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Our Biswas

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 87-0811973

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Mar 21, 2021

1210 Whittier DriveEast Lansing, MI 48823

(517) 337-9570

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2020

Net Margin

29th percentile

-9.5%

Higher net margin than 29% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

30th percentile

-7.4%

Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-41%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Flat

$84,662

Flat from 2020

Net Assets

$84,662

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Flat

$71,353

Flat from 2020

Expenses

Flat

$78,116

Flat from 2020

Net Income

Flat

-$6,763

Flat from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $11,054Net Assets 2017: $11,0542017Assets 2018: $12,275Net Assets 2018: $12,2752018Assets 2019: $91,425Net Assets 2019: $91,4252019Assets 2020: $84,662Net Assets 2020: $84,6622020Assets 2020: $84,662Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $58,687Net Assets 2021: $58,6872021Assets 2022: $103,215Net Assets 2022: $103,2152022Assets 2023: $40,384Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $93,371Liabilities 2025: $50,000Net Assets 2025: $43,3712025

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$84,662
Liabilities-
Net Assets$84,662

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2017: $70,813Expenses 2017: $65,127Net Income 2017: $5,6862017Revenue 2018: $53,660Expenses 2018: $52,439Net Income 2018: $1,2212018Revenue 2019: $120,755Expenses 2019: $41,605Net Income 2019: $79,1502019Revenue 2020: $71,353Expenses 2020: $78,116Net Income 2020: -$6,7632020Revenue 2020: $71,353Expenses 2020: $78,116Net Income 2020: -$6,7632020Revenue 2021: $107,291Expenses 2021: $133,266Net Income 2021: -$25,9752021Revenue 2022: $86,428Expenses 2022: $41,900Net Income 2022: $44,5282022Revenue 2023: $118,538Expenses 2023: $181,369Net Income 2023: -$62,8312023Revenue 2025: $86,177Expenses 2025: $108,703Net Income 2025: -$22,5262025

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$71,353
Expenses$78,116
Net Income-$6,763
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Mar 21, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$71,353
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.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROVIDE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR MARGINALIZED WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ECOMONIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SMALL INTEREST FREE BUSINESS LOANS.$70,360$71,095
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND IMPROVE WOMEN'S HEALTH, BY INSTALING A NEW UNIT TO PRODUCE DISPOSABLE SANITARY NAPKINS FOR UNDERPRIVELEDGED WOMEN AND GIRLS AT A SUBSTANTIALLY SUBSIDIZED RATE, AND PROVIDING RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION.$7,021$7,021
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOYASREE MAHANTIPresidentPT$0--
URMILA PATERIYASecretaryPT$0--
NUPUR SETHITreasurerPT$0--
AKSHAYA RAYDirector-$0--
MARGO SMITHVice Preside-$0--
SATYA SUBEDIDirector-$0--
ANSHU VARMADirector-$0--
KAMINI GOWDAADirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Our Biswas
EIN
87-0811973
Phone
5173379570
Address
1210 WHITTIER DRIVE, EAST LANSING, MI 48823

Signing Officer

Name
Joyasree Mahanti
Title
President
Phone
5173379570
Signed
2021-03-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Simplified Accounting & Tax Service Inc
Address
1120 KEYSTONE AVE, LANSING, MI 48911-5491
Preparer
Julie L Young CPA
Phone
5178822441
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

Cash contribution: 20,360

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

Name: community development finance address: 3411 e 12 st , ste 124 oakland, ca 94601 cash contribution: 50,000

Form 990-ez, Part III

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.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

To provide support and improve women's health, by instaling a new unit to produce disposable sanitary napkins for underpriveledged women and girls at a substantially subsidized rate, and providing raw materials for the production.

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