Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 51-0566369 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX
Profile
To promote education & research
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
86th percentile
Higher net margin than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
57th percentile
Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
64th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$76,851
Up $1,104 (+1.5%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
$76,851
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$2,842
Up $259 (+10%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$1,738
Down $1,173 (-40%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$1,104
Up $1,432 (+437%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To promote education & research
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| FIS PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL MLK PARADE AND ATTENDED ICC INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC DAY EVENT. | - | $0 |
| Assisting to create India Studies Chair at University level in HoustonGave Grant to TSU for starting India studies program | - | $0 |
| STARTED THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TO RECORD THE INDIAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS INFLUENCED IN GREATER HOUSTON AREA. THE PROJECT HAD A GOOD IMPETUS. CONTINUED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. | - | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISHNA VAVILALA | Chairman | PT | $0 | - | - |
| HIREN SARMA | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| SUDHAKAR TALLAPRAGADA | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Amanda Vavilala | Advisor | - | $0 | - | - |
| Richard Morales | Financial Advisor | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description AmountBank Charges 106Advertising 675Event Expenses 300Supplies 166Rent Pkg Utilities 491”
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearFURNITURE N EQUIPMENT 3,561 3,561”
“Continued partnerships with houston public library (hpl)philadelph,pa based south asian american digital archives(saada)501(c3) organization to create a more inclusive voice to south asian americans at the national level by documenting, preserving, and sharing stories that represent indian immigrants unique and diverse expriences. Received the mary faye barnes award from the texas oral history association (toha) in san antonio 10th annual conference on sep 24th and 25th 2021.”
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 4 | Richard Morales |
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| IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt | 0 | 1738 |
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| IRS990EZ/PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt | 0 | NONE |
| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION & RESEARCH |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | STARTED THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TO RECORD THE INDIAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS INFLUENCED IN GREATER HOUSTON AREA. THE PROJECT HAD A GOOD IMPETUS. CONTINUED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 1 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 2 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/ScheduleBNotRequiredInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/TotalExpensesAmt | 0 | 1738 |
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| IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | www.foundationforindiastudies.org |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 1094 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 7508 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 24487 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 1489 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 9 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 9 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 4365 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 2842 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 1489 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 9 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Description AmountBank Charges 106Advertising 675Event Expenses 300Supplies 166Rent Pkg Utilities 491 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearFURNITURE N EQUIPMENT 3,561 3,561 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (HPL)PHILADELPH,PA BASED SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVES(SAADA)501(C3) ORGANIZATION TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE VOICE TO SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL BY DOCUMENTING, PRESERVING, AND SHARING STORIES THAT REPRESENT INDIAN IMMIGRANTS UNIQUE AND DIVERSE EXPRIENCES. RECEIVED THE MARY FAYE BARNES AWARD FROM THE TEXAS ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION (TOHA) IN SAN ANTONIO 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SEP 24TH AND 25TH 2021. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Description of other expenses Part I line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Description of other assets Part II line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Other program services Part III line 31 |
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| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparationDt | 0 | 2025-10-30 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | SWAPAN DHAIRYAWAN |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-10-30T19:05:18-04:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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