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Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Braintree, MA EIN: 02-0659244 Website

Cry America's strength lies in its donors, volunteers & project partners who have come together to change the situation of underprivileged children. Supported projects work with children, their parents & communities in rural, tribal and urban socio economically deprived areas on the issues of education, healthcare, protection from child labor, child marriage and gender discrimination.

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc at a glance

In short: Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc gave $100K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $50K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$100,000
-92.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$50,000
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$3,429,505
+4.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Georgia (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Boys and Girls Club of America: $50KBoys and Girls Club of America$50KChildren's Rights Inc: $50KChildren's Rights Inc$50K

The largest 2024 recipient was Boys and Girls Club of America ($50K). Together the top 2 received $100K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaFairfieldNew YorkNew YrokWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M4 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2020) to $1.3M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of America Atlanta, GATo build the strongest local clubs possible for young people, provide nationwide network of safe, supportive and inclusive spaces$50,000
Children's Rights Inc New Yrok, NYTo improve the lives of vulnerable children across the us via strategic litigation, advocacy, and public education; to identify failing and dangerous child-welfare systems that improve children's lives.$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$3,429,505$2,584,656$2,281,014$100,0002$51,876
2023$3,268,119$2,389,052$1,966,067$1,314,984Total only$20,055
2022$2,794,384$2,099,954$1,720,228$1,111,065Total only$1,722
2021$2,151,828$1,826,880$1,421,137$911,486Total only$278
2020$1,746,595$1,509,494$1,235,095$70,0004$274

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc

Based on IRS filings

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Braintree, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $52K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc is led by Shefali Sunderlal Chandel, President & Program Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Shefali Sunderlal Chandel

    President & Program Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2020) → $100K (2024)

  • Puja Marwaha

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yamini Kapoor

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Percy Presswalla

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shekhar Yerramilli

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Ravi Krovidi (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Vatsala Mamgain (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Edward Remias (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Shefali Sunderlal Chandel — President & Program Direct: $100KShefali Sunderlal…President & Program Direct$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $100K, to Shefali Sunderlal Chandel (President & Program Direct).

Frequently asked questions about Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc

How much does Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc give each year?

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc gave $100K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $1.3M in grants paid.

How large is Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc?

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc?

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Braintree, MA. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc operate?

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, New York.

What is Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc's EIN?

Cry-Child Rights and You America Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0659244. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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