Guruji Edison Mandir Sevadars
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 833833477
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Jun 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Edison, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 7327624455
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Hinduism
- Affiliation
- Hinduism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $801,346
- Expenses
- $563,117
- Assets
- $384,244
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- TRILOKI BATRA (DIRECTOR)
- GURUDAS SARKAR (VICE PRESIDE)
- AJEETH SHARMA (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
Guruji edison mandir sevadars (hereinafter referred to as "gems- or the "organization") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental, not-for-profit corporation incorporated in the state of New Jersey on march 4, 2019. The objective of the organization is to provide a meditation center for the devotees of guruji, to meditate and receive the blessings of guruji and find the path to enlightenment, peace and bliss through assimilation of the teachings and values of guruji and applying them in their daily lives.the mission of the organization is to offer sewa (service) to our guru maharaj as well as to our sangat parivar. Gems follows a simple philosophy - 'sangat ki sewa is guru ki sewa' . This temple is the most auspicious place to seek gurujis blessings through meditation and mantra jaap. This is where every sangat bows down to guruji with faith. Their hopes are built while guruji takes away their worries, concerns and everyone is blessed with eternal happiness, prosperity, love and peac
What it reported doing in 2024
Sangat sewa (service) : the objective of the program is to provide a meditation center for the devotees of guruji, to meditate and receive the blessings of guruji and find the path to enlightenment, peace and bliss through assimilation of the teachings and values of guruji and applying them in their daily lives.the mission of the organization is to offer sewa (service) to our guru maharaj as well as to our sangat parivar. The organization follows a simple philosophy - 'sangat ki sewa is guru ki sewa' . This temple is the most auspicious place to seek gurujis blessings through meditation and mantra jaap. This is where every sangat bows down to guruji with faith. Their hopes are built while guruji takes away their worries, concerns and everyone is blessed with eternal happiness, prosperity, love and peace of mind.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 71
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 69
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.5%; rating input score 69
- Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 99
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 29.7%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 31; 31st 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: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 48.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 69.5% of revenue deployed · 98.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $555K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.