Shadhika Project Inc

“An outside cpa prepares the 990 and the state tax returns and sends them to the staff and current board treasurer. The treasurer may elect to have the past treasurer review the return if the past treasurer was in office during the year of the tax return. The staff and the treasurer review the documents and send their comments, corrections and suggestions to the cpa for any revisions. The final tax documents are presented at a board meeting for approval. The current board president signs the returns, and the cpa files them with the irs and the state of california.”

“Members of the board of directors are annually required to review the conflict of interest policy and disclose any potential conflicts of interest.”

“Compensation for the president/ceo is set by the board of directors based upon research regarding compensation from similar organizations in the denver area.”

“Governing and financial documents are available on the shadhika project website, on guidestar.org, and upon request.”

“In 2021, the organization reorganized its work and priorities to better support local partners and program participants in india to navigate the most devastating stages of the covid-19 pandemic. The organization unrestricted its program support grants to give its partners in india maximum flexibility to respond to the unique needs of the communities they serve. The organization extended the deadline to disburse scholarship grants in order to accommodate school calendar delays and the temporary closure of colleges and universities. Finally, the organization invested additional organizational time and resources--including hiring a development coordinator in denver--to raise funds and steward supporters and donors more intensely and effectively. This enabled the organization to sustain its infrastructure and its impact through a deeply uncertain financial year.”

“Shadhika intends to abate gender-based discrimination and violence in the social systems surrounding each person by focusing on three core areas of intervention: 1) shadhika provides multi-year scholarships for young women to pursue post-secondary education. Combined with the local accompaniment by our partners, each young woman can build self-confidence, acquire the tools, and achieve the financial independence necessary to control their own bodies and determine their own goals; 2) shadhika provides multi-year, unrestricted funding to give grassroots leaders the security, the time, and the resources to identify determining factors of vulnerability and incubate community-centric, sustainable solutions; and 3) shadhika funds initiatives that engage men and boys-and other power holders-to champion gender justice and recalibrate power structures in their own communities. Shadhika also supports convenings for its partners, scholars and alum, and its advisory council to learn and co-create together, ensuring local voices are central to effecting change in india. In 2021, shadhika gave 116,878.03 in scholarship funds to 70 scholars, as well as 118,724.59 in program support grants and 17,500 in covid emergency response grants to 7 local organizations. Through these efforts, shadhika reached 2,724 young women and girls and 1,385 men and boys in 2021 who are changing mindsets about gender norms in their communities.”