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Samskrita Bharati

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Aldie, VA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 77-0545072Revenue $2.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsamskritabharatiusa.org39291 Little River Tpke, 20105-2031 · Aldie, VATax-exempt since May 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Promote Samskritam as an everyday language and provide access to its rich and diverse repository of knowledge.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 325 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $520K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $274K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$847K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.6M Management & general 12% · $212K Fundraising 0% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Natesa
Janakiraman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rajesh
Rachabattuni
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Srinivasa
Chetlur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Natesa
Janakiraman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rajesh
Rachabattuni
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Srinivasa
Chetlur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes Sanskrit as an everyday language and shares its vast knowledge.

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4 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Samskrita bharati conducts its activities through its chapters called samskrita-kendram in various metropolitan areas across the US.OUR samskrita-kendrams(aka sbusa chapters)engage families where both children and parents learn spoken SAMSKIRTAM.WE currently have 43 active samskirta-kendrams that are run by team of nearly 400 volunteers…

$360Kprogram expense
02

Samskrita bharati conducts its activities through its chapters called samskrita-kendram in various metropolitan areas across the US.OUR samskrita-kendrams(aka sbusa chapters)engage families where both children and parents learn spoken SAMSKIRTAM.WE currently have 43 active samskirta-kendrams that are run by team of nearly 400 volunteers…

$360Kprogram expense
03

Safl is a 3 year online distance education program for 8TH to 12TH grade students who wish to learn samskritam(aka sanskrit). The safl program has been accredited as a supplementary education program by the accredting comission for schools western association of scholls and colleges (asc wasc -http://www.ascwasc.org),one of the…

$282Kprogram expense
04

Safl is a 3 year online distance education program for 8TH to 12TH grade students who wish to learn samskritam(aka sanskrit). The safl program has been accredited as a supplementary education program by the accredting comission for schools western association of scholls and colleges (asc wasc -http://www.ascwasc.org),one of the…

$282Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Guru Krupa Foundation INCFY2024$100K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$100K
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$12K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$12K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$11K
Deshpande Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$10K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 18 funders$274K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$626K
Other incomeLn 4–11$309K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$212K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$626K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$195K
Other incomeLn 4–11$309K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6325
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.2M$1.8M$416K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.8M$164K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.4M$459K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$847K$950K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$967K$613K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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