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Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts

EIN 45-4747927 · Excelsior, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceWeak38 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

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

LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THREE PRIMARY GOALS. PERFORM: CONDUCT INDIDAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES OF LOCAL AND VISITING ATISTIS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER METRO AREAS. EDUCATE: CONDUCT MUSIC CLASSES TO IMPART TRAINING IN INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER METRO AREA. ORGANIZE LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS. COLLABORATE: CONDUCT CONCERT TOURS OF ESTABLISHED AND UPCOMING ARTISTS FROM INDIA. SPONSOR P3-PERFORMER VISAS. GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS. SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL TRAVEL, HOSTING, AND LOGISTICS. COORDINATE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VARIOUS CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA USA AND CANADA PRIMARILY. IN 2014 THE ORGANIZATION TO FURTHER ITS "EDUCATE" MISSION STARTED TEACHING WITH THE HELP OF ROCHESTER VIDYALAYA.

Income
$91,553
Spending
$75,254
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
4.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 66%
Employees
0
Volunteers
25

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 29% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (3)
  1. $70,167 spent. HELD SEVERAL EVENTS : 2025 FALL EVENT LAYYASAARAM ORGANIZED A FALL CONCERT TOUR - A VIOLIN DUO BY VITTAL RAMAMURTHY AND SRIHARI VITTAL SUPPORTED ON THE MRIDANGAM BY THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI AND ON THE GHATAM BY S V RAMANI. IT WASA 12 CONCERT US TOUR .THE MINNEAPOLIS EVENT OCCURED ON OCTOBER 5TH. THIS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CHINMAYA MISSION TWIN CITIES AT CHASKA MN. 2025 SPRING WE STARTED OUR 2025 EVENT SEASON WITH OUR ARADHANA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDIAN MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA. HELD SEVERAL EVENTS : 2025 FALL EVENT LAYYASAARAM ORGANIZED A FALL CONCERT TOUR - A VIOLIN DUO BY VITTAL RAMAMURTHY AND SRIHARI VITTAL SUPPORTED ON THE MRIDANGAM BY THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI AND ON THE GHATAM BY S V RAMANI. IT WASA 12 CONCERT US TOUR .THE MINNEAPOLIS EVENT OCCURED ON OCTOBER 5TH. THIS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CHINMAYA MISSION TWIN CITIES AT CHASKA MN. 2025 SPRING WE STARTED OUR 2025 EVENT SEASON WITH OUR ARADHANA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDIAN MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA.
  2. HELD SEVERAL EVENTS IN EARLIER YEARS: 2024 EVENTS FALL 2024 TOUR BY FLUTE BROTHERS - HERAMBH AND HEMANTH OUR FALL 2024 TOUR FEATURED THE YOUNG AND DYNAMIC DUO HERAMBH AND HEMANTH ON THE FLUTE ACCOMPANIED BY THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI ON THE MRIDANGAM AND GURUPRASAD ON THE GHATAM. YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN CONCERT TOUR FOR THE FLUTE BROTHERS ACROSS ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT VENUES IN THE CONTINENTAL US. OCT 26TH 2024 -SHAYANOTSAVAM CONCERTS AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MN 2023-24 LAYYASAARAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OVER 12 MONTHLY CONCERTS AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MN BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2023 AND OCTOBER 2024. CONCERT 1: MULLAIVASAL CHANDRAMOULI ON THE VIOLIN WITH ETHIRAJAN RAMANUJAN ON THE MRIDANGAM - SEPTEMBER 2023. WE WRAPPED UP THE LAST CONCERT OF 2024 ON OCTOBER 26 2024 WITH A CONCERT BY ADITYA ANANDAN, A DISCIPLE OF VIDUSHI BHARGAVI BALASUBRAMANIAN. 