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Sai Seva Sadan

EIN 47-5009018 · Sacramento, CA

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

What it says it does

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

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

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
0 of 35
Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20
It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 74% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
90% 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

Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
5 of 25
0 of 4 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
0 of 5
Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$287,544 spent. Sai Seva Sadan participated in Operation Backpack and with the help of Volunteersof America they began the school year with brand new, filled backpacks -- lookingand feeling more like their housed classmates and less like a child in need. WeDonate to Volunteers of America 200 + backpack for the last 5+ years, filledbackpacks to children living in and around Sacramento.Sai Seva Sadan has been collecting clean, gently used coats and jackets, scarves,gloves, hats, boots, blankets and/or sleeping bags as a part of our communityoutreach program.The collected donations are distributed to the homeless people of downtownSacramento.Participating in the Coat and Blanket Drive is an easy way for you and your family to pass along coats; jackets and blankets you no longer need while helping those most vulnerable to a winter in California.This is one of our newest service project, in which we collect items to build care kits.We anticipate making Care kits. Once all necessary items are collected we establisha time for volunteers to come to the center and help put the kits together. Each kit is then distribute to those in need in an around Sacramento.Sai Seva Sadan conducts a seasonal TOY DRIVE, we collect gifts donated byvolunteers for the little boys and girls of Children Receiving Homes. We alwaysexpected to donate more each season. Sai seva Sadan will react immediately to any natural calamities in the world and send donations to respective areas.

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

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 2025.
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 January 2016.
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.

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