United Sherpa Association USA Inc
Overview
Mission
The mission of the organization is to create a common platform for the advancement of youth, promotion and preservation of sherpa culture and buddhist traditions through various social and cultural events.
What it reported doing in 2024
To promote public understanding of sherpa community and preserve sherpa culture and heritage. To foster and enhance the well being, unity, and visibility of sherpa and sherpa culture.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 113398814
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Elmhurst, NY, USA
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 94
- Sustainability: 66
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 4.52; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $475K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.