Liabilities / Assets
96th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
1.02x
Liabilities / Revenue
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
20th percentile
Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
97th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 75.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$11,539
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
-$250
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$11,789
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$124,189
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$144,075
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
-$19,886
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Oct 20, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $124,189
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Kainaat uses the wonders of astronomy to inspire creative and critical thinking in south asia.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | - | $129,666 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALMAN HAMEED | President | FT | $94,212 | - | $94,212 |
| ALI USMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES WILSON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Kainaat Studios Inc
- EIN
- 83-3231956
- Address
- 45 HUNTERS HILL CIRCLE, AMHERST, MA 01002
Signing Officer
- Name
- Salman Hameed
- Title
- President
- Signed
- 2023-10-20
Preparer
- Firm
- Burgess Robb & Grassetti Pc
- Address
- 2 CENTER SQUARE, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 01028
- Preparer
- Anthony F Grassetti
- Phone
- 4135250025
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses 306 bank fees and charges 215 office supplies and software 4,159 travel 15,226 travel:food 610 subscription 1,334 research 635 miscellaneous 1 total 22,486”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 11,789”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Kainaat uses the wonders of astronomy to inspire creative and critical thinking in south asia.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“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.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,539
- Liabilities
- $11,789
- Net assets
- -$250
- Revenue
- $124,189
- Expenses
- $144,075
- Net income
- -$19,886
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.31 | $0.02 | $0.29 | $1.68 | $1.41 | $0.26 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $1.31 | $1.28 | $0.03 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $1.24 | $1.44 | $0.20 |