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Kodava Koota

EIN 82-1820662 · Dallas, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To promote Kodava culture andtradition and aim at engaging in activities that help, support and respond to various needs and challenges faced by fellow Kodavas residing in North America

Income
$53,901
Spending
$31,631
Reserves
21.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%

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

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (9)
  1. Triveni School: Kodava Koota supported 21 students at Triveni school this academic year and overall helped 84 students totally over 3 years.
  2. Appachakavi School: Appachakavi Vidyalaya, Ponnampet village. Covered tuition fees of 19 students and overall helped about 100 students totally over the last 4 years.
  3. Shipped books obtained from donations to Kodagu and was handed over to Thriveni School, Virajpet Town to enhance their library.
  4. Under exceptional circumstances help has also been extended to other needy students. Paid the college fees of a student in Mysore who had just lost her father and the family had exhausted all their savings in his medical treatment.Annual tuition for one 2nd PUC student at Cauvery College, Gonikoppal.
  5. RIHP Regional Health Program: CT scanner was donated to RIHP at Ammathi village. It was formally inaugurated in April 2023 and monthly CT scans average about 100.
  6. Members of the Kodava Koota put together a video on Kaveri Shankramana Ceremony and Traditions. It was released on October 16th, 2024.
  7. A video on 'Making Kumbala Curry' was also released.
  8. Conducted fireside chat reancestral property maintenance, Healthcare needs, retirement/work, School and education and Aging parents.
  9. Worked with the organizing committee of Kodava Convention 2025 in Toronto, Canada. Helped them with the creating and organizing the website, managing the accounts and registration.

Source: Form 990EZ 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? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2024 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 August 2025.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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