2023-11-06T13:23:45-06:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 522216665 SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS LEADING TOGETHER SOUT 3012701855 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 NAJI'A TAMEEZ TREASURER 3012701855 2023-11-06 1 NAJIA TAMEEZ 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SIMRAN NOOR 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 707592 0 X WWW.SAALT.ORG X 2000 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 11 10 6 10 0 0 1053667 703209 25500 0 16 17 249 4366 1079432 707592 35237 0 0 0 335319 339187 0 0 52079 319830 446611 690386 785798 389046 -78206 1297767 1205646 19056 5141 1278711 1200505 X SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS LEADING TOGETHER (SAALT) IS A NATIONAL MOVEMENT STRATEGY AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH STRUCTURAL CHANGE, WHICH MEANS WE FOCUS ON TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS WHILE LEVERAGING INCREMENTAL CHANGE AS A MEANS TO SHIFT CONDITIONS AND POWER. WE DO THIS THROUGH FEDERAL POLICY AND ADVOCACY, LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, COALITION BUILDING (I.E. NCSO) AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. WE CONVENE DEDICATED SPACES FOR SOUTH ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL EDUCATION LEADING TO STRATEGIES AND NARRATIVES TO REALIZE OUR VISION. 1 0 304484 POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY: SAALT ENGAGED IN POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY ON KEY ISSUES AFFECTING SOUTH ASIANS, INCLUDING IMMIGRANT JUSTICE AND HATE VIOLENCE, AND THE CONTINUING IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ACROSS THESE ISSUES. SAALT PRESENTS COMMUNITY-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES. SAALT ALSO RELEASES POLICY REPORTS AND ISSUES BRIEFS ON VARIOUS TOPICS WITH UNIQUE ANALYSIS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES, INCLUDING SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MEDIA, AND POLICYMAKERS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) 72977 COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION:SAALT HAS OVER THE YEARS DEVELOPED ITS CULTURAL ANALYSIS AND REALIZED THE NEED TO BECOME INTENTIONALLY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ITS IDENTITY AND PURPOSE THROUGH THE LENS OF CASTE, CLASS, RACE, GENDER, CULTURE, & ABILITY. SINCE 2021, SAALT HAS INCREASED ITS INTERNAL POLITICAL EDUCATION AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SCALED DOWN ON EXTERNAL PROGRAMMING. SAALT HAS SINCE MOBILIZED AS STAFF AND BOARD ARE THE FIRST COMMUNITY OF FOLK SAALT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO, THEY HAVE BEEN MOBILIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN CAPACITY BUILDING AND POLITICAL EDUCATION SESSIONS. SAALT HAS IMPLEMENTED A HATE VIOLENCE SURVIVOR PROJECT TO LEARN FROM SURVIVORS AND DEEPEN ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS AROUND CULTURAL HATE VIOLENCE, SURVIVAL, SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT, WELL BEING AND HEALING. THE PROJECT CULMINATED WITH A VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING FOR WHICH SURVIVOR COMMUNITY AND PARTNERS WERE MOBILIZED. 42770 COMMUNICATIONS: SAALT'S COMMUNICATIONS WORK IS FOCUSED ON INFORMING AND INFLUENCING THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON TRENDS IMPACTING SOUTH ASIANS TO MEDIA, STAKEHOLDERS, AND TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SHIFTING NARRATIVES ABOUT AND WITHIN SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. SAALT WRITES OPINION EDITORIALS, MAINTAINS A WEBSITE, AND ENGAGED IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOUTH MEDIA OUTREACH. WE CONTINUED OUR NEWSLETTERS TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDE MONTHLY REPORTS AND ANALYSIS OF OUR VAST HATE VIOLENCE DATABASE, AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. 40141 PARTNERSHIPS: CURRENTLY 50 SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FROM REGIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FORM THE NATIONAL COALITION OF SOUTH ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS ("NCSO") WHICH IS FACILITATED BY SAALT. COALITION PARTNERS RANGE FROM MEMBER-LED ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND VOLUNTEER COLLECTIVES THAT FOCUS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, GENDER JUSTICE, RACIAL JUSTICE, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND WORKERS RIGHTS. SAALT WORKS CLOSELY WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK AND LEVERAGE THEIR EXPERTISE TO INFORM OUR FEDERAL POLICY AGENDA. THROUGH THE EARLY COVID PERIOD OF 20-22, SAALT PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS COALITIONS TO GENERATE RESOURCES, FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 40141 460372 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA MD NY X ROCHELLE HOWARD 3012701855 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 SIMRAN NOOR BOARD CHAIR (END 12/2022) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUMI DUTTA VC (END 11/2022); CO-EX DIR (BEGIN 12/2022) 40.00 X X 51960 0 0 NIKITA CHAUDHRY SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAYEESHA DUTTA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAHEEN KALEEM BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONEEK BHANOT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NAJI'A TAMEEZ TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SABRINA