Global Alliance for Viksit Bharat Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822401466
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Bethlehem, PA, USA
Phone
6108104538
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,992,787
Expenses
$8,428,911
Assets
$49,988,296
Liabilities
$683,849

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Abhijit Gajendragadkar (President and Treasurer)

Highest reported compensation

  • Deepak Majeethia (COO and Director): $54,600 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANISATION INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHARITIBLE AND PHILANTROPHIC ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO SOCIAL PROJECTS IN INDIA IN THE FIELDS OF WATER, EDUCATION AND HEALTH. GAVB's charitable mission is to uplift over 70 million Indians living in multidimensional poverty by mobilizing global resources, knowledge, and networks to strengthen India's essential public systems in education, health, and nutrition.

What it reported doing in 2025

The purpose of the organization includes but not limited to charitable and philantrophic activities in relation to social projects in India in the fields of water, education and health. GAVB's charitable mission is to uplift over 70 million Indians living in multidimensional poverty by mobilizing global resources, knowledge, and networks to strengthen India's essential public systems in education, health, and nutrition.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 90
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.3%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $285.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Missing
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 85.2%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.93; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 68.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 73% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.3% of revenue deployed · 87.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $839K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 5 of 8 not reported.