Pratyush Sinha Foundation D/b/a Mindful Child Initiative

What it reported doing in 2023

Mci started as an after-school yoga program supporting 500 students in the allentown school district (asd) in 2013 and has grown to support 12,318 individuals in the lehigh valley in 2023 alone. In spring 2023, with overwhelming support, mci received an asd school board approved memorandum of understanding (mou). Starting august 2023, in response to the formalized partnership, mci is consistently in all 415 asd pre-k to 5th grade classrooms throughout the school year for the first time in our organization's history. The mci curriculum delivers science-based exercises that teach students how to mindfully listen, see, and move, which supports them with paying attention, learning, and handling their emotions. Students learn tangible emotional regulation skills through weekly lessons that are integrated into the instructional programming of the school. Our program affirms and values all and offers trauma-informed, age-appropriate and engaging practices. Children also need the active participation of the adults who influence their daily environments to leverage the full benefits of mindfulness for their emotional well-being. In response, mci has 3 major program services:1. Mci implements high-quality in-classroom mindfulness education programs for pre-k to 12th grade students. 2. Mci provides mindfulness workshops that equip school staff and the community with mindfulness resources for themselves and the children they support. 3. Mci provides mindfulness resources for children and adults in the community. Our ultimate goal is to live in a compassionate and emotionally healthy community, and it takes a village to raise a child. We are all part of that village, joining forces for collective impact.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 69.1%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -48.3%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 28.7%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings