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Nonprofit · EIN 92-0761459

PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC

Tax-exempt · NEWTON HLDS, MA 02461

Financials

$3.5M$937K2023$2M$1.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,006,741$1,920,120$86,621$2,755,932$25,502$2,730,430
December 31, 2023990$3,533,565$937,253$2,596,312$2,654,110$28,183$2,625,927
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,735,875
Program service revenue
$225,557
Investment income
$45,298
Other revenue
$11

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$43,546
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$530,673
Other salaries and wages
$48,308
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$602,908
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$11,779
Accounting fees
$21,420
Occupancy
$5,098
Travel
$78,837
Depreciation
$3,502
Program services (functional)
$1,454,695
Management and general (functional)
$404,653
Fundraising (functional)
$60,772

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,654,110
Total assets, end of year
$2,755,932
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,502
Net assets, end of year
$2,730,430
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,245,077
Net assets with donor restrictions
$485,353
Gross receipts
$2,006,741
Employees
2
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2022
State of legal domicile
DE

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Balakrishnan VenkatachalamPresident & COO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$246,219$33,116
Pragya DhariwalSecretary & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
40$109,193$19,808
Devyani PershadDirector & Consultant
Trustee or director
40$63,956$0
Madhav ChavanDirector & Consultant
Trustee or director
40$58,380$0
Dinyar DevitreDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Deepak RajDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Nishant BaghelDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Amrita AhujaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Devyani PershadDirector & Consultant
Trustee or director
40$34,680
Madhav ChavanDirector & Consultant
Trustee or director
40$29,211
Balakrishnan VenkatachalamPresident & COO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$21,154
Pragya DhariwalSecretary & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
40$8,462
Dinyar DevitreDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Deepak RajDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Nishant BaghelDirector
Trustee or director
4$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1160 WALNUT ST, NEWTON HLDS, MA 02461-1229
In care of
% PRAGYA DHARIWAL
Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
1150 Walnut Street, Newton MA 02461
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BALAKRISHNAN VENKATACHALAM, 1150 Walnut Street 2nd Floor, Newton, MA 02461
Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
Balakrishnan Venkatachalam, 12 Albert Avenue, Belmont MA 02478
Signed the 990
BALAKRISHNAN VENKATACHALAM, President & COO
Phone
(617) 917-4685
Return prepared by
WITHUM SMITH BROWN PC

