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Sevalaya USA Inc

EIN 82-1291775 · Cupertino, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceFair54 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO MAKE QUALITY EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF, SUPPORT RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER TO THE DESTITUTE ELDERLY

Income
$315,870
Spending
$322,356
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0

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

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 42% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Governance

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a 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

    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 March 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 (7)
  1. $182,650 spent. Project Education GrantsMade grants to support 572 students from impoverished backgrounds studying in Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India and set up education endowments to provide sustained support for Sevalaya USAs Project Education. In June 2025, in Std. XII exam, the school had a pass rate of 99.4%. In Std. X exam, the school had a 100% pass rate. Awarded grants to support sports training for students, which included buying sports equipment and training students to participate in tournaments.
  2. $91,566 spent. Project Human ServicesWith generous grants from Give Foundation toward three human service projects, Gift shelter to a destitute child, Mission No Child Homeless Sevalaya, and Mission: Elderly Lives Matter Sevalaya, we have supported the children in the homes in Kasuva campus and the seniors living in the senior homes in the Kasuva Campus.Installed free sanitary pad dispensers and incinerator machines in the women' s toilets in Sevalaya School and skills training centers.As part of our holiday drive, we donated comforters, bed sheets, towels, granola bars, fruit snacks, comforters, sheet sets, bathmats, diapers, trash bins, and blankets to San Jose Family Supportive Housing .
  3. $27,500 spent. Project Education Teacher Training Teachers at Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu received training with a generous grant of $27500 from Mara Breech foundation
  4. $8,850 spent. Project Senior Home Grants: We sponsored food, basic needs and medical care to homeless seniors living in senior homes on Kasuva campus, in Zamin Endathur and in Thanjavur.
  5. $5,241 spent. Project EKAM Community College Project: EKAM USA gave a generous grant toward the EKAM USA vocational training project, which aimed to train 120 students in rural areas for six months at a Community college in the Kasuva campus. As of March 2025, the second course of vocational training was also completed as of March 2025. Out of the 70 students who were trained in electrical work and Refrigerator & AC repairs, 60 of those students found employment after completing the training.
  6. $5,000 spent. Project Mental Health ClinicMade grants to Mahatma Gandhi Medical Centre to provide mental health services to the students of Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher Secondary School and to rural women who are farmers and caregivers. Rural women face challenges including gender discrimination, poverty, and poor physical health. Besides these, they are also exposed to domestic violence, which is one of the main risk factors for common mental disorders in rural women. This project offers individual sessions and group sessions for patients. Every month, an average of 300 people benefit from this clinic.
  7. $500 spent. Project Disaster Relief GrantsSponsored food and other necessities distribution during Wayanad floods.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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