2023-12-07T11:55:31-06:00 2023-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2022-07-01 133593806 SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN INC SAKH 2127149153 PO BOX 1333 CHURCH STREET STATION NEW YORK NY 100081333 BEESHAM SEECHARAN BOARD CHAIR 2127149153 2023-12-07 1 BEESHAM SEECHARAN 999009999 0 BRIDGET HARTNETT P01429163 9739949494 2023-12-07 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BEESHAM SEECHARAN PO BOX 1333 CHURCH STREET STATION NEW YORK NY 100081333 6305420 0 X WWW.SAKHI.ORG X 1990 NY SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA IN A SURVIVOR-LED MOVEMENT FOR GENDER JUSTICE AND TO HONOR THE COLLECTIVE AND INHERENT POWER OF ALL SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. WE UNITE SURVIVORS, COMMUNITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS TO ERADICATE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1989, SAKHI WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO BREAK THE SILENCE SURROUNDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WITHIN NEW YORK CITY'S LARGE SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT POPULATION. 12 12 40 74 0 0 3634921 6288223 0 0 135 3808 -233871 13389 3401185 6305420 676923 996339 0 0 1942881 2568589 0 0 272078 525107 656649 3144911 4221577 256274 2083843 2172617 4367901 67874 197315 2104743 4170586 X SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA IN A SURVIVOR-LED MOVEMENT FOR GENDER JUSTICE AND TO HONOR THE COLLECTIVE AND INHERENT POWER OF ALL SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. WE UNITE SURVIVORS, COMMUNITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS TO ERADICATE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1989, SAKHI WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO BREAK THE SILENCE SURROUNDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WITHIN NEW YORK CITY'S LARGE SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT POPULATION. 0 0 361655 1134 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (EE): THE EE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA. SAKHI RECOGNIZED EARLY ON THE CLOSE LINKS BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ECONOMIC CONTROL AS WELL AS SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES THAT ENABLE SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. REALIZING THE NEED FOR SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING SURVIVORS' ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, SAKHI HAS PROVIDED SKILLS-ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES SINCE THE MID-1990S UNDER THE BANNER OF THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROJECT. IN 2001, OUR EFFORTS WERE FORMALIZED UNDER THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO WOMEN SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS, JOBS, CREDIT, BANKING, AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN REACH THEIR GOALS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SAFETY. 538268 13282 ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM: SAKHI CREATES A SAFE PLACE FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE. WE AFFIRMATIVELY SUPPORT ALL SURVIVORS OF ALL GENDERS, RACES, ETHNICITIES, RELIGIONS, SEXUALITIES, CASTES, OR ANY OTHER IDENTITY MARKERS. WE OFFER A FULL RANGE OF CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE, LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE SERVICES INCLUDING: CRISIS RESPONSE, SAFETY-PLANNING, AND ONGOING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; ACCOMPANIMENTS, TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY IN COURT, DURING HEALTHCARE VISITS, AND AT PUBLIC BENEFITS AND WELFARE AGENCIES; WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS; CONNECTIONS TO COUNSELING, LOW-COST OR FREE HEALTH CONSULTATIONS AND EXAMS, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND SHELTER AND/OR HOUSING. EACH YEAR, SAKHI'S ADVOCATES SUPPORT OVER 450 SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND FIELD MORE THAN 2,000 CALLS ON OUR HELPLINE. 1278779 936812 HOUSING PROGRAM: SAKHI'S HOUSING PROGRAM HELPS SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE RELOCATE TO OR REMAIN IN SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: HOUSING COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY: SAKHI'S HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES SURVIVORS HIGHLY PERSONALIZED CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE HOUSING ASSISTANCE. SAKHI'S HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER AND STAFF OF MULTILINGUAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ADVOCATES PROVIDE CLIENTS 1:1 COUNSELING HELPING CLIENTS: FIND TEMPORARY SHELTER, APPLY FOR HOUSING SUBSIDIES, FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND ACCESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, UTILITIES, SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND MOVING COSTS. EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM HOUSING: SAKHI PROVIDES SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE (1-3 MONTHS) TO HELP SURVIVORS IN DANGER RELOCATE IMMEDIATELY OR TO PREVENT EVICTION. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING :PARTIALLY FUNDED BY MAJOR GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SAKHI OFFERS SURVIVORS (AND DEPENDENTS) UP TO 24 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN A FAIR-MARKET APARTMENT OF THEIR CHOICE. IN ADDITION, SAKHI PROVIDES HELP WITH RELOCATION, SAFETY MEASURES, SECURITY DEPOSIT PAYMENTS, AND INITIAL UTILITY PAYMENTS. 1023455 45111 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM: SAKHI AIMS TO BE AN ENGAGED, ACCOUNTABLE, AND VISIBLE PRESENCE IN THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA AND THE MOVEMENT TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE CONDUCT GRASSROOTS OUTREACH TO: INFORM SURVIVORS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND SAKHI'S SERVICES, RAISE AWARENESS OF VIOLENCE WITHIN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, AND CONDUCT TRAININGS ON GENDER-BASED, SEXUAL, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE THROUGH A SOUTH ASIAN LENS.AS THE MAJORITY OF THE SURVIVORS WE WORK WITH HEAR ABOUT SAKHI THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH, WE PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND WORK WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS), RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, AND UNIVERSITIES, BY PRESENTING IN THEIR SPACES. WE ALSO SEEK TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF GENDER-BASED AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WELL AS THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE GREATER SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK CITY. THROUGH THESE ENGAGEMENTS, WE STRIVE TO EDUCATE ON TOPICS SUCH AS BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, SAKHI'S SERVICES AND HISTORY, AND CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION TO THESE WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS, SAKHI HAS A ROBUST CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS.YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (YEP): IN 