USG United Scientific Group

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471387188
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Plano, TX, USA
Phone
+1-469-854-2280/81
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational, Technical Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,596,835
Expenses
$1,751,240
Assets
$-131,771
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KENNETH BLUM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SUDHAKAR AKUL YAKKANTI (TREASURER /)
  • KENNETH BLUM (PRESIDENT)
  • GOUTHAM EDULA (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

USG (United Scientific Group) organizes scientific conferences and related publishing to bridge research and business and help translate scientific discoveries into implementable solutions and products for the betterment of humanity. We foster collaborations with our potential clients’ to deliver the best solutions which can be deployed, accepted, and sustained in the fields of science, healthcare, pharma and medicine. We partner globally with the companies, industries, research organizations and academic institutes to support all aspects of multichannel communications and product development, from strategic consultancy to implementation through meetings, management and planning to deliver customized solutions. We partner with an objective to bridge the gap between business and science for the translation of scientific discoveries and innovative thoughts into implementable solutions...

What it reported doing in 2024

Usg united scientific group (usg) is a Texas-based us nonprofit (5013) scientific corporation with the mission to promote science, medicine, and technology. Our organization will organize scientific conferences at the national and international level, support young researchers to participate in conferences to know the recent trends in research and education, and provide open access scientific publishing. Usg seeks to host different conferences on a variety of research topics all over the world each year. Once we have a conference scheduled, we reach out to different experts of the scientific community to come to speak at the conference. We then pay the experts to come to speak at the event, as well as their registration, accommodation and travel expenses. Their registration fees for individuals/delegates to attend the conferences, but the amount will depend on the cost of the conference. It is our belief that by hosting scientific conferences we will be able to support young researches and allow them to learn recent trends in research and update their scientific knowledge. Usg is led by a group of senior scientists as the board of directors, which are committed to working together and contribute the best services to the scientific community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 45
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th 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: -9.7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: -0.08; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.