Bihar-jharkhand Association of North America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132887235
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Plainsboro, NJ, USA
Phone
7326004971
Rating
26
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$591,453
Expenses
$517,685
Assets
$121,611
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PRITI KASHYAP (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSHANT KRISTEN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PRITI KASHYAP (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSHANT KRISTEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RAKESH KUMAR (TREASURER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary mission of BJANA is to carry out, promote and coordinate philanthropic, educational, charities, and voluntary activities serving physically and economically disadvantaged people in the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, and to integrate Indian communities across North America, who have origins in Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, through strong community organization, celebration of cultural festivals and promotion of Indian culture among younger generations in our communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

ASHA (Support for Orphaned and Underprivileged Children, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India) BJANA supports ASHA in its mission to provide care, education, and essential resources for orphaned and underprivileged children. Through charitable contributions, BJANA helps improve childrens access to education, healthcare, and opportunities for a better future. This partnership reflects BJANAs commitment to child welfare and community development. Antar Jyoti Balika Vidyalaya (School for Visually Impaired Girls, Patna, Bihar, India) BJANA supports Antar Jyoti Balika Vidyalaya, a residential school in Patna dedicated to the education and empowerment of visually impaired girls.Its contributions help provide educational resources, residential care, and opportunities that promote independence and self-confidence. This initiative demonstrates BJANAs commitment to inclusive education and supporting individuals with disabilities. Community Hunger Relief and Educational Initiatives (United States) BJANA supports charitable and educational initiatives in the United States by contributing to the New Jersey Food Bank to help combat hunger and food insecurity, the Rutgers University Foundation to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)education, and The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to advance educational opportunities and student development. These contributions reflect BJANAs commitment to community welfare, academic excellence, and empowering future generations through philanthropy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.

The verdict

REVIEW - Revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 13
  • Transparency & Controls: 46
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.9%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 14.7%; rating input score 15
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 80%; rating input score 80; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -23.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 70.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.9% of revenue deployed · 14.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 16 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $76K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 22 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.