Community Seva Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463038992
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2012
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4086853443
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$605,263
Expenses
$493,387
Assets
$1,738,218
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nathan Ganeshan (President)
  • Saraswati Venkatram (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Hiren Hindocha (Director)
  • Sri Gopalakrishnan (Director)
  • Nathan Ganeshan (President)

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

To feed the hungry and serve the homeless in the bay area.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community Seva's mission is to feed the hungry and serve the homeless in Bay Area.Community Seva serves the homeless residing at various shelters by providing breakfast and dinner during the weekends. We have served more than 400,000 meals so far. Apart from serving meals, Community Seva also supports the homeless people through various programs, listed below.- Mobile shower. Provided 3000+ showers, laundry service and breakfast- Care bag (includes tooth paste, brush, shampoo, lotion, etc.). Donated 7000+care bag and female hygiene kits- Female care kits (includes sanitary napkins, tampons and other necessary hygiene items. Donated 1100+care bag and female hygiene kits- Winter drive (distribute sleeping bags, blankets, backpacks, along with other warm items). Donated 11700+ blankets, sleeping bags, shoes and emergency kits- Thanksgiving dinner (special Thanksgiving dinner at multiple shelters)- 400,000+ meals served- Provided mobile solar charges, gloves, and more than 2100 masks during COVID crisis- Distributed 2000+ pairs of brand new shoes and socks in this year- serving shelters, homeless encampments, 9 safe parking locations daily.-40 days of urgent hotel stays for those in crisis-1000 unhoused students supported

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. 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: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 53
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.5%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 66.8%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $51.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.5%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.52; rating input score 78; 78th 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: 19.4% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 25.4% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.5% of revenue deployed · 66.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $330K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.