Sewa International Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
The organization's objective is to serve humanity in distress, aid local communities,and promote volunteerism in pursuit of its vision of a world of equality where everyone is happy,enjoying good health, and living in harmony with nature.
- Income
- $8.2 million
- Spending
- $6.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 32.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Employees
- 106
- Volunteers
- 3,750
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 32.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $5.1 million spent. Community Service and Emergency Response : Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation-The organization executes rescue and relief activities immediately after a disaster and supports rehabilitation projects from the stress caused by natural disasters such as floods, landslides,earthquakes, hurricanes, and forest fires that devastate humanity, animals and infrastructure. Family Services - It includes emergency support services to needy families including home health services, grief counseling, legal services, and poverty alleviation initiatives, health and wellness such as stop diabetes movement and awareness and education.
- $992,390 spent. AmeriCorps Program : The objectives of the program include developing national service resources for responding to disasters and for assisting people and business affected by disasters through their recovery efforts.Additional objectives include enabling and stimulating volunteer community service.
- $101,895 spent. American Rescue Plan Act Program : This program includes activities like food procurement and distribution, vaccination outreach, rehabilitation, after school enrichment and skill-based training to COVID 19 affected households.
- Immunization Cooperative Agreements :This program included developing culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate vaccine education materials for community awareness and conducting one to one outreach in 89 zip codes and 21 counties of Texas state in collaboration with over 500 local community partners.
- Texas A& M Health : The Organization was awarded a federal pass-through grant by Texas A& M Health. Using this grant, the execution team supported efforts to reduce vaccine hesitancy among vulnerable community members and extend outreach efforts beyond the community to include those who are also at-risk. This program included developing culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate vaccine education materials for community awareness and conducting one to one outreach in 89 zip codes and 21 counties in Texas, in collaboration with over 500 local community partners
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Sri International (Menlo Park, CA), EIN 94-1160950. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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