Georgia · Nonprofit
MAKERGHAT USA
MAKERGHAT USA (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $438,700 to it, the largest being DHANAM FOUNDATION ($391,600). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $390k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $439k
- Net assets
- $312k
What Makerghat USA does
Mission
MakerGhat aims to develop a MAKER MINDSET among youth. MakerGhat encourage youth to develop a sense of agency and confidence to address local and global problems. The youngsters not only learn technical and soft skills but also think about, design, and implement solutions to challenges in their communities and beyond.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The organization led significant curriculum development initiatives aimed at strengthening hands-on learning and 21st-century skill-building across multiple states. This included the creation of a comprehensive curriculum for Grades 68 in Tamil Nadu and a parallel curriculum for Grade 9 learners in Odisha. Additionally, the organization developed an interactive hands-on childrens book designed for Grades 59, enabling students to engage in at-home making activities tied to key learning outcomes and skill milestones. These materials collectively aim to expand access to high-quality experiential learning resources. Expenses for curriculum design and development were incurred as part of program service activities.
$30,663 spent44% of program spendingTo strengthen teacher support and program quality, the organization invested in the digitization of monitoring and evaluation processes through the development of MakerDost, a WhatsApp-based chatbot. MakerDost provides 24/7 assistance to teachers, supports hands-on classroom implementation, gathers user feedback, and generates tailored teaching materials and resources. This digital tool enhances program scalability and enables continuous, data-driven improvement of instructional practices.
$23,912 spent35% of program spendingThe organization implemented the IGNITE Program in partnership with the Tamil Nadu StartUP Mission and a broad mentor network to support youth entrepreneurship in rural Tamil Nadu. Through this program, MakerGhat incubated 10 fellows, providing a structured series of masterclasses and workshops that guided participants through ideation, business model development, prototyping, pitching, and early-stage fundraising. As a result, more than half of the cohorts innovations are currently undergoing the patenting process. The program culminated in a major showcase event at IIT-Madras, which engaged over 200 potential youth entrepreneurs and generated strong interest for subsequent cohorts. Total expenses for the IGNITE Program were approximately $10,000, covering program delivery, training, and event execution.
$10,000 spent14% of program spendingOther Program Expenses
$4,454 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $69,029.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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 $2k to $314k (+16921%).
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.
100% of MAKERGHAT USA’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 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.
Chief executive
Naveena Karusala
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $50k → $60k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% 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 MAKERGHAT USA’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
MAKERGHAT USA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 89% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
MAKERGHAT USA draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $37k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
MAKERGHAT USA runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like MAKERGHAT USA
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 Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
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 MAKERGHAT USA: 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 MAKERGHAT USA?
- MAKERGHAT USA (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $438,700 to it, the largest being DHANAM FOUNDATION ($391,600). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MAKERGHAT USA have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $438,700 in grants to MAKERGHAT USA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MAKERGHAT USA?
- DHANAM FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $391,600 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MAKERGHAT USA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. 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 2022–2024), and the filings of 3 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