SINGH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BIX GABRIEL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PUSHKAR SHARMA BOARD MEMBER (END 11/2022) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEEPA PANCHANG BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAKSHMI SRIDARAN CO-EX DIRECTOR 40.00 X 121988 0 772 NOEL DIDLA CO-EX DIRECTOR (BEGIN 12/2022) 40.00 X 87250 0 0 261198 0 772 1 0 0 0 0 703209 703209 17 17 OTHER 900099 4366 4366 4366 707592 0 0 4383 X 261971 160072 65071 36828 16494 12518 3754 222 31033 16847 10664 3522 29689 16022 10163 3504 5395 2056 3339 63040 63040 229161 183460 43513 2188 3858 2197 1198 463 41187 16906 20547 3734 3678 2282 908 488 14092 13879 212 1 47674 23021 24653 8291 5144 2048 1099 TRAINING 16659 139 16490 30 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 7052 3689 3363 PAYROLL SERVICE FEE 3098 3098 MISCELLANEOUS 2868 2140 728 558 558 785798 460372 273347 52079 1094214 1007877 169278 169295 6069 4259 28206 24215 1297767 1205646 19056 5141 19056 5141 X 923956 1000926 354755 199579 1278711 1200505 1297767 1205646 -78206 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 303392 757856 646070 1053667 703209 3464194 303392 757856 646070 1053667 703209 3464194 1067244 2396950 665 25 16 17 723 7975 3787 249 4366 16377 3481294 38467 0.68850 0.60940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7372 0 7372 778426 785798 142870 35718 0 0 140275 118756 128558 142870 530459 795689 4925 354 7372 12651 35069 29689 32140 35718 132616 198924 228 354 7372 7954 0 X 707592 0 707592 0 707592 785798 0 785798 0 785798 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021, SAALT HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DIDLA LLC CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOEL DIDLA IS 100% OWNER OF DIDLA LLC 81000 STAFF AND BOARD TRAINING PROVIDED BY DIDLA LLC OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF NOEL DIDLA'S ROLE AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 0 SUMI DUTTA CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45538 SUMI DUTTA PROVIDED CONSULTING SERVICES OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THEIR ROLE AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 YES, THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO PROGRAMS AS DESCRIBED IN NUMBER 4, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. GENERALLY, THERE WAS A SHIFT AWAY FROM TRACKING HATE VIOLENCE AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTING ASYLUM SEEKERS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON INTERNAL ALIGNMENT AND POLITICAL EDUCATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND ADVOCACY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: IN 2021, SAALT'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED TRACKING POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN IMMIGRATION, HATE VIOLENCE, AND COVID-19 RELIEF. SAALT FOCUSED ON MARKING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 THROUGH STORYTELLING. FROM 2022-23, SAALT WORKED WITH HATE VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND HEALERS TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL HATE VIOLENCE ON SURVIVORS OF SOUTH ASIAN DECENT. THIS BODY OF RESEARCH IS HELD BY SAALT DURING ITS PERIOD OF CHRYSALIS TO LEARN FROM, AND PROPOSE INTERNAL POLICY THAT REFLECTS SAALT'S VALUES. DURING 2020-22, SAALT PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL POLICY, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE LEADERS ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 SUMI DUTTA (FORMER BOARD MEMBER, AND CURRENT CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) IS RELATED TO BOARD MEMBER JAYEESHA DUTTA FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES. THE RETURN WAS THEN PROVIDE TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ANNUALLY. TH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS THE PROCESS AND MAINTAINS ALL SIGNED STATEMENTS ON FILE. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON DISCLOSES EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ANY DIRECTOR RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF AT ANY TIME FROM INVOLVEMENT IN ANY DECISION OR DISCUSSION IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR BELIEVES HE OR SHE HAS OR MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE LEAVES THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS RESONATE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS OF SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCEDURE FOR APPROVING COMPENSATION IS THAT THAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATES A COMMITTEE CALLED THE "APPROVAL BODY", COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER COMPARABILITY DATA THAT MAY INCLUDE A) EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS, B, WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, C) DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS OF BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND D) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILLINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE APPROVAL BODY MUST DOCUMENT ITS DECISION FOR THE APPROVAL, HOW IT WAS REACHED AND ANY ACTIONS TAKEN, THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS DONE IN DECEMBER 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 183,460. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 43,513. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,188. TOTAL EXPENSES 229,161.