House of India a California Public Benefit Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263230127
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Del Mar, CA, USA
Phone
8582053814
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$57,115
Expenses
$34,155
Assets
$965,577
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REKHA CHHABRA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • REKHA CHHABRA (PRESIDENT)
  • VIJAY NAVANI (ASSOCIATE TR)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The house of india is dedicated towards creating a greater awareness of india's rich and varied culture in the san diego community. Through active participation in the events organized by the house of pacific relations and by opening the cottage to the general public of san diego and its visitors, the house promotes, educates and showcases india's art, history, music, dance and ethnic food. This allows us to share the joy and spirit of indian traditions in san diego. The house of india also provides an opportunity to interact with other cultures and promotes universal understanding and appreciation.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our main exempt purpose is to build a house of india cottage in balboa park near the existing cottages under the house of pacific relations. We have been very diligent in keeping our eyes focused on our purpose. The san diego city council approved the building of the cottages and we celebrated the ground breaking ceremony on november 19, 2016. We were hoping to complete the building of our cottage in 2020. The house of india cottage in balboa park is fully open and operational. We have many volunteers who keep the cottage open to the public on saturdays and sundays. Further, we also open the cottage to schools and other organizations by appointment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.8%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.27; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.