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← PRATHAM USA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PRATHAM USA.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,135,436
Total expenses
$25,084,149
Contributions and grants received
$22,291,869
Grants paid
$18,480,657
Program service revenue
$169,499
Investment income
$490,840
Other revenue
$183,228
Total assets, end of year
$20,701,554
Total liabilities, end of year
$728,219
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,973,335
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,606,296
Management and general expenses
$1,893,368
Fundraising expenses
$3,584,485
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,606,296

Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $8,445,739

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $230,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,616,130

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $487,545

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL

    total $169,499 · related or exempt $169,499

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $430,212 · excluded $430,212

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,425,684

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $7,365,056

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $60,628

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $60,628 · excluded $60,628

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,388,592

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $8,445,739

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,205,193

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $183,399 · excluded $183,399

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXCHANGE GAIN

    total -$171 · excluded -$171

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$171

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,431,007 · program services $3,431,007

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $15,049,650 · program services $15,049,650

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $755,219 · management and general $383,759 · fundraising $371,460

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,203,519 · program services $352,775 · management and general $516,902 · fundraising $1,333,842

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $77,029 · program services $13,052 · management and general $18,035 · fundraising $45,942

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $109,265 · program services $21,938 · management and general $29,870 · fundraising $57,457

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $161,046 · program services $21,551 · management and general $38,148 · fundraising $101,347

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $46,306 · management and general $46,306

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $218,172 · management and general $218,172

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,062 · management and general $3,062

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $714,440 · program services $21,932 · management and general $312,723 · fundraising $379,785

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $79,702 · program services $2,278 · fundraising $77,424

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $751,137 · program services $613,005 · management and general $116,129 · fundraising $22,003

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $199,529 · program services $1,716 · management and general $88,826 · fundraising $108,987

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,701 · management and general $27,701

  • 17 · Travel

    total $266,858 · program services $77,392 · management and general $61,738 · fundraising $127,728

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,916 · management and general $1,916

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,007 · management and general $11,007

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,348 · management and general $12,348

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER AND EVENT EXPEN

    total $787,771 · management and general $6,726 · fundraising $781,045

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD AND DONATIO

    total $164,965 · fundraising $164,965

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $12,500 · fundraising $12,500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $13,468,832 · end of year $6,547,295

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,113,132 · end of year $7,838,953

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $32,017 · end of year $32,750

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $102,470 · end of year $140,177

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $73,767

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $59,182

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,843 · end of year $14,585

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,736,920 · end of year $6,080,925

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,936 · end of year $46,869

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $187,644 · end of year $256,219

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $7,641,740 · end of year $472,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,509,724 · end of year $10,771,535

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,145,042 · end of year $9,201,800

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PRATHAM USA'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT PRATHAM'S EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF PRATHAM USA FUNDS BY PRATHAM, INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED IN THE COUNTRIES SERVED BY PRATHAM, OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE PRATHAM USA BRAND, AND PROVIDING AND PROMOTING VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN INDIA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

  • PRATHAM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR AGE GROUPS OF CHILDREN: IN THEIR EARLY YEARS (AGES 3-8) BY HELPING CHILDREN PREPARE FOR SCHOOL; IN PRIMARY SCHOOL YEARS (AGES 8-10) BY DEVELOPING READING, WRITING AND NUMERACY SKILLS THROUGH ENGAGING, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE LEARNING DRASTICALLY; AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (AGES 11-18) IN BUILDING THEIR SKILLS FOR SCHOOL, WORK AND LIFE. PRATHAM'S WORK IS BOTH IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, PRATHAM ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TRANSFER KNOW-HOW AND TO SUPPORT LEARNING FOR MILLIONS OF CHILDREN.

    Expenses $7,558,566 · Grants $7,558,566

  • PRATHAM'S TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL (TARL) PROGRAM BUILDS FOUNDATIONAL READING AND MATH SKILLS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN TRIED AND TESTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN INDIA, IS NOW BEING REPLICATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION LAB (J-PAL) IN A FEW COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. PRATHAM IS THE TECHNICAL PARTNER SUPPORTING GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TARL METHOD.

