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Graduate Student Organization of

Public charity · Grantmaker Stony Brook, NY EIN: 11-2597353 Website

To identify and protect the rights of all graduate students, to improve their quality of life, to serve as a forum for public debate on relevant and timely issues, and to enhance the university through cooperative efforts with other campus groups. Gso is supported primarily by student activity fees.

Graduate Student Organization of at a glance

In short: Graduate Student Organization of gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$12,000
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$394,461
-4.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Graduate Student Organization of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Stony Brook Child Care Services: $12KStony Brook Child CareServices$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Stony Brook Child Care Services ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Stony Brook

How Graduate Student Organization of gives

  • Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2025) to $18K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Stony Brook Child Care Services Stony Brook, NYGeneral Support$12,000
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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
2025$394,461$676,820$653,809$12,0001$1,377
2024$411,430$679,772$755,806——$2,233
2023$558,372$697,552$926,571——$2,480
2022$850,246$715,368$773,724$15,0001$82
2021$733,726$711,866$404,303$18,0001$107
2020$402,434$547,768$462,241$18,0001$819
2019$345,782$608,882$532,514$18,0001$825

About Graduate Student Organization of

Based on IRS filings

Graduate Student Organization of is a public charity focused on Education, based in Stony Brook, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $394K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $1K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Graduate Student Organization of is led by Bindu Bhargava Reddy Chintam -, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bindu Bhargava Reddy Chintam -

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2025)

  • Vishnu Sai Kotha

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abihinav Koora

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2025)

  • Aishwarya Mahadev Bhanage

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sai Ruthvik Madireddy

    Vice President & Interim Speaker

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Srihith Bharadwaj Burra

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: David O'Donoghue (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Adithya Murali (2024) — President
  • Former: Caitlin Whittam (2024) — Speaker of the Senate
  • Former: Disha Ghoshal (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stephaine Torres (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Christine Wang (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Claran Martis (2023) — President
  • Former: Donal Thomas (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Joanne Saldanha (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Manjot Singh (2023) — President
  • Former: Robert Wadolowki (2023) — Speaker
  • Former: Anand Aiyer (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Aditya Patankar (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Alexia Cosby (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Helena Van Nieuwenhuizen (2021–2022) — Speaker
  • Former: Robert James Wuagneux (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sean Mascarenhas (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Xiaoqing Zhang (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Francesca Polo (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Jose Moscoso-Nunez (2020) — Member & Pt-Yr Secretary
  • Former: Mallesham Dasari (2020) — Vice President & President
  • Former: Michael Lenmark (2020) — Speaker
  • Former: Tristan Catalano (2020) — Member & Current Vice President
  • Former: James Vassallo (2019) — President
  • Former: Luigi Pesce Ibarra (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Robert Presser (2019) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bindu Bhargava Reddy Chintam - — President (Former): $5KBindu Bhargava Reddy…President (Former)$5KAbihinav Koora — Treasurer (Current): $5KAbihinav KooraTreasurer (Current)$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Bindu Bhargava Reddy Chintam - (President (Former)). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Graduate Student Organization of

How much does Graduate Student Organization of give each year?

Graduate Student Organization of gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Graduate Student Organization of?

Graduate Student Organization of reported $394K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $677K.

What is Graduate Student Organization of?

Graduate Student Organization of is a public charity focused on Education, based in Stony Brook, NY. It holds $394K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Graduate Student Organization of operate?

Graduate Student Organization of has awarded grants in New York.

What is Graduate Student Organization of's EIN?

Graduate Student Organization of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2597353. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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