Liabilities / Assets
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Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
60th percentile
Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
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Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$11,054
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Net Assets
$11,054
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Liabilities
-
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$70,813
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Expenses
$65,127
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Net Income
$5,686
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- May 8, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.0
- Gross Receipts
- $70,813
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Through interest-free nano finance, our biswas seeks to enable marginalized women living in remote villages and urban slums to tackle the many challenges of extreme poverty and to tap into their confidence and ability to empower themselves, their families and their community.
Relieve extreme poverty among women and girls by making small interest free loans for one year or less for emergency needs, livelihood, children's education, and basic health care.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Nano finance (small interest free loans) for emergency, livelihood, basic health care, and basic educational needs. Number of persons benefited is 2,526. This includes nano finance programs in India and Uganda. | $45,500 | $46,710 |
| Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin Production. Number of people benefited is 1,800. | $12,400 | $12,745 |
| Training Center where tailoring is taught. Number of people benefited is 200. | $5,500 | $5,672 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyasree Mahanti | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Nandita Jain | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sobha Ramanand | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Vijaya Jayraman | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Charlotte Wilks | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Suchitra Pattnaik | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| April Stone | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Our Biswas
- EIN
- 87-0811973
- In Care Of
- % Joyasree Mahanti
- Phone
- 5173379570
- Address
- 1210 Whittier dr, East lansing, MI 48823
Signing Officer
- Name
- Nandita Jain
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 5713499153
- Signed
- 2018-05-08
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, line 10
“| Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Making interest free loans to poor women, Amaara Biswas, "Kamali Bazar Sambalpur 768002 Orissa India", $61000.00, None| making interest free loans to poor women, ARKCCAO, "Kyaninga, Kabarole District, Fort Portal, Uganda", $2400.00, None|”
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,054
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $11,054
- Revenue
- $70,813
- Expenses
- $65,127
- Net income
- $5,686