Hindu Society of Eastern Washington

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911568151
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
West Richland, WA, USA
Phone
5096272601
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hinduism
Affiliation
Hinduism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,229
Expenses
$40,390
Assets
$494,816
Liabilities
$5,800

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SRIRAM SOMASUNDARAM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SRIRAM SOMASUNDARAM (PRESIDENT)
  • KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN (VICE PRESIDE)
  • SUTANAY CHOUDHARY (SECRETARY)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote & perpetuate the hindu religion, culture, and philosophy through performing worship of hindu deities and religious prayers (or bhajans), religious discourses, and celebration of hindu festivals.

What it reported doing in 2017

The main purpose of this organization is to provide a place (i.e., community center) where patrons can worship hindu deities, perform religious prayers (chanting of devotional songs or bhajans), conduct religious discourses, perform cultural programs, and celebrate hindu festivals.

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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.7%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.25; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.8% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2014 to 2017
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.