The Harmonium Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883983794
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Southampton, PA, USA
Phone
8622797252
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,136,738
Expenses
$33,735
Assets
$1,144,112
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEDAR NAPHADE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHAITALI DESHPANDE (TREASURER)
  • CHETAN NAGDONDE (SECRETARY)
  • KEDAR NAPHADE (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The harmonium stands as a revered instrument in the rich tapestry of indian music, offering a unique melodic and harmonic foundation that resonates deeply within the cultural ethos. The harmoniums distinct sound is characterized by its brass reeds and bellows-driven mechanism, producing a warm and resonant tone that evokes a sense of spiritual depth and emotional connectivity. Much like the piano in western music, the harmonium plays a vital role in many forms of indian music as a solo instrument in hindustani classical music, an accompaniment instrument for singing across different genres of indian music, as a tool for composition and as an important foundational instrument for education and learning. In indian classical music, the harmonium serves as both a solo and accompaniment instrument, seamlessly blending with vocals and other traditional instruments to create enchanting melodies that captivate listeners. Just as the piano has been integral to the development of western classic

What it reported doing in 2025

Organization fulfilled its mission of expanding its enrollment in 2025 and continuing to promote awareness of indian clasical music.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 95
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2.7%; rating input score 3
  • Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 99
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 97%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 33.91; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2.7% of revenue deployed · 98.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 3/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.