Illinois · Nonprofit
EK KADAM AUR
EK KADAM AUR (Illinois) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $78,406 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($55,200). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $519k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $78k
- Net assets
- $207k
What Ek Kadam Aur does
Mission
Transforming lives of underprivileged children through education, technology, healthcare programs, and connection with a global network of qualified volunteers and mentors.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Arunodaya (sunrise) for children with blindness program: the arunodaya program remained our flagship initiative in 2025, focusing on identifying, mentoring, and integrating blind children from underprivileged backgrounds into mainstream education across multiple states. Number of blind children in the program: 835 children admitted to schools: 706 teachers and educators: 83 visually impaired team members: 21 key achievements: transitioned to a digital accessibilityled learning model, integrating smartphones, screen readers, and assistive technologies to support independent learning. Strengthened orientation and mobility training, enabling children to move confidently in schools and community spaces. Implemented parent training and sensitization sessions to support home- based learning and independence. Trained educators and mentors in inclusive education practices and assistive technology tools. Encouraged participation of children in academic, cultural, and sports activities, strengthening confidence and independence. Impact: benefited children and families across 9 states, including uttar pradesh, andhra pradesh, madhya pradesh, chhattisgarh, west bengal, maharashtra, rajasthan,…
$141,030 spent26% of program spendingHigh school leadership program: the high school leadership program continued to nurture leadership, communication, and critical thinking among high school students across india and nepal. Webinars conducted: 91 mentors engaged: 50 students benefited: over 230 students from partner schools key achievements: conducted sessions on leadership, communication, and emotional intelligence. Introduced students to stem topics including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and environmental sustainability. Organized public speaking workshops, debates, and storytelling sessions to strengthen communication skills. Delivered career guidance sessions covering college admissions, scholarships, and professional skills. Conducted sessions on mental health and wellbeing to support holistic student development.
$30,220 spent6% of program spendingNurturing young leadership program (internships & ambassadors of change): this program continued to engage young leaders and university students in research, mentorship, and community engagement initiatives. Key achievements: engaged interns from leading global institutions including harvard, mit, and new york university. Supported research, strategy development, and program evaluation initiatives youth ambassadors conducted mentorship sessions and learning activities for students across programs. Impact: strengthened youth leadership and expanded opportunities for global collaboration and knowledge exchange.
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$346,508 spentof which $346,508 as grants63% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $547,978.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $153k to $338k (+121%).
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.
93% of EK KADAM AUR’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 82% 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 EK KADAM AUR’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
EK KADAM AUR leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
82% 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 EK KADAM AUR.
“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
82% of EK KADAM AUR'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 $14k that is directly attributable, 96% of it comes from funders outside Illinois, across 3 states.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $65k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Against its field
EK KADAM AUR has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,468 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,468 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like EK KADAM AUR
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EK KADAM AUR: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EK KADAM AUR?
- EK KADAM AUR (Illinois) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $78,406 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($55,200). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does EK KADAM AUR have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $78,406 in grants to EK KADAM AUR, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EK KADAM AUR?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $55,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EK KADAM AUR find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 5 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