SHARES IN ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2010, LFI HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO INVEST IN AND EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN INDIA.FIRST, LFI RELIES ON ITS BOARD MEMBERS AS THE PRIMARY FUNDRAISERS UNTIL IT CAN AFFORD DEDICATED DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS. BOARD MEMBERS CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL DONORS THROUGH THEIR NETWORKS, HOSTING EVENTS, ATTENDING NETWORKING FUNCTIONS, AND HAVING ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS TO ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS AND DISCUSS THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT WHILE SEEKING FUNDING. THE FOUNDATION, THROUGH THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUILDS TRUST AND CREDIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL DONORS THROUGH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REGULAR UPDATES, AND NEWSLETTERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUNDATION HAVE MET WITH THE US GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THEIR MISSION.SECOND, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUOUSLY REFINES A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING PLAN FOR SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, WHICH FOCUSES ON IMPACTFUL STORYTELLING THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. MORE BROADLY, THERE IS AN EFFORT FOR MORE DIGITAL MARKETING AND ONLINE PRESENCE THROUGH REGULAR AND CONSISTENT POSTING OF THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS AND RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES AND HOSTING OF EVENTS, THE FOUNDATION FURTHER BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND PERSONALIZED OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY.THIRD, LFI ALSO ATTEMPTS TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY HAVE A MORE NARROW FOCUS THAT FITS WITHIN THE MISSION OF THE LFI THROUGH SPECIFIC APPEALS OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS [1]LFI NORTH AMERICA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS (ANNUAL FUND PLEDGE), [2] ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN (DISCRETIONARY FUNDING), [3] STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS (ANNUAL FUNDING PLEDGE), [4] PROGRAM FUNDING (ANNUAL FUNDING PLEDGE), [5] NAMING OPPORTUNITY (DISCRETIONARY FUNDING), AND [6] SMALL GRANTS (DISCRETIONARY FUNDING).FOURTH, LFI HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AND SEEKING TO RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT TARGET ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID), DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, UNITED STATES-INDIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (USIEF), MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC), DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.FIFTH, THE LFI HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AND SEEKING TO RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING NGOS TARGET ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, DONORS CHOOSE, THE EDUCATE GIRLS FOUNDATION, THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (CIFF), COLLEGE POSSIBLE, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN (GFC), KHAN ACADEMY, THE MALALA FUND, ROOM TO READ, AND TEACH FOR AMERICA.LASTLY, LFI HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AND IS SEEKING TO RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM PROMINENT CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE SIMILAR CAUSES AS THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION OF INDIA.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

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Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
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Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

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Type Of AssistanceSCHOLARSHIPSTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionSOUTH ASIARegionTxt
Recipient11RecipientCnt
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Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRES/EFT/DEBIT CARDMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:GRANT APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS: A. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES A CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXPENSES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE ALIGNED WITH ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. PRE-GRANT ASSESSMENT: A. BEFORE APPROVING GRANTS, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANTS' ACADEMIC RECORDS AND FINANCIAL NEEDS. B. THE ORGANIZATION MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, REFERENCES, OR OTHER METHODS TO VERIFY THE APPLICANT'S CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THE GRANT. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: A. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES A MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK TO TRACK THE PROGRESS AND IMPACT OF THE FUNDED PROJECTS. GRANT USAGE: A. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED A SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANTS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES BY THE APPLICANTS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

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PART III, LINE 1FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WE ARE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INVEST IN AND EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN INDIA. WE PRIMARILY CARRY OUT OUR MISSION BY SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS FROM INDIA FINANCIALLY FOR ATTENDING SCHOOLS INTERNATIONALLY IN NORTH AMERICA. IN ADDITION, LFI SUPPORTS INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS AVASARA ACADEMY, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED YOUNG WOMEN IN PUNE, INDIA.
PART III, LINE 4DFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION OF INDIA ENGAGES IN FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA THAT FOCUS ON GIRLS' EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS. ROOPA PURUSHOTHAMAN - DIRECTOR DEEPA PURUSHOTHAMAN - DIRECTOR SISTERS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. ONCE ALL COMMENTS AND EDITS ARE REVIEWED AND REVISIONS MADE WITH THE TAX PREPARER, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE WITH THE BOARD A STATEMENT DISCLOSING HIS OR HER PERSONAL, BUSINESS, OR ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS AND AFFILIATIONS THAT MAY POSE A CONFLICT; WHEN ANY SUCH AFFILIATION BECOMES RELEVANT IN THE MAKING OF ANY BOARD DECISION, THE DIRECTOR HAVING THE CONFLICT SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND THAT DIRECTOR SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER AND SHALL NOT USE PERSONAL INFLUENCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMBABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PRIOR YEAR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 4.