Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 954443724
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8187886860
- Rating
- 65
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $79,584
- Expenses
- $75,599
- Assets
- $36,495
- Liabilities
- $73,991
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
People named in this filing
- Malathi Iynegar (Director)
- Dr Suresh Iynegar (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture, based in Los Angeles was established in 1985 by artistic director, Malathi Iyengar. Rangoli Foundation is dedicated to presenting and fostering the performing and visual arts of India. In India, the antiquity of the visual art 'Rangoli', symbolizes Beauty, Hope, and Tradition. This symbolism has been an inspiration to name the company 'Rangoli'. Rangoli Foundation is committed to developing cultural awareness and inter-cultural dialogue through the artistic expressions of dance, music, theater and visual arts. Its strength is in drawing resources from diverse cultures to creatively engage in a collaborative process to preserve and share traditional works through a variety of arts experiences, including public performances, festivals, workshops, teaching, and residencies. For more than two decades, Rangoli Dance Company has performed extensively in India, Canada, and United States presenting traditional Bharatanatyam classical dance of India as well
What it reported doing in 2025
Rangoli Dance Company Performance History & Activities Nov 22, 2025 Beyond the Rangoli Stage & End of the Quarter Showing Rangoli Space 50 People Attended Admission - Free October 1, 2025 Navarathri Performance Hindu Temple Society of Southern California Calabasas, CA 100 People Attended Admission - Fee September 28, 2025 Vijayadashami Celebrations Rangoli Space 75 People Attended Admission - Free August 30, 2025 Solo Dance Debut of Yamuna S Lech Cal Arts Sharon Disney Lund Theatre Valencia, CA 200 People Attended Admission Free August 2 10, 2025 Adavu Workshop (Foundation Steps and Dance routine in Bharatanatyam 15 People Attended Admission - Yes Moksha A 40th Anniversary Performance June 28, 2025 Barnsdall Gallery theatre, Hollywood 350 People Attended Admission - $25 - $30 per person April 26, 2025 Vasantha, the Joy of Colors Canoga Park Recreation Center Presented by City of Los Angeles 200 People Attended Admission - Free March 1, 2025 Showing of Works in Progress by Yamuna S Lech Rangoli Space, Sherman oaks, CA 75 People Attended Admission Free
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 58
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 41
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 57.4%; rating input score 57
- Program expense ratio: 60.4%; rating input score 60
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.03; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 57.4% of revenue deployed · 60.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.