Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (USA) Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205906652
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Edison, NJ, USA
Phone
7322872283
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,481,239
Expenses
$2,625,820
Assets
$2,970,746
Liabilities
$3,501

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SNEHAL SHAH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SNEHAL SHAH (PRESIDENT)
  • KIRTI DESAI (TREASURER)
  • RAJEEV GANDHI (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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization plans to build a place of worship to conduct religious ceremonies and sermons for the benefit of its devotees. Support is also provided for activities which provide 1 Education and Medical Care to children 2 Provide Humanitarian and Emergency Care 3 Provide spiritual education to people for the betterment of society.

What it reported doing in 2019

Organized various events including a 3 day seminar at Washington DC in July 2019. The spiritual master expounded on the writings of a prominent Saint Kabir to help the attendees to embark on a journey within to realize ones true self. The seminar comprised of soul-searching sermons, soul-stirring prayers and elevating soul-shaking celebrations. Other events were conducted in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and certain cities of Texas and other places in the U.S.. These events raised awareness of activities being undertaken to promote spiritual and humanitarian well-being and were attended by between 100 and 1500 people, including dignitaries. The topics included love, compassion, spiritual growth and unity in diversity. The organization also sponsored webcast and telecast on certain TV channels of various sermons and religious ceremonies conducted by eminent Saints/ Scholars. The focus of these events is to improve the quality of life in the community by providing spiritual upliftment and strengthening the moral values.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 89% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.7%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • 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: 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.6%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.13; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.1% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.7% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2011 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.