Chhaya Community Development
Donations deductibleRevenue
$7.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$3.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$14.9m
$4.8m liabilities
Net assets
$10.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.6 years on average
Staff
31
50 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Chhaya Community Development's network
9 people5 organisationsi9 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Ball | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Anouska Cheddie | Co-Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christopher Hanway | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gurjot Kaur | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeremy Benjamin | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Muhammed Hussain | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nahida Uddin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Reshma Patel | Co-Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ryan D Budhu | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Annetta Seecharran | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Jose Miranda | Director of Programs | since 2022 |
| Karen Kaminsky | Development Director | 2024 |
| Rekha Malhotra Former Board | Member and Interim Chief of Staff | 2021 |
| Rekha Malhotra Interim Chief | Of Staff and Former Board Member | 2022 |
| Sadia Rahman | Deputy Director of Policy | since 2022 |
| Theresa Thanjan | Director of Administration | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annetta Seecharran | Executive Director | 40 | $256k | $25k | |
| Karen Kaminsky Director of | Development and Communications | 40 | $123k | $3k | |
| Theresa Thanjan | Director of Administration | 40 | $119k | $23k | |
| Sadia Rahman | Deputy Director of Policy | 40 | $56k | $4k | |
| Anouska Cheddie | Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Reshma Patel | Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Allison Ball | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Hanway | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Benjamin | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ryan D Budhu | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Muhammed Hussain | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gurjot Kaur | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nahida Uddin | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Chhaya Community Development
- EIN
- 113580935
- Address
- 37-43 77th Street 2nd Floor, Jackson Heights, NY, 11372-6629
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Chhaya community development corporation chhaya was founded in 2000 incorporated in 2001 to advocate for the housing needs of new york citys south asian origin communities. Chhayas mission is to build the power, housing stability, and economic well-being of south asian and indo-carribean communities in new york city. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAllison Ball
≥7years on the filingsAnouska Cheddie
≥7years on the filingsChristopher Hanway
≥7years on the filingsReshma Patel
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $14.9m
- Total liabilities
- $4.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.3m
- Program service revenue
- $973k
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.2m | $3.3m | $2.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Chhaya Community Development Corporation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 14 May 2001
- Registered agent
- Not stated