The Interdepence Project a Not for Profit Organization

Overview

Mission

The interdependence project(idp)helps people awaken to their full human potential with programming and projects focused on uniting the personal, interpersonal, and collective levels of experience. Founded upon the principle of interdependence, idp recognizes that contemplative and ethical practices affect relationships, aid community and societal engagement, and contribute to individual happiness and well-being. Both locally and online, we're committed to offering a unique, multi-lineage education in secular buddhist practice and psychology, as well as transformational activism initiatives, all designed to support the interdependence of our unique personal journeys with our shared path as a society.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided education in secular buddhist practice and psychology which positively affected students' relationships and community, and contributed to individual happiness and well-being.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208840573
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
2155708000
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,712
Expenses
$32,435
Assets
$10,298

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.6%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 68.6%; rating input score 69

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -26.1%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.5% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.6% of revenue deployed · 68.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • NANDINI NAIK (Executive Dir.)
  • GALA NAREZO (Director)
  • EVY FUNG (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024.