Navello Research and Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
992946924
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Science and Technology N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$55,310
Expenses
$36,728
Assets
$44,256

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Pradeep Baliganapalli Nagaraju (President)
  • Vijayalakshmi Kodigehalli Venkatara (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Pradeep Baliganapalli Nagaraju (President)
  • Chayashree Sreenivas (Secretary)
  • Vijayalakshmi Kodigehalli Venkatara (Vice President)

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

Overview

Mission

Navello Research and Education Foundation is organized to provide access to education and resources in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics STEM. The Foundation promotes critical thinking innovation and career readiness through STEM learning while also addressing ethical considerations such as data and human bias in AI. Through research educational programs and outreach the organization empowers individuals to adapt grow and contribute meaningfully to society and the global economy.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our nonprofit organization focuses on producing educational blogs that delve into the critical topic of ethical artificial intelligence AI development. Through our content we explore a range of technological advancements shaping the landscape of AI with a specific emphasis on ethical considerations. Our dedicated team conducts in-depth analyses of key ethical dilemmas surrounding AI sparking meaningful discussions on both the challenges and benefits it presents to society. In our blogs we not only highlight recent progress in AI but also propose innovative strategies to enhance ethical standards in the deployment of this technology. Our goal is to contribute actively to the ongoing conversation about responsible AI advancement and to promote a culture of ethical reflection within the tech sector. Through these efforts we aim to raise awareness foster dialogue and drive positive change in the development and implementation of AI technologies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.6%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.2; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 95.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 53.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $44K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.