2025-09-29T20:52:19-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 813448148 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-ASIAN A CAPPELLA ASSO 7038874350 7402 Furman Way Sugar Land TX 77479 Sabari Subramanian Director 7038874350 2025-09-29 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.desiacappella.org X X 79495 X 59461 10973 8934 0 0 0 0 0 10 439 -429 67 0 67 50 79056 1013 0 0 38656 275 89 20799 60832 18224 26931 0 45155 26931 45155 0 0 0 0 26931 45155 0 0 26931 45155 The primary exempt purpose is to organize and host competitions for collegiate music groups and provide them with a platform to perform their art. Organized and supported bid competitions across the country to identify top collegiate South Asian a cappella teams. These bid competitions paid a registration fee to Association of South-Asian A Cappella to host a competition under our umbrella and use our resources. These competitions provided performance opportunities for student groups and determined qualifiers for the national championship. 439 0 Hosted the annual national championship event, which featured top qualifying teams and attracted audiences from across the country. The event generated revenue primarily from ticket sales. The championship experience included post-event celebrations that fostered community engagement, cultural exchange, and networking among performers and attendees. 574 8154 8154 Divyesh Balamurali Director 10 0 0 0 Siddharth Dinesh Kulkarni Director 10 0 0 0 Sneha Shrivastav Director 10 0 0 0 Sabari Girish Subramanian Director 10 0 0 0 Samhita Iyer Director 10 0 0 0 Aashika Ashok Director 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TX Sabari Girish Subramanian 2211 Hillsborough Road Apt 2087 Durham NC 27705 7038874350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 12680 3118 29295 65708 79128 189929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12680 3118 29295 65708 79128 189929 54138 135791 0 189929 23156 0.71496 0.74504 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Line 8 includes forfeited portions of competition security deposits due to policy violations. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Line 10 includes reimbursements and awards to participating teams, including prize money and gift cards for competition winners, as well as hotel room reimbursements for certain team participants Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Line 16 includes event expenses such as decorations, trophies, and food, as well as travel and lodging reimbursements to board members and judges To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of the Association of South-Asian A Cappella, I am writing to request abatement of late filing penalties associated with our Form 990-EZ for the tax year ending 2024. Our return was due on May 15, 2025, but was filed on September 29, 2025. The return was filed late because I, who normally handled the tax filings, had previously filed returns but temporarily stepped down from organizational responsibilities for personal reasons outside of the organization. During this time, no other board member assumed responsibility for the filing. Upon resuming my role, I discovered the oversight and immediately prepared and submitted the return. To prevent any future delays, the organization has adopted the following corrective measures: (1) We will implement formal accounting software to improve recordkeeping and filing accuracy. (2) We have established a compliance calendar and assigned backup responsibility among board members to ensure filing deadlines are met. These steps reflect our good faith effort to comply with IRS requirements. We respectfully request that the IRS consider this situation as "reasonable cause" under IRC Section 6652(c)(3) and abate the penalties. As a small, volunteer-run nonprofit, relief from penalties will allow us to devote more of our limited resources to our exempt purpose of supporting South Asian a cappella competitions and the growth of this niche art form. Thank you for your consideration.