2025-06-15T19:59:23-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 993384660 SAMAYA FUND INC SAMA 6462387137 510 East 23rd Street - Apt 2F New York City NY 10010 Ranjan Roy President 6462387137 2025-06-15 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.samayafund.org X X 53398 53398 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53398 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53398 0 0 53398 0 53398 0 0 0 0 0 53398 0 0 0 53398 The Samaya Fund is focused on funding research and innovation at the intersection of neurology and immunology. We started fundraising in November 2024 (the one-year anniversary of my daughter's death whose memory we started the fund for) while we were awaiting 501c3 exempt status, which we finally received in mid April. We apologize for the month delay in our tax filing as we had been awaiting tax-exempt status. In 2024, The Samaya Fund focused exclusively on initial fundraising and organizational setup. No program services or grants were provided during this period. All funds raised are being reserved for future medical research initiatives aligned with our exempt purpose. 0 0 0 Ranjan Roy President 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Ranjan Roy 510 East 23rd Street Apt 2F New York NY 10010 6462387137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 0 53398 53398 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53398 53398 53398 53398 1 0 X We respectfully request relief from any late filing penalties for our 2024 Form 990-EZ due to reasonable cause. The Samaya Fund began fundraising in November 2024, on the first anniversary of our seven-year-old daughter's death from FIRES-a tragedy that inspired us to start this charitable organization. During our first months, we raised $53,000 in small donations from friends, family, and supporters. However, at the time, our Form 501(c)(3) application was still pending with the IRS. We received our tax-exempt determination in late April 2025. As first-time organizers, we were uncertain about the filing requirements and did not realize we needed to file the Form 990-EZ by May 15th, just weeks after receiving our determination letter. Once we became aware of our obligations, we immediately began preparing our return. We deeply regret the delay and want to assure the IRS that this was not due to willful neglect, but rather the unique circumstances of our organization's founding, the timing of our exemption approval, and our inexperience as first-time filers. We are now fully aware of our annual filing responsibilities and have established procedures to ensure timely compliance in future years. We appreciate your understanding and consideration.