2025-11-10T04:41:14-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 264079346 YUWA INC YUWA 2063849968 704 228th Ave NE number 371 Sammamish WA 98074 Franz Gastler Executive director 2063849968 2025-11-05 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X yuwa-india.org X X 192045 X 191974 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192045 0 0 102756 38713 2075 274 40095 183913 8132 294543 0 302675 X 350543 358675 0 0 0 0 350543 358675 56000 56000 294543 302675 TO EMPOWER GIRLS FROM JHARKHAND, INDIA, TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN FUTURES. GIRLS AND WOMEN IN THAT AREA FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING CHILD MARRIAGE, TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, MALNUTRITION, ILLITERACY AND OVERALL GENDER DISCRIMINATION THAT IMPACTS THEM FROM VERY YOUNG AGES. Yuwa's programmatic depth results in life-changing impact for each participant, enabling them to break out of the cycle of poverty-permanently. A college-preparatory girls' school for 120 students, daily sports practices for over 600 players, life-skills workshops, every week for all participants, and leadership development and coaches' training for 45 local youth-95% of whom are young women. 1) Girls' Football & Life-Skills Program: Ran daily football and Ultimate Frisbee practices for 600 girls led by 43 locally-trained female coaches; weekly life-skills workshops reinforced health, rights and goal-setting, helping girls stay in school and build confidence. 2) Secondary-School Scholarships: Provided 120 need-based scholarships covering tuition, books and school fees; 100 % of scholarship recipients advanced to the next grade and two won U.S. Kennedy-Lugar YES exchange places (national 3 % acceptance rate). 3) Academic Program - Yuwa School: Operated an all-girls college-prep school for 120 students (11:1 student-teacher ratio); held 195 school days, 40 class meetings and 15 Student-Council sessions; 95% pass rate on India's grade 10 & 12 board exams; 80% of Yuwa School 12th grade graduates offered full scholarships to competitive universities in India and abroad 4) Other program activities: Curriculum development, coaches' training, parent-outreach home visits (2-3 per week) and community workshops that challenge child marriage and promote girls' education. 0 152801 152801 Simran Bedi Singh Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Varsha Bhatia Director 2 0 0 0 Franz Gastler Executive director 50 51000 0 0 Greg Deming Board member 2 0 0 0 Rose Thomson Gastler Education Director 50 51000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA Simran Bedi Singh 704 228th Ave NE number 371 Sammamish WA 98074 2063849968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 298449 330548 217377 190677 191974 1229025 298449 330548 217377 190677 191974 1229025 1229025 63 540 71 674 0 0 63 540 71 674 298449 330548 217440 191217 192045 1229699 0.99945 1 0.00055 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Franz Gastler Executive director Interest-free operating loan X 40000 28000 0 1 1 Rose Thomson Gastler Education director Interest-free operating loan X 40000 28000 0 1 1 56000 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other expenses for the tax year consisted primarily of the following: Payroll and bank service fees associated with salary disbursements and international transfers. Software and cloud-based tools used for administrative and program operations, including subscription and licensing costs. Communications and IT support such as internet, mobile phones, website hosting, and security systems. Travel-related costs including flights, lodging, local transportation, and meals for program and administrative activities. Office supplies, printing, and small equipment purchases. Professional and accounting services supporting organizational compliance and financial management. Miscellaneous program expenses such as materials and other support costs necessary to carry out mission-related activities. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 At the beginning of 2024, Yuwa Inc. carried forward two interest-free, unsecured loans from officers (Franz Gastler and Rose Thomson Gastler) totaling $56,000. These loans were approved by the Board and remain repayable as resources permit. The organization timely filed Form 8868 requesting an automatic extension and is submitting this return within the extended due date. Therefore, the filing is not late.