Orlando Kannada Sangha

Legal name: Orlando Kannada SanghaInc

Overview

Mission

Orlando Kannada Sangha’s primary goal is to provide a platform for Kannada speaking people to meet, socialize and promote their cultural and social heritage to the next generation of Kannadigas living in the US. As Kannada families flourished in Orlando, the Koota began hosting yearly cultural programs from 2010 onward. A milestone came on August 24, 2012, when **Orlando Kannada Sangha Inc.** was officially registered; with support from **Sri Kiran Babaladi** and team, it became a nonprofit in 2015. OKS Community OKS Community. Each year now begins with _Ugadi celebrations_ and features events throughout—summer beach parties and a _Rajyotsava program_ in November that showcases local talent. For children, under the leadership of **Sri Pradeep Krishnamurthy, Smt. Vedashri Bhat, and Smt. Shyamala Purohit** , the Sangha runs **Kannada Kali School** , supported by many volunteer teachers...

What it reported doing in 2025

Held various cultural events such as Yakshagana for the Central Florida community throughout the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462253530
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Website reviewed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2014
Headquarters
Orlando, Florida, United States
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

The verdict

- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 75
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public policy transparency: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: 3 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -168.1%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 17.09; rating input score 95; 95th 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: 44.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 6 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.