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Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance

Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance (Massachusetts) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $170,237 to it, the largest being BARR FOUNDATION ($65,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$248k
Funders on record
7
Grants received
$170k
Net assets
$428k
4/7 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 17%
01What it does

What Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance does

Mission

Chhandika is dedicated to maintaining and contributing to the rich tradition of kathak dance, a classical storytelling art from North India. Chhandika offers classes for men, women, and children of all ages; enriches the community through performances and demonstrations; fosters personal growth and cultural exploration through its workshop and outreach activities.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Conducted weekly Kathak classes at two locations.

    $132,473 spentof which $3,674 as grants$128,799 earned by the program
    73% of program spending
  2. Planned performances including solo or ensemble presentations at cultural events, museums and festivals.

    $46,320 spentof which $26,649 as grants$19,671 earned by the program
    25% of program spending
  3. Other Administrative Expenses

    $22,078 spentof which $12,578 as grants$9,500 earned by the program
    12% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $182,290. The per-program figures do not add up to the total the return states; both are shown as filed.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20182018 Revenue 100 ($203k) Expenses 100 ($118k) Net assets 100 ($315k)2019 Revenue 91 ($184k) Expenses 120 ($142k) Net assets 112 ($353k)2020 Revenue 82 ($165k) Expenses 88 ($104k) Net assets 132 ($414k)2021 Revenue 64 ($129k) Expenses 85 ($101k) Net assets 141 ($442k)2022 Revenue 53 ($107k) Expenses 141 ($167k) Net assets 121 ($381k)2023 Revenue 72 ($146k) Expenses 123 ($146k) Net assets 121 ($381k)2024 Revenue 122 ($248k) Expenses 170 ($201k) Net assets 136 ($428k)
2018201920202021202220232024
Revenue (122)Expenses (170)Net assets (136)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $353k to $415k (+18%).

$315k
$353k
$415k
$445k
$399k
$392k
$443k
2018201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

36% of Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 19,547 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$84k
’18
$42k
’19
$61k
’20
$28k
’21
−$61k
’22
$244
’23
$47k
’24
26
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

201820192020202120222024
Listed444445
Joined·+0+0+0+0·
No longer listed·0000·
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $5k → $24k.

5 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 53% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 73%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

62% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance.

38%
largest funder
73%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 53% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 61% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

53% of Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $80k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.

MA

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $90k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin19% · above the median
Months of reserve26.0mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)3% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Government funding Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3k on record.

State$3k
Top programs
  • (PP) STATE AID/POL SUB$3k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

91% of spending goes to programs.

Program 91%Management 9%Fundraising 0%

Governance

6
board members
0%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

98%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MA

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance?
Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance (Massachusetts) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $170,237 to it, the largest being BARR FOUNDATION ($65,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance have?
IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $170,237 in grants to Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance?
BARR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $65,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing