2021-11-02T06:15:29-05:00 2020-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2020-01-01 522216665 SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS LEADING TOGETHER INC SOUT 3012701855 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD NO 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 SIMRAN NOOR CHAIR 3012701855 2021-11-02 1 SIMRAN NOOR 999009999 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X SIMRAN NOOR 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD NO 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 659909 0 X WWW.SAALT.ORG X 2000 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 12 12 5 15 0 0 757856 646070 2940 10027 665 25 7975 3787 769436 659909 0 5000 0 0 527607 386560 0 0 78511 240893 233482 768500 625042 936 34867 863689 907973 8891 18308 854798 889665 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. 0 0 197766 5000 POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY: SAALT ENGAGES IN POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY ON KEY ISSUES AFFECTING SOUTH ASIANS, INCLUDING IMMIGRANT JUSTICE, HATE VIOLENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE PROFOUNDLY COMPOUNDING 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. IN 2020, SAALT'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED TRACKING POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN IMMIGRATION, HATE VIOLENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND COVID-19 RELIEF. SAALT'S POLICY ADVOCACY ALSO ENCOMPASSED ENGAGING THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE ABOVE ISSUES, AND INCLUDED PREPARING PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIALS IN MULTIPLE SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES. SAALT ALSO PUBLISHED AND RELEASED A GROUNDBREAKING POLICY REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENT NEED FOR FUNDERS AND POLICY MAKERS TO GATHER ACCURATE DISAGGREGATED DATA ON SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS THAT HAVE EMERGED SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC. THE REPORT EXAMINED AREAS OF THE U.S. WITH AMONG THE LARGEST SOUTH ASIAN POPULATIONS INCLUDING NEW YORK, CHICAGO, HOUSTON, ATLANTA, AND THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA AND DREW PRIMARILY ON INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COALITION OF SOUTH ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS (NCSO), A NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, AND MEDIA REPORTS. SAALT ALSO LAUNCHED AN INTERACTIVE MAP AND VIDEO TESTIMONIALS TO FURTHER HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON SOUTH ASIANS.OUR POLICY ANALYSIS ON DETENTION AND DENATURALIZATION HAS EVOLVED TO THE NEXT PHASE. THE DEMAND FOR DETENTION SUPPORT IS AT A RECORD HIGH. WE TRANSLATED OUR ASYLUM DOCUMENTS FROM BENGALI TO ENGLISH. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH LAWYERS AND LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COORDINATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RECRUIT MORE PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR A BAIL FUND. WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON A MAJOR SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRY CONDITIONS REPORT AS AN ADVOCACY TOOL FOR ANYONE INVOLVED WITH SOUTH ASIAN MIGRANT ISSUES.WE CONTINUED TO TRACK HATE VIOLENCE TARGETING SOUTH ASIAN, MUSLIM, SIKH, ARAB, AND MIDDLE EASTERN COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND EXPANDED OUR WORK TO INCLUDE ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AS WELL AS HINDUTVA-LED (HINDU RIGHT) HATE VIOLENCE THREATENING MUSLIM, SIKH, DALIT-BAHUJAN, ADIVASI, AND OTHER MINORITIZED POPULATIONS IN INDIA AND THE DIASPORA. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH ALLIES AND CREATED STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TO TRACK THESE EMERGING AND EVOLVING FORMS OF HATE VIOLENCE. WE ALSO PRODUCED CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, TAGALOG, KHMER, BANGLA/BENGALI, GUJARATI, HINDI, NEPALI, TAMIL, TELUGU, URDU, KANNADA, PUNJABI, AND URDU TRANSLATIONS OF POLICY DOCUMENTS ON COMBATTING ANTI-ASIAN HATE VIOLENCE. 147860 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 ENGAGES IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. IN 2020, WE CONTINUED OUR VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY BLOG ON MEDIUM, RELEASED QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDED MONTHLY REPORTS AND ANALYSIS OF OUR VAST HATE VIOLENCE DATABASE, AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. 31209 COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION: AT THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, SAALT SHIFTED OUR NCSO ENGAGEMENT TO MONTHLY VIRTUAL CALLS WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THEIR LOCAL AND REGIONAL WORK, PROVIDE RESOURCES ON FUNDRAISING, AND GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THE RACIAL JUSTICE UPRISINGS OF 2020 WERE A MAJOR ACCELERATOR OUR COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION WORK. WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING FROM OUR WORK SINCE 2015 FOCUSED ON COMBATTING ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY AND FINDING WAYS TO UPHOLD THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES POLICY PLATFORM THROUGH ONGOING POLITICAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGS WHILE ALSO SHIFTING OUR ALIGNMENT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS WHO SHARE THIS VISION. REQUESTS FOR TRAININGS ON CONFRONTING ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN THE SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CAME POURING IN AND WE FELT STRONGLY ABOUT ANSWERING THAT CALL. AS A RESULT, WE BROUGHT ON A TRUSTED EXPERT TRAINER AND FACILITATOR WITH A LONG AND DEEP HISTORY OF COMBATTING POLICE VIOLENCE IN BLACK COMMUNITIES WHO CREATED A SERIES OF TRAININGS AND LEARNING TOOLS FOR NCSO MEMBERS AND EXTERNAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 22780 10027 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. IN 2020, AFTER RECOGNITION THAT AN IDENTITY-BASED COALITION ALONE CANNOT MOBILIZE EFFECTIVELY, SAALT CREATED A SET OF SHARED VALUES FOR THE NCSO TO BRING MEMBERS INTO GREATER ALIGNMENT THROUGH POLITICAL EDUCATION, WHICH ENABLED US TO BRING ON A NEW AND VIBRANT SET OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS WHILE BIDDING FAREWELL TO OTHERS. 