Nishkam Media

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993233591
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Grafton, MA, USA
Phone
8778295500
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Film, Video
Affiliation
Sikhism

Reported finances

Revenue
$47,951
Expenses
$19,058
Assets
$29,893
Liabilities
$1,000

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HARBALDEEP SINGH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HARBALDEEP SINGH (PRESIDENT)
  • HARPREET SINGH (DIRECTOR)
  • MANOHAR SINGH GREWAL (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Nishkam media is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering sikh youth through storytelling and media skills so they can change their narrative. They provide a platform for the youth to express themselves, build their identity, combat prejudice, and foster a sense of pride and belonging.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nishkam media offers a comprehensive educational program that integrates steam (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) concepts with the principles of filmmaking and storytelling. Our curriculum is divided into seven distinct streams, each focusing on a specific aspect of the filmmaking process, including production, content writing, talent development, web development, social media, marketing, and design.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 13
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 8.5%; rating input score 8
  • Program expense ratio: 21.3%; rating input score 21

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 60.3%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 78.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 8.5% of revenue deployed · 21.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.