Public Charity

SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION SAYA INC

SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION SAYA INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ELMHURST, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.5M, expenses of $6.9M, total assets of $5.3M. Imperigo tracks 69 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.5M.

EIN: 133943630 ELMHURST, NY Children & Youth Services NTEE: P30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.5M
Total Expenses$6.9M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$4.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION (SAYA) IS A 501(C)3 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND HOLISTIC, IMPACTFUL, FREE PROGRAMMING TO UNDERSERVED NEW YORK CITY YOUTH. AS ONE OF THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, WE PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE POSITIVE AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. OUR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING - CENTERED ON THE PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND ENRICHMENT - PROPELS THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND DRIVES EDUCATION EQUITY.

Where $100 goes at South Asian Youth Action Saya Inc

How South Asian Youth Action Saya Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$86
Saya remains steadfast in supporting under-resourced youth across all program sites
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,000 youth
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION
2024
POVERTY RELIEF
$400,000
ASIAN AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
2024
FUNDING FOR HOLISTIC PROGRAMS
$390,677
$150,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$126,650
EXPANDED SCHOOLS INC
2024
EXPANDED LEARNING TIME
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 69 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Arjun Menon
MEMBER Arun Subramanian
MEMBER Bharat Das
MEMBER Bharat Sawhney
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTOR Dedunu Suraweera
MEMBER Faraz Munaim

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,804,725 39 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,001,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$651,050 6 grants
Education
$165,000 7 grants
Youth Development
$80,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.5M $6.9M $5.3M
2024 $7.1M $5.8M $5.7M
2023 $5.5M $4.5M $4.2M
2022 $5.0M $4.3M $3.3M
2021 $3.8M $3.8M $3.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $6.5M (+70%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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