SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC

EIN 11-3632920 · Ethnic & Immigrant Centers (P84)

What they do

FOUNDED IN 2000, THE SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL for SOCIAL SERVICES (SACSS) is A COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT EMPOWERING MORE THAN 300,000 UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS EACH YEAR. LOCATED IN FLUSHING, QUEENS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).SACSSS MISSION is to INTEGRATE SOUTH ASIANS and OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES INTO THE CIVIC and ECONOMIC FABRIC of NEW YORK CITY THROUGH EQUITABLE ACCESS to VITAL RESOURCES and OPPORTUNITIES. SACSS PROVIDES HEALTHCARE ACCESS, FOOD JUSTICE THROUGH ITS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FOOD PANTRY, SENIOR WELLNESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WOMENS EMPOWERMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, LEGAL GUIDANCE, and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. COMMITTED to INCLUSION, SACSS PROVIDES ALL SERVICES IN MORE THAN 20 LANGUAGES, ENSURING THAT EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER REGARDLESS of BACKGROUND or LANGUAGE CAN ACCESS THE TOOLS and SUPPORT NEEDED to THRIVE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $82.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

65.89%of revenue went to mission work82.7% of expenses · Program services

5.78%of revenue went to fundraising7.3% of expenses

$79.64spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.97%of revenue went to management and office costs10.0% of expenses

$1.79in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

90.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $180,033 for SUDHA ACHARYA MBA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,544,547

Mission workProgram services$3,653,42265.89% of revenue82.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$441,9377.97% of revenue10.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$320,5545.78% of revenue7.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,128,63420.36% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,415,91379.64% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 82.7% mission · 10.0% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.64% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 87.5% mission · 7.5% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.46% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 5.0% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 54.59% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 11.8% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.49% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.4% mission · 11.6% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.73% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 12.3% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.72% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.0% mission · 10.2% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.6% mission · 10.3% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.74% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,544,547

Expenses$4,415,913

Annual surplus $1,128,634 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,653,422 · 82.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$441,937 · 10.0% of expenses

Fundraising$320,554 · 7.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,544,547

Expenses$4,415,913

Assets$7,911,415

Income$5,710,917

Contributions$5,024,932

Mission work (program services)$3,653,422

Fundraising$320,554

Management and general$441,937

Accounting fees$131,210

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SUDHA ACHARYA MBAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 35 hrs/week $180,033Base $180,000 · Other $33

REHAN MEHMOODDIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICE · 35 hrs/week $154,046Base $130,120 · Other $23,926

MARY ARCHANA A FERNANDEZDIRECTOR OF FAMILY SUPPORT · 35 hrs/week $135,928Base $130,120 · Other $5,808

ANJALI MANIAMDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 35 hrs/week $133,623Base $120,792 · Other $12,831

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (16)

SUDHA ACHARYA MBAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

REHAN MEHMOODDIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICE

MARY ARCHANA A FERNANDEZDIRECTOR OF FAMILY SUPPORT

ANJALI MANIAMDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

ANUPA SHRESTHADIRECTOR

BINODH DESILVADIRECTOR

DEVI RAMCHANDRAN MBAPRESIDENT

HASSAN SAEEDDIRECTOR

MALAVIKA GANDHIDIRECTOR

MALAVIKA KHULLARDIRECTOR

MIZANUR RAHMANDIRECTOR

MUSTAFA MUMTAZDIRECTOR

MYSORE GANDHI MSTREASURER

SHAH SWARNA MDFORMER DIRECTOR

SUCHETA PONDASECRETARY

VASUDHA VISWANATHFORMER DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: 14306 45TH AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11355-2231
County: Queens
In care of: % SUDHA ACHARYA
Primary officer: SUDHA ACHARYA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailsacss@sacssny.org Phone(718) 321-7929

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CONDON OMEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
NTEE classification: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers (P84)
IRS tax category: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers