Nikhil Badlani Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN WEST ORANGE AND NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES WITH LESSONS IN MUSIC, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMICALLY ACHIEVING STUDENTS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARENESS FOR ALL.
- Income
- $73,060
- Spending
- $60,515
- Reserves
- 45.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $5,697 spent. TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARENES: 300 STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY BY CREATING TRAFFIC SAFETY MURALS. TOPICS COVERED WERE DANGERS OF DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING, WALKING OR BIKING; IMPORTANCE OF WEARING SEAT BELTS AND OBEYING TRAFFIC LAWS. THE TRAFFIC SAFETY YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFE STREETS TO THEIR PEERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND POLICY CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVELA MURAL WAS CREATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ELIZABETH RAILROAD TO REPRESENT THE HISTORY OF THIS LAND AS IT TRANSITIONS FROM A RAILWAY LINE TO A TRAILWAY FOR WALKERS AND BICYCLISTS.ESTABLISHED TRAFFIC SAFETY YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN HIGH SCHOOLS TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAFE DRIVERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. CURRENTLY, THE PROGRAM IS IN PLACE IN TWO SCHOOLS WEST ORANGE AND BURLINGTON CITY HIGH SCHOOLS. WE INTEND TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM IN 2025.WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS ON NJ ROADWAYS AS FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS NJ SPONSOR AND CO-FOUNDERS OF THE VISION ZERO ALLIANCE OF NEW JERSEY. ADVOCATES, CORPORATIONS, NON-PROFITS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. EACH YEAR IN NOVEMBER, WE HOST THE WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED ON OUR ROADWAYS.
- $29,000 spent. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS: AWARDED $27,000 IN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO 27 NEED BASED GRADUATING SENIORS WHO DEMONSTRATED STRONG ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT WEST ORANGE, ORANGE, AND BURLINGTON CITY HIGH SCHOOLS.AWARDED GRANT OF $2,000 TO WINNER OF SCHOOL CONTEST TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN THROUGH ENRICHMENT CLASSES, GROUNDS IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR PURCHASE OF BOOKS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY.
- $17,978 spent. TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARENESS 5K RUN AND WALK - THIS EVENT IS HELD TO RAISE TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARENESS. OVER 700 PARTCIPANTS ATTENDED THIS EVENT AND TOOK THE STOP FOR NIKHIL SAFETY PLEDGE TO DRIVE SAFE. INSPIRING STORIES ARE SHARED BY FAMILIES/INDIVIDUAL AFFECTED BY A TRAFFIC CRASH.AWARDED GRANT OF $5,000 TO BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE - SPONSORED THE U GOT BRAINS CHAMPION SCHOOL PROGRAM CONTEST HOSTED BY THE BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF NEW JERSEY (BIANJ) TO RAISE TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARNESS IN TEENS. IN 2024, 60 HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEW JERSEY PARTICIPATED IN THE CONTEST.
- $10,630 spent. MUSIC FOR NIKHIL: PROVID INDIVIUAL AND SMALL GROUP LESSONS TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN ORANGE AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. MORE THAN 25 STUDENTS BENEFITTED FROM THIS PROGRAM IN 2024.AWARDED $2,500 IN GRANT TO YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF ESSEX COUNTY FOR WIND ENSEMBLE LAB. STUDENTS FROM ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THE LAB.AWARDED GRANT OF $500 TO MUSIC BOOSTERS CLUB AT WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL TO NURTURE THE MUSICAL TALENTS IN OUR CHILDREN.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
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