2016, SAKHI DEVELOPED OUR YEP AS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE HEALING OF YOUNG SURVIVORS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS AND AGES ARE AFFECTED BY INTERPERSONAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6-24, OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE TO FREELY EXPLORE ISSUES AROUND IDENTITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, AND POSITIVE SEXUALITY AND GENDER. SAKHI SEEKS TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AS THEY BREAK CYCLES OF INTERPERSONAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE ALSO HOST AFTER-SCHOOL PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE SURVIVORSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND INTIMATE PARTNERS, ACADEMIC AND CAREER CHOICES, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND MORE. YOUTH SUPPORT GROUPS OFTEN FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS AND SOUTH ASIAN LEADERS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS AND AGENCIES. ALL SUPPORT GROUPS AIM TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AMONG OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ARE CO-FACILITATED BY OUR YOUTH INTERNS, WHO RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING FROM SAKHI STAFF.SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROGRAM: THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND ONGOING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO NURTURE THE HEALING PROCESS OF SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. SERVICES INCLUDE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, REFERRALS TO LEGAL CONSULTATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS, REFERRALS TO SHORT AND LONG TERM COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ACCOMPANIMENTS, AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE.FOOD JUSTICE PROGRAM (FJP): SAKHI'S FJP PROVIDES CULTURALLY FAMILIAR AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOODS TO SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. FJP OFFERS IN-PERSON FOOD PANTRIES AT TWO CONFIDENTIAL LOCATIONS, DIRECT FOOD DELIVERY, AND CASH GROCERY CARDS.COUNSELING / MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM: SAKHI'S COUNSELING PROGRAM HELPS SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (1) PROCESS THEIR EXPERIENCES; (2) DEVELOP COPING MECHANISMS AND (3) ENCOURAGE THE HEALING PROCESS THROUGH CULTURALLY SPECIFIC MULTILINGUAL COUNSELING AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS. SAKHI'S LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS IN MULTIPLE SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH A TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC LENS. IN SAKHI'S COUNSELING PROGRAM, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES ARE UNIQUELY HONED TO INCLUDE SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVES. FOR EXAMPLE, CULTURAL/SOCIAL STIGMA, SUCH AS SHAME AROUND SEXUAL NEEDS AND THE BODY IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN PROCESSING THE BODILY TRAUMA OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. COUNSELING SERVICES INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, AND REFERRALS AND FOLLOW UP WITH OUTSIDE PROVIDERS IF POSSIBLE.IN ADDITION TO ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS, SAKHI'S COUNSELORS FACILITATE "CHAI AND CHAT" PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS OPEN BOTH TO CLIENTS MOVING OUT OF ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND CLIENTS WHO PREFER A GROUP SETTING. 1023455 45111 3202157 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X MALINI KHORANA 2127149153 PO BOX 1333 CHURCH STREET STATION NEW YORK NY 100081333 SUNANDA NAIR-BIDKAR CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BEESHAM A SEECHARAN CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BUSHRA MANNAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NILUFER R SHAIKH SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAHEEN RUSHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MEERA SHAH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR DINA SIDDIQI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NALINI TIWARI GREENAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SABRIN CHOWDHURY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RADHIKA NAYAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUPAL PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUMEET SALWAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAVITA MEHRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 163333 0 9044 MALINI KHORANA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER 40.00 X 106667 0 78 RASHMI LUTHRA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER 40.00 X 103717 0 246 373717 0 9368 3 0 1 0 0 2738814 3549409 6288223 3808 3808 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 13389 13389 13389 6305420 0 0 17197 996339 996339 427931 311558 83399 32974 1834240 1335425 357477 141338 135112 98368 26333 10411 171306 124720 33386 13200 79535 79535 190527 114197 64131 12199 153337 56643 52722 43972 183976 133640 36214 14122 4760 1619 580 2561 354 258 69 27 7862 5725 1531 606 COMMUNICATIONS 36298 23665 11965 668 4221577 3202157 747342 272078 335818 214786 472493 523603 1257150 1194209 17082 136359 13902 13902 359 0 89715 2298944 2172617 4367901 59234 82170 68037 8640 47108 67874 197315 X 1555143 1154827 549600 3015759 2104743 4170586 2172617 4367901 X 2083843 -18000 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 895552 2063712 3076949 3642421 6288223 15966857 895552 2063712 3076949 3642421 6288223 15966857 149596 15817261 1598 384 135 3808 5925 12317 4655 17069 13389 47430 16020212 0.98730 0.94470 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 12,317. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,655. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 17,069. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 13,389. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10360 10360 0 3542 3542 0 0 SECURITY DEPOSTS 127584 PLEDGES RECEIVABLE, LONG TERM 2057357 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 114003 2298944 LONG- TERM LEASE LIABILITY OPERATING 47108 47108 X 6305420 0 6305420 0 6305420 4239577 18000 18000 4221577 0 4221577 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022. AT JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. 1 1 DIRECT CLIENT ASSISTANCE 160 996339 PART I, LINE 2: SAKHI IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY WITH STANDARDS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND OTHER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAVITA MEHRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 148333 0 15000 0 0 0 0 0 9044 0 172377 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE 990 WITH MANAGEMENT WHO THEN REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THAT THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECTS THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT EXPENSE -18,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.