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RESEARCH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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Plain text RESEARCH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2011–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/453776491. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). RESEARCH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2011–2025]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/453776491

MLA “RESEARCH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2011–2025, https://strategystudio.org/org/453776491. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2011–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $62K · expenses $34K · assets $170K

EIN
45-3776491
Address
30 LAKE ST APT 2B, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603-4005
Website
www.readfdn.org
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2012
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Mission

See Schedule O, Statement 3

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee2016-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee2011-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Vimal Patel Treasurer2018-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director2016-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Krishna K Bess (former) Director / Trustee2011-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Adinarayan Sankaran (former) Treasurer2017 1 $0 reported 1
Adinarayan Shankaran (former) Treasurer2016 0 $0 reported 1
Jayant Thaker (former) Director / Trustee2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Adam McKinstrie (former) Executive Director2011-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Ritu Chopra (former) Director / Trustee2011 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee40 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee26 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee25 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee24 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee4 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee3 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee8 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee0 $0-- $01
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee2 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Dr Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee20 $0-$0 $01
Vimal Patel Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee0 $0-- $01
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee0 $0-- $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director1 $0-- $01
Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee20 $0-- $01
Adinarayan Sankaran Treasurer1 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Mrs Nirupama Nigam Director / Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Mrs Sanskriti Thakur Executive Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Adinarayan Shankaran Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee2 $0-$0 $01
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
Jayant Thaker Director / Trustee1 $0-$0 $01
Adam McKinstrie Executive Director1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee2 $0-- $01
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee2 $0-- $01
Jayant Thaker Director / Trustee1 $0-- $01
Adam McKinstrie Executive Director2 $0-- $01
2011 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sunder S Thakur Managing Trustee10 $0-$0 $01
Krishna K Bess Director / Trustee10 $0-$0 $01
Ritu Chopra Director / Trustee10 $0-$0 $01
Adam McKinstrie Executive Director10 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,644$33,594 $169,670$169,670 $33,275$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,242$39,030 $141,620$141,620 $47,242$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,265$34,135 $133,408$133,408 $40,265$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,139$23,501 $127,278$127,278 $36,893$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,623$45,767 $115,640$115,640 $38,052$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,614$30,459 $124,783$124,783 $35,614$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,624$20,469 $119,628$119,628 $35,624$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,389$25,000 $104,473$104,473 $25,389$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,233$21,876 $104,099$104,099 $30,123$0 ---
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,402$21,272 $95,742$95,742 $30,370$0 $005
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,152$21,272 $70,492$70,492 $5,120$0 $005
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,200$20,000 $42,853$42,853 $37,200$0 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,072$0 $25,653$25,653 $25,200$0 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,000$419 $581$581 $1,000$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $65,303 in all, tax years 2019 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$65,298 2024$16,005
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RESEARCH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION” 2021 1$5 2021$5
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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $33,594 spent · pay $0 · grants $27,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,500 81.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,797 11.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,297 6.8%
Total$33,594100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $39,030 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,000 64.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,563 19.4%
Fees to independent contractors $4,810 12.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,376 3.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $281 0.7%
Total$39,030100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $34,135 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,000 73.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,000 14.6%
Printing, publications, postage $4,135 12.1%
Total$34,135100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $23,501 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,000 85.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,900 12.3%
Fees to independent contractors $601 2.6%
Total$23,501100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $45,767 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $1,429
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,000 54.6%
Fees to independent contractors $10,414 22.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,000 21.8%
Printing, publications, postage $353 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,429reported apart
Total$45,767100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $30,459 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,000 82.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,737 12.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,500 4.9%
Printing, publications, postage $222 0.7%
Total$30,459100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $20,469 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,032 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,032 97.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $422 2.1%
Fees to independent contractors $15 0.1%
Total$20,469100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $25,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,000 80.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,000 20.0%
Total$25,000100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $21,876 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,574 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $21,574 98.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $302 1.4%
Total$21,876100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $21,272 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,272 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $21,272$21,272-- 100.0%
Total$21,272100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $20,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,000 100.0%
Total$20,000100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $0 spent · pay - · grants - · events $128
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$128reported apart
Total$0100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $419 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $419 100.0%
Total$419100%

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