Old Sanawarians of North America Eastern Region

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833326578
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Phone
3102832723
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alumni Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$63,387
Expenses
$28,414
Assets
$34,973
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KUMKUM S BHASIN (PRESIDENT)
  • HARVEEN S MANN (PRESIDENT ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • KUMKUM S BHASIN (PRESIDENT)
  • SUNIL VERMA (TREASURER)
  • BHANU VIRMANI (CLERK)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the lawrence school sanawar (simla hills) in india that encourages the development of students who are competent, creative, confident and have character. The environment at the school fosters diversity and sustainability. These students will be leaders not only in india but globally a nd will contribute towards justice, prosperity, and sustainability in india and around the world. This organization is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or the corresponding sec tion of any future federal tax code. To carry on any other charitable or educational activity (within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, and the regulations thereunder, as amended from time to ti me that is consistent with other provisions of these articles and that may be lawfully carried out.

What it reported doing in 2019

To support the lawrence school sanawar (simla hills) in india that encourages the development of students who are competent, creative, confident and have character. The environment at the school fosters diversity and sustainability. A master plan has has been put in place at the lawrence school sanawar to improve the in-frastructure in this aging school that shall celebrate it's 175th anniversary in 2022. Awareness raising activities were held in homes of friends where we met with guests and shared the master plan.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37.9%; rating input score 38
  • Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 55.2%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37.9% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $24K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 38/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.