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Indo-American Arts Council Inc

EIN 13-4015646 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 19% of its spending went to programs.
  • Raising each dollar of donations cost 147 cents.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

PROMOTING AND BUILDING THE AWARENESS, CREATION, PRODUCTION, EXHIBITION,PUBLICATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INDIAN AND CROSS CULTURAL ART FORMS IN NORTH AMERICA.

Income
$366,933
Spending
$703,414
Spent on programs
19%
Reserves
3.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 78%
Employees
0
Volunteers
30

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 92% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 21% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    19% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 147 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $130,288 spent. IAAC HAS WORKED TO CREATE A BILATERAL DIALOGUE WITH ARTISTS OF ALL DISCIPLINES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA. BY ORGANIZING A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMING, VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS EVENTS, WE HAVE CREATED A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT WORK CREATED BY CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ARTISTS AMONG A DIVERSE RANGE OF AMERICAN AUDIENCES. THE IAAC SUPPORTS AND SHOWCASES ALL ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES IN THE CLASSICAL, FUSION, FOLK AND INNOVATIVE FORMS INFLUENCED BY THE ARTS OF INDIA. WE WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH COLLEAGUES AROUND THE UNITED STATES TO BROADEN OUR COLLECTIVE AUDIENCES AND TO CREATE A NETWORK FOR SHARED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1999.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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