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SHRUTI FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $121K · expenses $109K · assets $0

EIN
47-4865713
Address
5337 STARHILL PL, TAMPA, FL 33624-7012
Website
www.shrutifoundationtampa.org
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

The Shruti Foundation is a Non-Profit organization based in Tampa, FL, whose mission is to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of Indian Classical music, and showcase Indian music interactively with other music from around the world through public concerts, workshops, and educational outreach programs. Uniting the world through the power of music and dance.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Shankh Lahiri President2020-2024 $29,288$32,588 1
Durga Truex (former) Program Manager2020 $3,765$3,765 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Satish Ankalikar Director2020-2024 7 $0 reported 1
Sunil Majethia Director2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jigisha M Desai Director2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Ajay kokeram (former) Operation and Marketing2022 10 $0 reported 1
Avinash Sharma (former) Director2020-2022 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shankh Lahiri President45 $29,288-$0 $29,2881
Satish Ankalikar Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sunil Majethia Director5 $0-$0 $01
Jigisha M Desai Director5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shankh Lahiri President20 $3,300-$0 $3,3001
Satish Ankalikar Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sunil Majethia Director5 $0-$0 $01
Jigisha M Desai Director5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shankh Lahiri President20 $0-$0 $01
Satish Ankalikar Director7 $0-$0 $01
Ajay kokeram Operation and Marketing10 $0-$0 $01
Avinash Sharma Director5 $0-$0 $01
Sunil Majethia Director5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shankh Lahiri President20 $0-$0 $01
Satish Ankalikar Director5 $0-$0 $01
Sunil Majethia Director5 $0-$0 $01
Avinash Sharma Director10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Durga Truex Program Manager8 $3,765-$0 $3,7651
Shankh Lahiri President30 $0-$0 $01
Satish Ankalikar Director5 $0-$0 $01
Sunil Majethia Director5 $0-$0 $01
Avinash Sharma Director5 $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 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,094$109,496 $0$31,479 $10,270$90,524 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,518$35,357 $0$19,880 $5,000$12,171 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,306$32,291 $19,888$19,888 $5,000$7,870 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,989$27,668 $17,873$17,873 $5,000$9,842 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,165$11,607 $12,552$12,552 $4,785$1,251 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $2,500 in all, tax years 2022 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
DIVINE INTERNATIONAL FOUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SHRUTI FOUNDATION INC” 2022-2024 3$2,500 2024$1,000
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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 · $109,496 spent · pay $29,288 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $51,282 46.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,288 26.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,895 15.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,915 8.1%
Printing, publications, postage $3,116 2.8%
Total$109,496100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $35,357 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $25,141 71.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,113 20.1%
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Printing, publications, postage $1,098 3.1%
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $32,291 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $18,400 57.0%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,401 4.3%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $27,668 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Fees to independent contractors $13,700 49.5%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $11,607 spent · pay $3,765 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,765 32.4%
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