Taranga LW Foundation Inc Taranga LW Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815446641
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
5109152795
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$55,000
Expenses
$99,565
Assets
$22,464

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Gina Waota (President)

People named in this filing

  • Gina Waota (President)

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

Our mission is to empower individuals with the tools, knowledge, and resources they need to succeed. We use our finely tuned skillset to help individuals move beyond poverty, breaking barriers of race, socioeconomics, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other aspect of society.

What it reported doing in 2025

Education & Growth: We provide scholarships for Self- development, and education. We believe these types of programs are necessary for creating and just and equitable world for the underserved marginalized. In order to live a quality life, people have the right to self-development and education. Self-development is learning about yourself, what you want out of life, and how to achieve those goals. Education will help provide a more equal world for those who are marginalized. Education provides a platform for individuals to grow and be their best selves. It also helps create a world where all people can pursue their dreams no matter who they are or what they believe in.

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
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -81%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.4% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $97K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.