Kainaat Studios Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KAINAAT USES THE WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY TO INSPIRE CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING IN SOUTH ASIA.
- Income
- $145,595
- Spending
- $148,537
- Reserves
- 2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $85,731, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (science, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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)
- $133,683 spent. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF KAINAAT STUDIOS IS TO PRODUCE MULTI-MEDIA SCIENCE CONTENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO SPARK CURIOSITY ABOUT THE UNIVERSE AND TO INSPIRE THE YOUNGER GENERATION. OUR FOCUS IS ON THE CREATION OF VIDEOS IN URDU/HINDI PRIMARILY FOR AUDIENCES IN PAKISTAN, INDIA, AND BROADER SOUTH ASIA. THESE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, KAINAAT ASTRONOMY IN URDU. WE ARE ALSO PRODUCING CONTENT FOR KIDS, AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR KIDS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, KAINAAT KIDS. IN 2023, WE ALSO LAUNCHED AN ASTRONOMY/SPACE CHANNEL IN ENGLISH, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ETHICAL EXPLORATION OF SPACE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 2019.
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 November 4, 2026.
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