Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA

Legal name: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh U S a Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521647017
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rockaway, NJ, United States
Phone
973-500-8HSS (8477)
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Hinduism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,404,352
Expenses
$1,727,638
Assets
$6,889,134
Liabilities
$30,069

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dr Vinod Ambastha (President)
  • Ramesh Bhutada (Joint President)
  • Narsimha Reddy Koppula (Joint President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Saumitra Gokhale (Yoga Instructor): $36,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To organize a diverse and vibrant Hindu American society that can collectively address its challenges, and contribute to the welfare of the world. ABOUT US:. HSS chapters organize school supplies donation drives Building Communities HSS chapters organize school supplies donation drives. Building Communities HSS chapters organize school supplies donation drives by Vikas DeshpandeVerified by HSSAugust 31, 2024. HSS chapters organize school supplies donation drives by Vikas DeshpandeVerified by HSSAugust 31, 2024 [](.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth Development: HSS conducted eight, 4 1/2 days Sangh Siksha Vargs (Training Camps) and two, 8 1/2 days for girls to instill the principles of Hindu Way of Life. Participants were able to learn the Hindu Philosophy and practice the Hindu way of life in a conducive environment through yoga, games and intellectual discourses.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% 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 available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.2%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.1%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.99; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 65.2% of revenue deployed · 83.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $36K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 44 of 45 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.