Saja Group Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
550844632
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
6468128949
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Promotion of International Understanding

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,029
Expenses
$46,129
Assets
$569,109
Liabilities
$7,269

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MYTHILI SAMPATHKUMAR (PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER CHOWDHURY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MYTHILI SAMPATHKUMAR (PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER CHOWDHURY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PRIYANKA VORA (SECRETARY)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide a networking and resource forum for journalists of south asian origin or interested in south asia or south asian diaspora and acting as a resource to facilitate/promote accurate and quality coverage of south asia and south asians in north america.

What it reported doing in 2023

General program - saja journalism awards recognize and honor excellence in reporting under a range of categories. In 2023, the award categories were: (1) the daniel pearl award for outstanding reporting about south asia (established in honor of wall street journal reporter daniel pearl, who was killed while reporting in pakistan, this award recognizes outstanding investigative reporting that exhibits courage and exposes important public issues.) (2) outstanding business story about south asia, or the worldwide south asian diaspora (3) outstanding arts, culture, and lifestyle reporting about south asia, or the worldwide south asian diaspora (4) outstanding breaking news reporting about south asia, or the worldwide south asian diaspora (5) outstanding international reporting on any subject by a south asian journalist primarily conducted outside of the u.s. Or canada and (6) outstanding story on any subject by a south asian student in the u.s. Or canada. Nominations for these awards are collected during the fall and the winners are selected by a panel of judges assembled by the board of saja. A small fee is charged for submission of nominations which brought in $3,536 during 2023.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 48% for direct work, and 52% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: -21.3%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.34; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -14.4% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.