Nonprofit · EIN 45-4747927
LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS
Tax-exempt · EXCELSIOR, MN 55331
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $91,553 | $75,254 | $16,299 | $30,051 | $157 | $29,894 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $70,745 | $94,999 | -$24,254 | $15,875 | $2,282 | $13,593 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $76,094 | $66,566 | $9,528 | $39,127 | $1,280 | $37,847 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $31,256
- Program service revenue
- $60,292
- Investment income
- $5
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,400
- Travel
- $16,289
- Program services (functional)
- $70,167
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,087
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,875
- Total assets, end of year
- $30,051
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $157
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,894
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,894
- Gross receipts
- $91,553
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMACHANDRAN GURUMOORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SRIRAM IYER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| ANANTHA KOLLEGODE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOE LANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VIJAY RAMANATHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMACHANDRAN GURUMOORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SRIRAM IYER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| ANANTHA KOLLEGODE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE LANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VIJAY RAMANATHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMACHANDRAN GURUMOORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SRIRAM IYER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 |
| JOE LANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VIJAY RAMANATHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7581 BEACON CT, EXCELSIOR, MN 55331-4554
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SRIRAM IYER, 7581 BEACON COURT, EXCELSIOR, MN 55331
- Signed the 990
- ANANTHA KOLLEGODE, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (630) 607-2958
- Website
- WWW.LAYYASAARAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PRIYA K SRINIVASAN CPA LLC
Mission
LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THREE PRIMARY GOALS. PERFORM: CONDUCT INDIDAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES OF LOCAL AND VISITING ATISTIS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER METRO AREAS. EDUCATE: CONDUCT MUSIC CLASSES TO IMPART TRAINING IN INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER METRO AREA. ORGANIZE LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS. COLLABORATE: CONDUCT CONCERT TOURS OF ESTABLISHED AND UPCOMING ARTISTS FROM INDIA. SPONSOR P3-PERFORMER VISAS. GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS. SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL TRAVEL, HOSTING, AND LOGISTICS. COORDINATE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VARIOUS CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA USA AND CANADA PRIMARILY. IN 2014 THE ORGANIZATION TO FURTHER ITS "EDUCATE" MISSION STARTED TEACHING WITH THE HELP OF ROCHESTER VIDYALAYA.
Program accomplishments
- HELD SEVERAL EVENTS : 2025 FALL EVENT LAYYASAARAM ORGANIZED A FALL CONCERT TOUR - A VIOLIN DUO BY VITTAL RAMAMURTHY AND SRIHARI VITTAL SUPPORTED ON THE MRIDANGAM BY THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI AND ON THE GHATAM BY S V RAMANI. IT WASA 12 CONCERT US TOUR .THE MINNEAPOLIS EVENT OCCURED ON OCTOBER 5TH. THIS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CHINMAYA MISSION TWIN CITIES AT CHASKA MN. 2025 SPRING WE STARTED OUR 2025 EVENT SEASON WITH OUR ARADHANA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDIAN MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA.Expenses $70,167 · revenue $60,292
