The Sai Humanitarian Institute of Learning & Healing

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010656131
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2022
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4084250032
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$227,223
Expenses
$230,322
Assets
$363,236
Liabilities
$139,417

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mira Sai (President & CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Mira Sai (President & CEO)
  • Manoj Dadoo (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

The Sai Humanitarian Institute of Learning & Healing is a place to connect, learn, and grow. We offer a variety of services and programs to support the well-being of individuals and families in our community. Our center is inspired by the teachings of Sai Baba. Our mission is to create a welcoming space for all, where people of all ages and backgrounds can come together to share their unique talents and experiences.We offer guidance through enriching spiritual and recreational holistic programs and workshops for adults and youth. We also offer unique programs for social service, like free medical camps and homeless feeding etc. to help the under privileged and needy; bringing forth the opportunity to make an impact in social causes and humanity in general. We believe in the power of community to promote healing, growth, and positive change. Join us today and become a part of our community!

What it reported doing in 2024

Establishment of Multi-Faith Sanctuary TempleBuilt and created a welcoming, multi-faith sanctuary, to foster connection, learning, and spiritual growth. The sanctuary provides programs such as meditation, community events, cultural events, educational workshops, art classes for children and youth and community service, etc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd 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; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • 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: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.4%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 53.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 96.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $222K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization could not be resolved against the register, so the check is unfinished.