    Expenses $4,442,700 · Grants $3,431,007 · Revenue $169,499

  • THE VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM PREPARES INDIA'S YOUTH FOR SUCCESS BY TEACHING RELEVANT SKILLS FOR TODAY. THE PROGRAM TAKES YOUTH AND PUTS THEM THROUGH VIRTUAL AND HANDS-ON TRAINING OFFERED ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES: HOSPITALITY, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOTIVE, BEDSIDE ASSISTANCE, ETC. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO START THEIR OWN MICRO ENTERPRISES.

    Expenses $2,317,834 · Grants $2,317,834

  • AMOUNTS RAISED FOR PCVC, CIVIL, AND OTHER PROGRAMS, AND FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF PRATHAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION

    Expenses $2,841,813 · Grants $2,833,250

  • PRATHAM HAS BEEN EXPLORING HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN AUGMENT OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS, HELP CHILDREN SUSTAIN THE PROGRESS THEY'VE MADE, AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO BECOME LEARNERS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. USING CONTINUOUS DATA ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHAT CONTENT IS RELEVANT AND ENGAGING, OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP VIABLE STUDENT-FOCUSED MODELS THAT CAN ACCOMPANY MORE TRADITIONAL TEACHER-CENTRIC APPROACHES TO SCALE PRATHAM'S METHODOLOGIES ACROSS INDIA'S SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION.

    Expenses $1,625,383 · Grants $1,520,000

  • ASER: PRATHAM'S ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT (ASER) MEASURES BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS, REVEALING THE UNSPOKEN PROBLEM THAT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATE INTO LEARNING. DESPITE INDIA ACHIEVING 97% SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, POOR ATTENDANCE, OVERSIZED CLASSES, AND ANTIQUATED TEACHING METHODS HAVE LED TO A LEARNING CRISIS. THE DATA WE'VE COLLECTED SINCE 2005 THROUGH OUR NATIONWIDE SURVEYS HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE REAL STATUS OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR DATA ENABLES CITIZENS TO DEMAND ACTION AND GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

    Expenses $820,000 · Grants $820,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sethia Dhiren

    EXECUTIVE CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Jain Swatantra

    CFO AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Acharya Viral

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Ahuja Avinash

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Arora Sudesh

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Devitre Dinyar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Goradia Marie

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Gulati Sheila

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Gupta Suren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jaisinghani Sumeet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Khanna Jaideep

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Khosa Rattan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Khosla Victor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Mulani Narendra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Paliwal Ila

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Pandian Paul

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Raj Deepak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Saboo Jai Vardhan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sanger Arvind

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Sarma Adarsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Shah Neha

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shah Raj

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sikka Vandana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Singh Gagan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Singh Manoj

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Singh Pradeep

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valani Riaz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Zakaria Fareed

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Shah Manahar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Bharti Manisha

    CEO & GLOBAL EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $526,616
    From this org
    $494,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,682
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $494,934
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,366
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,316
    Filer's total
    $526,616
  • Bahl Vikas

    HEAD OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $200,813
    From this org
    $193,105
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,708
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,913
    Bonus
    $5,064
    Other
    $10,128
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,708
    Filer's total
    $200,813
  • Brar Aneetinder

    DIRECTOR, INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $203,073
    From this org
    $187,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,805
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,603
    Bonus
    $22,665
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,737
    Filer's total
    $203,073
  • Desai Sagar Krishna

    DIRECTOR, TECHNOOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $153,169
    From this org
    $150,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,003
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,166
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,003
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $153,169
  • Ghosh Priyanka

    DIRECTOR - BRAND AND PR

    Total calculated
    $169,415
    From this org
    $154,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,827
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,588
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,090
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,737
    Filer's total
    $169,415
  • Gupta Radhika

    DIRECTOR, INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $134,563
    From this org
    $130,437
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,126
    Hours/week
    40
  • Venkatachalam Balakrishnan

    COO PRATHAM INTERNATIONAL

    Total calculated
    $294,788
    From this org
    $255,413
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,375
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,413
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,336
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,039
    Filer's total
    $294,788

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413309349301151

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