2023 EVENTS FEB 23RD 2023 - TWIN CITIES ARADHANA IN COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IMSOM INCLUDED FLUTE CONCERT BY VISHVESHWAR NAGARAJAN TWIN CITIES BASED COMMUNITY MUSICIANS STUDENT PERFORMANCES FALL APRIL 30TH 2023 - A CONCERT WAS HELD FALL 2023 -US CONCERT TOUR BY DR K N RENGANATHA SHARMA 2022-23 RISE OF MARGAZHI FESTIVAL COLLABORATION LAYYASAARAM IS HUMBLED TO BE PART OF THIS VERY NOBLE UNDERTAKING - RISE OF MARGAZHI 2022 - AN ONLINE MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A POTPOURRI OF CULTURAL EVENTS FROM MUSIC AND DANCE TO FOOD AND FASHION. PARTNERING WITH FLUTE N FEATHER DANCE COMPANY AND WISCONSIN INDIAN CULTURAL ARTS THIS FESTIVAL SEEKS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR SRI PREMIKA VARADHAN CLINIC IN TAMIL NADU INDIA. SRI PREMIKAVARADHAN CLINIC OFFERS WEEKLY FREE MEDICAL CARE TO OVER 10 VILLAGES. FALL 2022 - CARNATIC MUSIC REVIVAL POST-PANDEMIC CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE, WE PRESENTED A CONCERT TOUR BY 7 ARTISTS - 5 LEADING MELODIC PERFORMERS AND 2 ECLECTIC PERCUSSIONISTS - A TOUR APTLY TITLED SEVEN - FIVE. FALL 2022 - DOUBLE HEADER LECDEM + CONCERT IN COLLABORATION WITH IMSOM RISE OF MARGAZHI 2021 - 2022 RISE OF MARGAZHI 2021-2022 THIS IS A FUND-RAISING INITIATIVE FOR SRI PREMIKA VARADAN CLINIC FOR YEAR 2021-2022. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION WAS UNABLE TO HOST AN ANNUAL IN PERSON THEMATIC DANCE PRODUCTION THIS YEAR, OUR SOLE EFFORT FOR THIS NOBLE ENDEAVOR WILL BE CHANNELED THROUGH THIS ONLINE FESTIVAL FOR MARGAZHI 2021-22. SRI PREMIKA VARADAN CLINIC IS A DIVINE EFFORT TO HELP THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED, IN AND AROUND THE VILLAGE OF MAHARANYAM. HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS ARE SEEN AND ASSESSED AT THIS SITE DAY OVER DAY, IN MULTIPLE FACULTIES. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN EXPANDING ITS CAPABILITIES AND CLINICIAN BASE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES WHEN MORE PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THE GOAL FOR THE YEAR WAS TO RAISE USD 100K. CELEBRATING ONE OF SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJIS GREATEST WORKS, MADHURAGEETHAMS THROUGH VARIOUS ART FORMS DURING THE AUSPICIOUS MONTH OF MARGAZHI LAYYASAARAM CONDUCTED THIS EVENT IN 2021 THYAGARAJA ARADHANA AKHANDAM - VARIOUS MUSICIANS LIKE MURUGABOOPATHI, VK MANIMARAN, KN SHASHIKIRAN, NIRMALA RAJASEKAR AND SRIRAM NATARAJAN FROM DOING A VIRTUAL THYAGARAJA ARADHANA WITH 300 MUSICIANS, FOR 50 HOURS NON-STOP. SRI THYAGARAJA AKHADA GAANAM IS AN IDEA THAT CAME UP FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ACTUAL SHOOT BUT TURNED INTO A BEAUTIFUL SERIES OF CONCERTS WITH THE MUSICIANS COMING TOGETHER TO OFFER SANGEETHA SAMARPANAM TO THE SAINT. AIRED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND 7TH 2021, LAYYASAARAM HELPED SPONSOR THIS EVENT AS WELL AS HELPED PRODUCE THE CONCERT BY VID NIRMALA RAJASEKAR.
