Utah Telugu Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
932101749
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Riverton, UT, USA
Phone
8018641083
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$63,770
Expenses
$61,092
Assets
$13,204
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Hanumantha Rao Kavuri (Director)
  • Sowjanya Tatini (Trustee)
  • Sandeep Tella (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Utah Telugu Association (UTA) is a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and promoting Telugu language, arts, and heritage through cultural events, educational programs, and language classes. UTA also actively supports the local Utah community by organizing charitable initiatives such as food drives, disaster relief, and volunteer service projects. Through youth engagement, intergenerational programs, and inclusive cultural festivals, UTA fosters community pride, social responsibility, and cross-cultural understanding, enriching the lives of Telugu families and the broader public in Utah. Financially, UTA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and operates with transparency, accountability, and integrity. Its funding comes from a combination of membership dues, event sponsorships, individual donations, business contributions. All proceeds are reinvested into community programs, infrastructure, reach underserved populations, and sustain its operations year after year.

What it reported doing in 2025

UTA organized cultural events including Sankranthi, Ugadi, Deepavali, Bathukamma, and Summer Picnic, benefiting over 3,000 Telugu community members in Utah. Hosted India Mela and India Night with ISA to promote Telugu heritage to broader audiences. Conducted volleyball tournaments, youth volunteer programs, and student leadership activities. Community service efforts included winter essentials giveaways, charity drives, and fundraising for families in crisis, supporting over 250 individuals and families. All programs advanced UTA's mission to preserve Telugu culture, serve the local community, and engage youth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 167.7% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.