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DESI DANCE NETWORK INCORPORATED

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $147K · expenses $286K · assets $77K

EIN
47-4472919
Address
3203 DAVIS ST, OAKLAND, CA 94601-2609
Website
desidancenetwork.org
NTEE code
A23
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

Through the intersection of performances arts education and civic engagement Deis Dance Network seeks to: - Empower South Asian artists by creating and developing safe spaces for artistic and creative growth - Increase diversity in the entertainment workforce by providing a continuum of work-based learning experiences and opportunities - Promote South Asian Performing Arts in the United States - Build a supportive and empowering community within the collegiate and high school Desi dance circuits

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Kunal Amin Chief Executive Officer2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Alifia Shareef Chief Operating Officer2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sachika Singh Chief People Officer2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Bryant Phan (former) Board of Director2018-2020 10 $0 reported 1
Chintan Parikh (former) Chief Technology Officer2018-2020 10 $0 reported 1
Sagar Mittal (former) Chief Operations Officer2020 20 $0 reported 1
Amogh Iyer (former) Legends Director2020 20 $0 reported 1
Carlo Cruz (former) Board of Director2018-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Hetal Patel (former) Chairwoman2018-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Anushka Panday (former) DDCON Director2019 20 $0 reported 1
Shruti Patel (former) DDCON Director2019 20 $0 reported 1
Chinmaya Sharma (former) DDCON Director2019 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kunal Amin Chief Executive Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Alifia Shareef Chief Operating Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Sachika Singh Chief People Officer2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kunal Amin CEO15 $0$0$0 $01
Alifia Shareef COO15 $0$0$0 $01
Sachika Singh CPO15 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kunal Amin CEO15 $0-$0 $01
Alifia Shareef COO15 $0-$0 $01
Sachika Singh CPO15 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kunal Amin CEO20 $0-$0 $01
Alifia Shareef COO20 $0-$0 $01
Sachika Singh CPO20 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kunal Amin Chief Executive Officer20 $0-$0 $01
Bryant Phan Board of Director10 $0-$0 $01
Chintan Parikh Chief Technology Officer10 $0-$0 $01
Sagar Mittal Chief Operations Officer20 $0-$0 $01
Alifia Shareef Legends Director20 $0-$0 $01
Amogh Iyer Legends Director20 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bryant Phan CEO, Treasurer20 $0-- $01
Carlo Cruz Board of Director10 $0-- $01
Hetal Patel Chairwoman10 $0-- $01
Chintan Parikh Chief Technology Officer10 $0-- $01
Kunal Amin Chief Operating Officer, Events Director20 $0-- $01
Anushka Panday DDCON Director20 $0-- $01
Shruti Patel DDCON Director20 $0-- $01
Chinmaya Sharma DDCON Director20 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bryant Phan CEO20 $0$0$0 $01
Carlo Cruz Board of Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Hetal Patel Chairwoman5 $0$0$0 $01
Chintan Parikh Chief Technology Officer10 $0$0$0 $01
Kunal Amin COO20 $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 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$146,745$285,830 $77,464$77,464 $31,591$112,409 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$301,196$128,313 $216,549$216,549 $172,929$126,768 $0050
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,297$85,010 $43,666$43,666 $84,695$30,341 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,357$113,787 $12,379$12,379 $68,663$25,820 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,732$33,501 $30,810$30,810 $22,732- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,433$127,043 $50,703$50,703 $100,808$18,625 ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$252,882$218,312 $58,313$58,313 $181,147$71,735 $00200

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $496,774 in all, tax years 2016 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, 2021-2024 5$246,544 2024$6,072
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2019, 2022-2023 5$132,110 2023$10,300
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$35,000 2023$9,500
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DESI DANCE NETWORK INCORPORATED” 2021-2024 6$22,300 2024$5,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DESI DANCE NETWORK INCORPORATED” 2016-2020 11$18,100 2020$5,000
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SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Desi Dance Network Incorporated” 2017-2018 2$18,000 2018$16,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$12,129 2023$7,000
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UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$12,000 2018$12,000
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VERIZON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DESI DANCE NETWORK INCORPORATED” 2020 1$500 2020$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DESI DANCE NETWORK INCORPORATED” 2020-2023 4$91 2023$12
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Who funds organizations like this

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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $285,830 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $285,764 100.0%
Printing, publications, postage $66 0.0%
Total$285,830100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $128,313 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $125,685
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $125,685$125,685$0$0 98.0%
Payments to affiliates $1,506$1,506$0$0 1.2%
Information technology $1,019$0$0$0 0.8%
Fees: other services $103$0$0$0 0.1%
Total$128,313100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $85,010 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $85,010 100.0%
Total$85,010100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $113,787 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $113,787 100.0%
Total$113,787100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $33,501 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,501 100.0%
Total$33,501100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $127,043 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $122,441 96.4%
Fees to independent contractors $4,602 3.6%
Total$127,043100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $218,312 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $192,672
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $192,672$182,351$10,321$0 88.3%
Other (as described)Brand Awareness Campaign: Supplying dancers with free dance apparel $12,323$0$12,323$0 5.6%
Fees: other services $8,735$8,735$0$0 4.0%
Information technology $1,887$0$1,887$0 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,841$0$1,841$0 0.8%
Office expenses $854$0$854$0 0.4%
Total$218,312100%

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