Desi Dance Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474472919
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$146,745
Expenses
$285,830
Assets
$77,464

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kunal Amin (Chief Executive Officer)

People named in this filing

  • Kunal Amin (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Alifia Shareef (Chief Operating Officer)
  • Sachika Singh (Chief People Officer)

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. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Through the intersection of performances arts education and civic engagement Deis Dance Network seeks to: - Empower South Asian artists by creating and developing safe spaces for artistic and creative growth - Increase diversity in the entertainment workforce by providing a continuum of work-based learning experiences and opportunities - Promote South Asian Performing Arts in the United States - Build a supportive and empowering community within the collegiate and high school Desi dance circuits

What it reported doing in 2024

Legends Dance Championship is the national intercollegiate and independent Bollywood Fusion dance competition. We invited over 400 dancers to perform in front of a crowd of 1500 provided dance workshops and networking opportunities with professionals in the performing arts industry. Our program also oversees 20+ regional partner organizations and sets the standard for ensuring a quality event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -94.8%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $282K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.