2025-11-17T12:51:44-06:00 2024-12-31 831445511 SMITH MARION & CO 1940 ORANGE TREE LANE SUITE 100 REDLANDS CA 92374 990 2024-01-01 251670693 TRIPURA FOUNDATION TRIP 4126136171 3945 FORBES AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15213 ELAINE KUEPER PRESIDENT 4126136171 2025-11-17 1 1 CARLOS CARAZO P02046597 9093072323 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELAINE KUEPER 3945 FORBES AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15213 813029 0 X WWW.TRIPURAFOUNDATION.ORG X 1991 PA TRIPURA FOUNDATION IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION WORKING IN INDIA AND THE USA TO BRING TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING TO THE POOREST COMMUNITIES. 5 2 0 0 -215 0 490162 658967 0 0 130636 154277 0 -215 620798 813029 361004 97355 0 0 0 0 0 0 19903 175411 240185 536415 337540 84383 475489 3207740 3785624 7322 9001 3200418 3776623 X TRIPURA FOUNDATION IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION WORKING IN INDIA AND THE USA TO BRING TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING TO THE POOREST COMMUNITIES. 0 0 276226 97355 IN 2024, TRIPURA FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, NOURISHMENT, AND EMPOWERMENT TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS CORE INITIATIVES: HOPE LEARNING STATIONS, PHONEMIC INTELLIGENCE (PI) PROGRAMS, FOOD FOR ALL, AND HOPE FOR THE ELDERLY.PHONEMIC INTELLIGENCE (PI) PROGRAMS (GLOBAL)DR. PILLAI'S PI TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL REACH, TRANSFORMING HOW CHILDREN LEARN AND THINK. IN 2024, MORE THAN 1,500 CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA PRACTICED PI DAILY, SHOWING IMPROVED FOCUS, EMOTIONAL BALANCE, AND CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT. BUILDING ON THIS SUCCESS, PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO INTRODUCE PI ACROSS AFRICA IN 2025, BEGINNING IN GHANAREACHING 35,000 STUDENTS AND EQUIPPING TEACHERS WITH TOOLS TO TRANSFORM CLASSROOMS.KEY PI INITIATIVES: HOPE LEARNING CENTERS: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR MARGINALIZED CHILDREN IN INDIA. PI SCHOOL PROGRAM: EXPANDING PI IN SCHOOLS GLOBALLY, INCLUDING SOUTH AFRICA AND SOON GHANA. DO PI WITH ME: A FREE ONLINE COMMUNITY OFFERING GUIDED PI SESSIONS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.HOPE LEARNING CENTERS (INDIA)DESIGNED FOR MARGINALIZED CHILDREN FACING POVERTY AND TRAUMA IN RURAL INDIA, HOPE LEARNING CENTERS OFFER TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. HOPE CENTERS SUPPORT STUDENTS' COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL GROWTH. DR. PILLAI'S PI TECHNOLOGY OFFERS EVERY CHILD AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THRIVE. WE'RE NOT JUST IMPROVING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES BUT TRANSFORMING HOW CHILDREN LEARNOFFERING A POWERFUL SOLUTION TO LEARNING POVERTY. IN 2024: 1,768 CHILDREN ATTENDED 48 HOPE STATIONS ACROSS 4 STATES (GOA, MAHARASHTRA, KARNATAKA, AND TAMIL NADU). STUDENTS RECEIVED 1,060,688 HOURS OF EDUCATIONA HOLISTIC BLEND OF LEARNING, LIFE SKILLS, AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT.FOOD FOR ALL (GLOBAL)ROOTED IN DR. PILLAI'S MISSION TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER, FOOD FOR ALL PROVIDES NOURISHMENT, DIGNITY, AND HOPE THROUGH FRESHLY PREPARED MEALS. IN 2024: 561,644 MEALS WERE SERVED IN INDIA AND THE USA, WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW FULL-TIME KITCHEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SERVING NEARLY 20,000 MEALS SINCE MAY. IN INDIA, MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS SIX FOOD FOR ALL CENTERS, SERVING SLUM DWELLERS, ELDERS, AND FAMILIES FACING HUNGER.HOPE FOR THE ELDERLY (INDIA)THROUGH THE HOPE FOR THE ELDERLY INITIATIVE, TRIPURA FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT INDIA'S MOST VULNERABLE ELDERS ACROSS, PROVIDING CARE, FOOD, AND DIGNITY. IN 2024: 107 ELDERS RECEIVED MONTHLY FOOD AND HYGIENE KITS, DELIVERED WITH COMPASSION BY OUR HOPE CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS. 276226 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X SONJA BENKOVICH 4126136171 3495 FORBES AVE 477 PITTSBURGH PA 15213 X DR BASKARAN PILLAI CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE KUEPER PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 SONJA BENKOVICH SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STACEY LAWSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANN MULLOY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 658967 658967 154277 154277 PARTNERSHIP REVENUE 900099 -215 -215 -215 813029 0 -215 154277 X 97355 97355 165 165 6470 6470 18790 18790 138382 137787 595 1184 61 840 283 6695 6695 21620 2000 19620 644 644 FEEDING PROGRAM 24510 24510 MERCHANT FEES 14513 14513 TAXES 3864 3864 BANK CHARGES 3348 3348 337540 276226 41411 19903 145236 58156 51097 292138 12000 2915948 3352110 83459 83220 3207740 3785624 7322 9001 7322 9001 X 3200418 3776623 3200418 3776623 3207740 3785624 475489 100716 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 496770 556382 428670 478162 658967 2618951 496770 556382 428670 478162 658967 2618951 0 0 0 2618951 120925 252983 73437 102974 154277 704596 120925 252983 73437 102974 154277 704596 6896 6583 5439 11505 -215 30208 624591 815948 507546 592641 813029 3353755 0.78090 0.80000 0.21010 0.20000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 INDIA WELFARE AND EDUCATION FOOD AND EDUCATION 95222 SOUTH AFRICA WELFARE AND EDUCATION FOOD AND EDUCATION 2133 VARIOUS WELFARE AND EDUCATION FOOD AND EDUCATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 97355 0 97355 INDIA WELFARE AND EDUCATION 79976 BANK WIRE 0 INDIA WELFARE AND EDUCATION 15246 BANK WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FOUNDER AND TRUSTEE DR. BASKARAN PILLAI ALSO OWNS VAAAK SOUNDS INC., A FORPROFIT COMPANY WITH COMMON MANAGEMENT. VAAAK SOUNDS PROVIDES A MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER FOR TRIPURA FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. FURTHER, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REGULARLY REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETINGS TO EVALUATE AND DETERMINE WHETHER CONFLICTS EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 OFFICER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR. ALL OFFICERS HAVE FORGONE ANY SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ENTITY WILL MAKE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 137,787. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 595. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 138,382.