New Jersey · Nonprofit
Garden State Cultural Association Inc
Garden State Cultural Association Inc (New Jersey) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,570 to it, the largest being BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION INC ($1,570). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $116k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $177k
What Garden State Cultural Association Inc does
Mission
Since its formation and in the financial year hence reported the organization has operated exclusively for charitable religious and educational purposes as defined in Section 501c3 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The organization: 1 Promoted Indian social cultural and religious events 2 Conducted activities as a nonprofit non-political non-sectarian organization; and 3 Devoted its activities to social cultural religious and philanthropic activities of the community in general. In carrying out its objectives the organization organized various events and programs including coordinating and supporting other nonprofit organizations within the community with similar aims and objectives. Such events have been attended by over over a thousand unique attendees throughout the year.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Durga Puja aka Fall Festival a two day event drawing over 1000 unique patrons members and volunteers. The program offered variety cultural programs performed by local and international artists arts and crafts competition for kids and an array of ethnic food served by volunteers.
$70,965 spent83% of program spendingSaraswati Puja a one day event was celebrated drawing over 200 unique patrons members and volunteers. The program offered variety cultural programs performed by local artists arts and crafts competition for kids and an array of ethnic food served by volunteers.
$7,532 spent9% of program spendingWinter Holiday party an evening event was celebrated in December drawing over 100 unique patrons members and volunteers. The program allowed participants to network socially show their musical talents and enjoy an array of ethnic food.
$2,792 spent3% of program spendingOther yearly events including Baisakhi festival and Summer picnic attended by members volunteers and patrons
$3,742 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $85,031.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2023 to 2024, from $211k to $162k (−23%).
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.
21% of Garden State Cultural Association Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Alok Mittra
Chairman and Member Board of Trustees
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $920 → $650.
From the IRS filings of Garden State Cultural Association Inc’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.
Where its funders are
100% of Garden State Cultural Association Inc's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
Garden State Cultural Association Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Garden State Cultural Association Inc
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 New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
97%
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 Garden State Cultural Association Inc: 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 Garden State Cultural Association Inc?
- Garden State Cultural Association Inc (New Jersey) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,570 to it, the largest being BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION INC ($1,570). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Garden State Cultural Association Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,570 in grants to Garden State Cultural Association Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Garden State Cultural Association Inc?
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,570 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Garden State Cultural Association Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 1 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