  3. HELD SEVERAL EVENTS IN EARLIER YEARS: 2024 EVENTS FALL 2024 TOUR BY FLUTE BROTHERS - HERAMBH AND HEMANTH OUR FALL 2024 TOUR FEATURED THE YOUNG AND DYNAMIC DUO HERAMBH AND HEMANTH ON THE FLUTE ACCOMPANIED BY THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI ON THE MRIDANGAM AND GURUPRASAD ON THE GHATAM. YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN CONCERT TOUR FOR THE FLUTE BROTHERS ACROSS ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT VENUES IN THE CONTINENTAL US. OCT 26TH 2024 -SHAYANOTSAVAM CONCERTS AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MN 2023-24 LAYYASAARAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OVER 12 MONTHLY CONCERTS AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MN BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2023 AND OCTOBER 2024. CONCERT 1: MULLAIVASAL CHANDRAMOULI ON THE VIOLIN WITH ETHIRAJAN RAMANUJAN ON THE MRIDANGAM - SEPTEMBER 2023. WE WRAPPED UP THE LAST CONCERT OF 2024 ON OCTOBER 26 2024 WITH A CONCERT BY ADITYA ANANDAN, A DISCIPLE OF VIDUSHI BHARGAVI BALASUBRAMANIAN. 2023 EVENTS FEB 23RD 2023 - TWIN CITIES ARADHANA IN COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IMSOM INCLUDED FLUTE CONCERT BY VISHVESHWAR NAGARAJAN TWIN CITIES BASED COMMUNITY MUSICIANS STUDENT PERFORMANCES FALL APRIL 30TH 2023 - A CONCERT WAS HELD FALL 2023 -US CONCERT TOUR BY DR K N RENGANATHA SHARMA 2022-23 RISE OF MARGAZHI FESTIVAL COLLABORATION LAYYASAARAM IS HUMBLED TO BE PART OF THIS VERY NOBLE UNDERTAKING - RISE OF MARGAZHI 2022 - AN ONLINE MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A POTPOURRI OF CULTURAL EVENTS FROM MUSIC AND DANCE TO FOOD AND FASHION. PARTNERING WITH FLUTE N FEATHER DANCE COMPANY AND WISCONSIN INDIAN CULTURAL ARTS THIS FESTIVAL SEEKS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR SRI PREMIKA VARADHAN CLINIC IN TAMIL NADU INDIA. SRI PREMIKAVARADHAN CLINIC OFFERS WEEKLY FREE MEDICAL CARE TO OVER 10 VILLAGES. FALL 2022 - CARNATIC MUSIC REVIVAL POST-PANDEMIC CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE, WE PRESENTED A CONCERT TOUR BY 7 ARTISTS - 5 LEADING MELODIC PERFORMERS AND 2 ECLECTIC PERCUSSIONISTS - A TOUR APTLY TITLED SEVEN - FIVE. FALL 2022 - DOUBLE HEADER LECDEM + CONCERT IN COLLABORATION WITH IMSOM RISE OF MARGAZHI 2021 - 2022 RISE OF MARGAZHI 2021-2022 THIS IS A FUND-RAISING INITIATIVE FOR SRI PREMIKA VARADAN CLINIC FOR YEAR 2021-2022. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION WAS UNABLE TO HOST AN ANNUAL IN PERSON THEMATIC DANCE PRODUCTION THIS YEAR, OUR SOLE EFFORT FOR THIS NOBLE ENDEAVOR WILL BE CHANNELED THROUGH THIS ONLINE FESTIVAL FOR MARGAZHI 2021-22. SRI PREMIKA VARADAN CLINIC IS A DIVINE EFFORT TO HELP THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED, IN AND AROUND THE VILLAGE OF MAHARANYAM. HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS ARE SEEN AND ASSESSED AT THIS SITE DAY OVER DAY, IN MULTIPLE FACULTIES. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN EXPANDING ITS CAPABILITIES AND CLINICIAN BASE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES WHEN MORE PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THE GOAL FOR THE YEAR WAS TO RAISE USD 100K. CELEBRATING ONE OF SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJIS GREATEST WORKS, MADHURAGEETHAMS THROUGH VARIOUS ART FORMS DURING THE AUSPICIOUS MONTH OF MARGAZHI LAYYASAARAM CONDUCTED THIS EVENT IN 2021 THYAGARAJA ARADHANA AKHANDAM - VARIOUS MUSICIANS LIKE MURUGABOOPATHI, VK MANIMARAN, KN SHASHIKIRAN, NIRMALA RAJASEKAR AND SRIRAM NATARAJAN FROM DOING A VIRTUAL THYAGARAJA ARADHANA WITH 300 MUSICIANS, FOR 50 HOURS NON-STOP. SRI THYAGARAJA AKHADA GAANAM IS AN IDEA THAT CAME UP FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ACTUAL SHOOT BUT TURNED INTO A BEAUTIFUL SERIES OF CONCERTS WITH THE MUSICIANS COMING TOGETHER TO OFFER SANGEETHA SAMARPANAM TO THE SAINT. AIRED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND 7TH 2021, LAYYASAARAM HELPED SPONSOR THIS EVENT AS WELL AS HELPED PRODUCE THE CONCERT BY VID NIRMALA RAJASEKAR.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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