Sgs Datta Yoga Center a Nj Nonprofit Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
884089442
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cranbury, NJ, USA
Phone
6099032681
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hinduism
Affiliation
Hinduism

Reported finances

Revenue
$143,908
Expenses
$224,052
Assets
$7,543
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GOBINATH NARAYANAN (PRESIDENT)
  • VENKAT POKKUNURI (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GOBINATH NARAYANAN (PRESIDENT)
  • VENKAT POKKUNURI (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SRINIVASULU CHUNDU (TREASURER)

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

Overview

Mission

To foster unity, peace, and the spiritual upliftment of humanity through the ancient universal teachings as presented by sri ganapathy sachchidananda swamiji of mysore, india and his successors and to engage in such teachings through song, yoga, meditation and cultural and religious activities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Celebration of harvest festival (Sankranthi), Jan, 2023 Food items donation to local food banks programs, May 2023 Clothes and shoes donation to needy programs, May 2023 Serving hot meals to the local soup kitchen serving homeless, July & Nov, 2023 Festival of lights (Diwali) celebration, Nov 2023 Christmas, Hanuman Jayanthi, and Mukkoti Ekadashi programs, Dec 2023 Regular, ongoing, monthly programs -- Yoga and meditation sessions, Sunday school for children, spiritual chanting sessions

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.
  • 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 22
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.4%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 19
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 5th 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: 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: -55.7%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -17.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -102.6% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.4% of revenue deployed · 18.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.