Shri Maha Kali Devi Mandir Inc.
Legal name: Shri Maha Kali Devi Mandir Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 061524831
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2014–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Aug 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2013
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Phone
- 347 750 6803
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Hinduism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $97,389
- Expenses
- $79,001
- Assets
- $856,178
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- YOGENDRA NAIPAUL (VICE PRESIDENT)
- BHOOPCHAND MANGAL (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- OMADAI NAIPAUL (TRUSTEE)
- VIDHUR MANGRU (TRUSTEE)
- ANDREW KENDIAL (TRUSTEE)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Religious services centered on Hinduism (Mother Kali/Kali Temple traditions) to support community practice, learning, and devotional/spiritual care. Kali Mandir supports the work of older temple communities in Guyana and Trinidad, and mentored the creation of new temples in Ontario, Canada (2001), Florida (2002), and London England (2004). Weekly instruction by older tradition-bearers in Tamil Language, invoking and chanting, devotional singing, ritual and cermonial drumming, healing, altar-making and decorating, mandala-making, story-telling, and preparing offerings of various foods passes on sacred crafts to youth and children. Our Temple also supports the work of other cultural institutions, academicians, scholars, intellectuals, and artists interested in the history, culture, and cures of Kali Temple Traditions. CONTACT US If you hav.
What it reported doing in 2025
To foster and expound the cultural and religious ideals of hinduism, based upon the teachings of sanatandharma, to maintain and support the public worship of god in accordance with the teachings of the ancient hindu scriptures: the vedas, the bhagwat gita, the upanishads, the ramaynana and other related hindu texts. Furthermore, to recognize and celebrate religious festivals and holi days; to develop a closer understanding of god by having regular prayers, discussions and seminars. To work in cooperation with other religious and cultural associations towards a deeper understanding and appreciation of each others culture.
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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 94
- Sustainability: 67
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- 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: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- 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: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 18.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.84; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $79K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 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.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.