Yuwa 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
TO EMPOWER GIRLS FROM JHARKHAND, INDIA, TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN FUTURES. GIRLS AND WOMEN IN THAT AREA FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING CHILD MARRIAGE, TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, MALNUTRITION, ILLITERACY AND OVERALL GENDER DISCRIMINATION THAT IMPACTS THEM FROM VERY YOUNG AGES.
- Income
- $192,045
- Spending
- $183,913
- Reserves
- 19.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $51,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 19.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $152,801 spent. Yuwa's programmatic depth results in life-changing impact for each participant, enabling them to break out of the cycle of poverty-permanently. A college-preparatory girls' school for 120 students, daily sports practices for over 600 players, life-skills workshops, every week for all participants, and leadership development and coaches' training for 45 local youth-95% of whom are young women. 1) Girls' Football & Life-Skills Program: Ran daily football and Ultimate Frisbee practices for 600 girls led by 43 locally-trained female coaches; weekly life-skills workshops reinforced health, rights and goal-setting, helping girls stay in school and build confidence. 2) Secondary-School Scholarships: Provided 120 need-based scholarships covering tuition, books and school fees; 100 % of scholarship recipients advanced to the next grade and two won U.S. Kennedy-Lugar YES exchange places (national 3 % acceptance rate). 3) Academic Program - Yuwa School: Operated an all-girls college-prep school for 120 students (11:1 student-teacher ratio); held 195 school days, 40 class meetings and 15 Student-Council sessions; 95% pass rate on India's grade 10 & 12 board exams; 80% of Yuwa School 12th grade graduates offered full scholarships to competitive universities in India and abroad 4) Other program activities: Curriculum development, coaches' training, parent-outreach home visits (2-3 per week) and community workshops that challenge child marriage and promote girls' education.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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