1052 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 23832 10027 400667 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 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 NO 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 LAKSHMI SRIDARAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102550 0 7174 SIMRAN NOOR BOARD CHAIR (SEE SCHED O) 2.00 X X 1500 0 0 SHRUTI GARG TREASURER (SEE SCHED O) 2.00 X X 700 0 0 ANAND SUBRAMANIAN VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 11/2020) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NITASHA SAWHNEY SEC UNTIL 1/20, THEN BD MEMBER UNTIL 11/20) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SASHA NEHA AHUJA BD MEMBER THEN SECRETARY (UNTIL 11/2020) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DARAKSHAN RAJA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAYEESHA DUTTA BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAHEEN KALEEM BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONEEK BHANOT BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 NAJI'A TAMEEZ BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 SABRINA SINGH BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 BIX GABRIEL BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 PUSHKAR SHARMA BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUMI DUTTA BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEEPA PANCHANG BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMINA KHAN BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2020) 2.00 X 0 0 0 104750 0 7174 1 0 0 0 0 X 81700 564370 646070 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 10027 10027 10027 25 25 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3787 3787 3787 659909 10027 0 3812 5000 5000 111574 78762 16406 16406 235154 181556 20206 33392 15511 12141 1126 2244 24321 18401 2361 3559 7440 7440 68807 68807 29794 19630 1925 8239 14195 7755 4947 1493 27909 18789 5983 3137 46308 34778 4831 6699 1006 537 69 400 1676 1676 5408 4062 564 782 TRAINING AND WORKSHOP 13874 9350 2635 1889 DUES, SUBS. AND FEES 7642 1000 6642 INTERNS 7500 7500 MISCELLANEOUS 1923 1406 246 271 625042 400667 145864 78511 572468 774808 100665 100689 180391 14201 5137 14923 29867 29515 2028 352 3000 3000 863689 907973 8891 18308 8891 18308 X 337224 327911 517574 561754 854798 889665 863689 907973 34867 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 581478 1442106 303392 757856 646070 3730902 581478 1442106 303392 757856 646070 3730902 1515798 2215104 665 25 690 7975 3787 11762 3743354 19467 0.59170 0.54700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 354 0 354 624688 625042 118756 29689 0 0 178852 175054 140275 118756 612937 919406 21538 19037 4925 354 45854 44713 43764 35069 29689 153235 229853 4620 1808 228 354 7010 29867 29515 352 352 X 671909 12000 12000 659909 0 659909 637042 12000 12000 625042 0 625042 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, 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. 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 PROVIDED 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. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS THE PROCESS AND MAINTAINS ALL THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ON FILE. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON DISCLOSES THE 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 FOR 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 THE 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 REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR 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 THE 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 AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND D) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS 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 FEBRUARY 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1E: ON MAY 8, 2020, SAALT RECEIVED LOAN PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $81,700 UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP). UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT), THE PROMISSORY NOTE MUST BE USED FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES WITHIN A 24-WEEK PERIOD TO ULTIMATELY BE FORGIVEN BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, SAALT EXPENDED AND TRACKED THE PPP FUNDS FOR PURPOSES OUTLINED IN THE CARES ACT GUIDANCE AND BELIEVES THEY HAVE MET ALL CONDITIONS SET FORTH FOR FULL FORGIVENESS. ACCORDINGLY, UNDER GUIDANCE FOUND IN FASB ASC 958-605, SAALT HAS RECOGNIZED THE PPP FUNDING AS A CONDITIONAL GRANT BY WHICH ALL CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET. PART VII, SECTION A TWO OFFICER/BOARD MEMBERS WERE COMPENSATED FOR CONSULTING SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND NOT FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE BOARD.