- HELD SEVERAL EVENTS IN EARLIER YEARS: 2024 EVENTS FALL 2024 TOUR BY FLUTE BROTHERS - HERAMBH AND HEMANTH OUR FALL 2024 TOUR FEATURED THE YOUNG AND DYNAMIC DUO HERAMBH AND HEMANTH ON THE FLUTE ACCOMPANIED BY THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI ON THE MRIDANGAM AND GURUPRASAD ON THE GHATAM. YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN CONCERT TOUR FOR THE FLUTE BROTHERS ACROSS ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT VENUES IN THE CONTINENTAL US. OCT 26TH 2024 -SHAYANOTSAVAM CONCERTS AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MN 2023-24 LAYYASAARAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OVER 12 MONTHLY CONCERTS AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MN BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2023 AND OCTOBER 2024. CONCERT 1: MULLAIVASAL CHANDRAMOULI ON THE VIOLIN WITH ETHIRAJAN RAMANUJAN ON THE MRIDANGAM - SEPTEMBER 2023. WE WRAPPED UP THE LAST CONCERT OF 2024 ON OCTOBER 26 2024 WITH A CONCERT BY ADITYA ANANDAN, A DISCIPLE OF VIDUSHI BHARGAVI BALASUBRAMANIAN. 2023 EVENTS FEB 23RD 2023 - TWIN CITIES ARADHANA IN COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IMSOM INCLUDED FLUTE CONCERT BY VISHVESHWAR NAGARAJAN TWIN CITIES BASED COMMUNITY MUSICIANS STUDENT PERFORMANCES FALL APRIL 30TH 2023 - A CONCERT WAS HELD FALL 2023 -US CONCERT TOUR BY DR K N RENGANATHA SHARMA 2022-23 RISE OF MARGAZHI FESTIVAL COLLABORATION LAYYASAARAM IS HUMBLED TO BE PART OF THIS VERY NOBLE UNDERTAKING - RISE OF MARGAZHI 2022 - AN ONLINE MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A POTPOURRI OF CULTURAL EVENTS FROM MUSIC AND DANCE TO FOOD AND FASHION. PARTNERING WITH FLUTE N FEATHER DANCE COMPANY AND WISCONSIN INDIAN CULTURAL ARTS THIS FESTIVAL SEEKS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR SRI PREMIKA VARADHAN CLINIC IN TAMIL NADU INDIA. SRI PREMIKAVARADHAN CLINIC OFFERS WEEKLY FREE MEDICAL CARE TO OVER 10 VILLAGES. FALL 2022 - CARNATIC MUSIC REVIVAL POST-PANDEMIC CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE, WE PRESENTED A CONCERT TOUR BY 7 ARTISTS - 5 LEADING MELODIC PERFORMERS AND 2 ECLECTIC PERCUSSIONISTS - A TOUR APTLY TITLED SEVEN - FIVE. FALL 2022 - DOUBLE HEADER LECDEM + CONCERT IN COLLABORATION WITH IMSOM RISE OF MARGAZHI 2021 - 2022 RISE OF MARGAZHI 2021-2022 THIS IS A FUND-RAISING INITIATIVE FOR SRI PREMIKA VARADAN CLINIC FOR YEAR 2021-2022. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION WAS UNABLE TO HOST AN ANNUAL IN PERSON THEMATIC DANCE PRODUCTION THIS YEAR, OUR SOLE EFFORT FOR THIS NOBLE ENDEAVOR WILL BE CHANNELED THROUGH THIS ONLINE FESTIVAL FOR MARGAZHI 2021-22. SRI PREMIKA VARADAN CLINIC IS A DIVINE EFFORT TO HELP THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED, IN AND AROUND THE VILLAGE OF MAHARANYAM. HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS ARE SEEN AND ASSESSED AT THIS SITE DAY OVER DAY, IN MULTIPLE FACULTIES. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN EXPANDING ITS CAPABILITIES AND CLINICIAN BASE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES WHEN MORE PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THE GOAL FOR THE YEAR WAS TO RAISE USD 100K. CELEBRATING ONE OF SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJIS GREATEST WORKS, MADHURAGEETHAMS THROUGH VARIOUS ART FORMS DURING THE AUSPICIOUS MONTH OF MARGAZHI LAYYASAARAM CONDUCTED THIS EVENT IN 2021 THYAGARAJA ARADHANA AKHANDAM - VARIOUS MUSICIANS LIKE MURUGABOOPATHI, VK MANIMARAN, KN SHASHIKIRAN, NIRMALA RAJASEKAR AND SRIRAM NATARAJAN FROM DOING A VIRTUAL THYAGARAJA ARADHANA WITH 300 MUSICIANS, FOR 50 HOURS NON-STOP. SRI THYAGARAJA AKHADA GAANAM IS AN IDEA THAT CAME UP FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ACTUAL SHOOT BUT TURNED INTO A BEAUTIFUL SERIES OF CONCERTS WITH THE MUSICIANS COMING TOGETHER TO OFFER SANGEETHA SAMARPANAM TO THE SAINT. AIRED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND 7TH 2021, LAYYASAARAM HELPED SPONSOR THIS EVENT AS WELL AS HELPED PRODUCE THE CONCERT BY VID NIRMALA RAJASEKAR.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-4747927
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $30,051
- Income (IRS master file)
- $91,553
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $91,553 | $75,254 | $30,051 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $70,745 | $94,999 | $15,875 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $76,094 | $66,566 | $39,127 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $80,204 | $81,936 | $28,515 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-4747927).
Questions about LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS
- What is the EIN of LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS is 45-4747927.
- Is LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SRIRAM IYER.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $91,553, expenses of $75,254 and total assets of $30,051 at year end.
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