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Foundation For India Studies

  • Houston, TX
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 2007
  • EIN: 51-0566369

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Cultural, Ethnic Awareness (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.84k (2024)

Expenses
$1.74k (2024)

Total Assets
$76.9k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$2,842
Expenses
$1,738
Net Income
$1,104
Net Assets
$76,851
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,842
100%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $76,851
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $76,851
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Hiren Sarma (Director) $0 $0
Sudhakar Tallapragada (Director) $0 $0
Amanda Vavilala (Advisor) $0 $0
Richard Morales (Financial Advisor) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 30, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$2,583
Expenses
$2,911
Net Income
-$328
Net Assets
$75,747
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,094
42.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,489
57.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $75,747
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $75,747
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Hiren Sarma (Director) $0 $0
Sudhakar Tallapragada (Director) $0 $0
Amanda Vavilala (Advisor) $0 $0
Richard Morales (Financial Advisor) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Dec. 9, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$7,517
Expenses
$13,958
Net Income
-$6,441
Net Assets
$76,075
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,508
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $76,075
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $76,075
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Hiren Sarma (Director Oral Histories) $0 $0
Sudhakar Tallapragada (Director At Large) $0 $0
Kumud Pulijal (Director At Large) $0 $0
Harshith K Marepalli (Director It Website Services) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$6,459
Expenses
$2,763
Net Income
$3,696
Net Assets
$82,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,450
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $82,516
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $82,516
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Hiren Sarma (Director Oral Histories) $0 $0
Sudhakar Tallapragada (Director At Large) $0 $0
Kumud Pulijal (Director At Large) $0 $0
Harshith K Marepalli (Director It Website Services) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$9,451
Expenses
$2,986
Net Income
$6,465
Net Assets
$78,820
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,435
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $16
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $78,820
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $78,820
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Aruna Shanmugam (Director Oral Histories) $0 $0
Hiren Sarma (Director At Large) $0 $0
Sona West (Director At Large) $0 $0
Harshith K Marepalli (Director It Services) $0 $0
Kumud Pulijal (Director Social Media) $0 $0
Ram Gupta (Director At Large) $0 $0
Nischay Bhan (Director Webinars N Lectures) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 21, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$5,380
Expenses
$4,757
Net Income
$623
Net Assets
$72,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,348
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $72,355
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $72,355
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Supal Vora (Director Oral Histories) $0 $0
Hiren Sarma (Director At Large) $0 $0
Sahil Verma (Director At Large) $0 $0
Marshit K Marepalli (Director It Services) $0 $0
Arun Kumari (Director Social Media) $0 $0
Ram Gupta (Director At Large) $0 $0
Nischay Bhan (Director Webinars N Lectures) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 6, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$13,303
Expenses
$2,283
Net Income
$11,020
Net Assets
$71,732
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,276
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $27
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $71,732
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $71,732
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Sivaram Arepalli (Director) $0 $0
Hiren Sarna (Director) $0 $0
Sanjay Gakhar (Director) $0 $0
Bashist Sharma (Advisor) $0 $0
Pramod Kulkarni (Director) $0 $0
Raghavendra Nednur (Director) $0 $0
Mrinal Chaudhuri (Director) $0 $0
Nischay Bhan (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 5, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$1,827
Expenses
$2,496
Net Income
-$669
Net Assets
$60,712
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,802
98.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $25
1.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $60,712
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $60,712
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Sivaram Arepalli (Director) $0 $0
Hiren Sarna (Director) $0 $0
Sanjay Gakhar (Director) $0 $0
Bashist Sharma (Advisor) $0 $0
Pramod Kulkarni (Director) $0 $0
Raghavendra Nednur (Director) $0 $0
Mrinal Chaudhuri (Director) $0 $0
Kulwant S Bhatia (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on July 24, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$8,375
Expenses
$8,640
Net Income
-$265
Net Assets
$61,381
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,350
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $25
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $61,381
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $61,381
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Sivaram Arepalli (Director) $0 $0
Hiren Sarna (Director) $0 $0
Sanjay Gakhar (Director) $0 $0
Bashist Sharma (Advisor) $0 $0
Pramod Kulkarni (Director) $0 $0
Raghavendra Nednur (Director) $0 $0
Mrinal Chaudhuri (Director) $0 $0
Kulwant S Bhatia (Director) $0 $0
Saptaswa Basu (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 1, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$30,579
Expenses
$2,286
Net Income
$28,293
Net Assets
$61,646
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $30,561
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $18
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $61,646
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $61,646
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Krishna Vavilala (Chairman) $0 $0
Parul Fernandes (Director) $0 $0
Col Raj Bhalla (Director) $0 $0
Ponnada Narayana (Director) $0 $0
Bashist Sharma (Advisor) $0 $0
Tara C Nuwal (Director) $0 $0
Raghavendra Nednur (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 26, 2016

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PDF (2 of 3) PDF (3 of 3)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$6,241
Expenses
$2,518
Net Income
$3,723
Net Assets
$20,353
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,225
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $16
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,353
Total Liabilities $13,000
Net Assets $20,353

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990-EZ

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PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$4,219
Expenses
$3,087
Net Income
$1,132
Net Assets
$16,630
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,200
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $19
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,630
Total Liabilities $13,000
Net Assets $16,630

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$2,666
Expenses
$5,690
Net Income
-$3,024
Net Assets
$15,498
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,650
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $16
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,498
Total Liabilities $13,000
Net Assets $15,498

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$20,549
Expenses
$9,870
Net Income
$10,679
Net Assets
$18,522
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,541
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $31,522
Total Liabilities $13,000
Net Assets $18,522

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$3,720
Expenses
$1,572
Net Income
$2,148
Net Assets
$7,843
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,710
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,843
Total Liabilities $13,000
Net Assets $7,843

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

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PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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