Mission

PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LEARNING INNOVATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CONTEXTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATES THE ADAPTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF PROVEN, SCALABLE SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS THE EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL (TARL) APPROACH, THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMMING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUITED TO LOCAL CONTEXTS. IT ALSO DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS FOR LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS, FOCUSING ON ASSESSMENT, LEARNER SUPPORT, AND DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH SKILL-BUILDING INITIATIVES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Education- In 2024, the Education vertical deepened its support to existing partners while launching new pilots on foundational learning across three regions - Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Education programs primarily focused on adapting Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), an evidence-based approach that helps children build foundational literacy and numeracy skills quickly by grouping them according to learning levels rather than age or grade. TaRL programs supported by Pratham International and its partners have been adapted in over 20 countries and 30 languages. In MENA, Morocco's Ministry of National Education, Pre-school and Sports continued its efforts to scale TaRL to 75% of schools by 2027, with the aim of reaching three million learners. In parallel, Morocco's Ministry of Interior piloted an NGO-led after-school model to engage civil society in rural areas to advance foundational learning, reaching 16,657 learners at endline. In Egypt, early efforts centered on program design and training of two implementing organizations. In Latin America, collaborations in Brazil, Colombia, and El Salvador reached over 14,000 children through diverse models delivered in collaboration with local partners. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Pratham International continued to collaborate with Empower Learning Africa (ELA)and its partners on TaRL programming. Since 2019, TaRL has reached 5.8 million children cumulatively across 16 countries, with government-led scale-up efforts underway in Cte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Zambia. In 2024, adaptations for the early years were also introduced, while innovations within TaRL programming continued. The first adaptation of Pratham's early years approach, Leap Forward, was implemented in collaboration with Glasswing International across 20 schools in Guatemala and El Salvador. The model integrated community engagement through School Readiness Fairs, parental engagement via WhatsApp groups, and Glasswing staff-led teaching and learning activities during the school day. A total of 873 Pre-K to Grade 2 students participated in the initial School Readiness Fairs, while 190 and 134 children took part in classroom activities in Guatemala and El Salvador, respectively. Grades 1 and 2 in-class activities were also conducted in Kenya through ELA's learning camps.
    Expenses $877,003 · revenue $225,557
  • Digital- The Digital vertical led the development and deployment of a suite of technology-enabled solutions to strengthen learning and youth employability across diverse contexts. In the area of learning assessments, we built PadhAI - a customized AI-driven literacy assessment tool using one of the world's largest localized datasets (2,000 hours), capable of identifying regional languages, dialects, and accents. The tool was piloted with over 4,000 children and achieved ~90% accuracy, demonstrating strong diagnostic validity in the field. Complementing this, we also designed the Anytime Testing Machine - an AI-enabled tool that automates contextually aligned question generation, digitises and grades written and oral responses, and issues learner-sensitive, multilingual feedback to reduce teacher administrative burden and enable frequent, timely assessments. To support educators in managing multi-level, multilingual, and diverse classrooms, we began synthesizing facilitators' expertise to develop an AI assistant that enablesaccurate assessment of learning gaps, optimizes student grouping, and informs lesson planning through predictive analytics. Recognizing the critical need for digitization in low-resource contexts, the team has been working on refining OCR and OMR technologies to enable faster, more accurate, and robust capture and processing of unstructured responses. Separately, to strengthen English language skills among rural and second-language learners, the digital team developed an AI-assisted, LLM-based voicebot to improve speaking proficiency. Across all initiatives, the emphasis remained on innovating contextual, lightweight, and human-centric solutions that complement educators, empower under-resourced children and youth, and provide practical, scalable tools for learning.
    Expenses $363,617
  • Skills Training- The organisation expanded its youth-to-work initiative in Kenya, deepening its footprint across counties and accelerating pathways to employment through strategic partnerships, instructor training, and digital innovation. Building on foundational efforts in Kisumu, the program scaled to 12 counties - including Nairobi, Kericho, Busia, Bungoma, and Kilifi, engaging county governments, vocational training centers (VTCs), and industry leaders to strengthen the ecosystem for youth employability. To bridge the gap between training and employment, the NexTayari digital platform was launched, connecting youth, VTCs, and over 400 employers across key sectors. Over the year, 1,431 youth (50% women) from 35 VTCs and 15 technical trades were onboarded, with 93% receiving industry attachment offers. Placement coordinators provided mentorship and created feedback loops to enhance employer engagement. A 40-hour hybrid instructor training program reached over 250 trainers, supported by 100+ instructional videos, peer-led WhatsApp communities, and gamified learning strategies. We ran a pilot using an AI-powered interview bot to gauge youth interest, facilitating over 450 mock sessions. The organisation will continue to build on these learnings, deepen stakeholder partnerships, and position NexTayari as a scalable model for youth employment, one that can be owned and adopted by governments and replicated across geographies. LINE 4D, PROGRAM SERVICE -------------------- OTHER PROGRAMS - ONE TIME GRANT FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS IN NAIROBI & KISUMU
    Expenses $189,075 · grants $18,546

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
92-0761459
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
2023
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,755,932
Income (IRS master file)
$2,006,741

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,006,741$1,920,120$2,755,932XML
990December 2023$3,533,565$937,253$2,654,110XML
990-N for 2022
Officer: Balakrishnan Venkatachalam
December 31, 2022≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 92-0761459).

Questions about PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC

What is the EIN of PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC is 92-0761459.
Is PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
Are donations to PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC 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 PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BALAKRISHNAN VENKATACHALAM.
Who are the officers and directors of PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $246,219 (Balakrishnan Venkatachalam, President & COO).
How much revenue does PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,006,741, expenses of $1,920,120 and total assets of $2,755,932 at year end.

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