DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC
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Plain text DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://furp.org/org/divine-light-world-inc-832057208. Retrieved 2026-11-15.
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $110K ($112K in 2025 dollars) · expenses $72K · assets $624K
- EIN
- 83-2057208
- Address
- 8978 220TH ST, QUEENS VLG, NY 11427-2506
- NTEE code
- A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Hardik Sevak (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INDIAN CULTURE THROUGH ART, MUSIC AND DANCE
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardik Sevak | PRESIDENT | 2021-2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Vinay Chodha | TREASURER | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Baljit Singh | SECRETARY | 2021-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIK SEVAK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VINAY CHODHA | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BALJIT SINGH | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIK SEVAK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VINAY CHODHA | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BALJIT SINGH | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIK SEVAK | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VINAY CHODHA | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BALJIT SINGH | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardik Sevak | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Vinay Chodha | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Baljit Singh | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $109,585 | $71,784 | $623,869 | $602,869 | $106,471 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $195,378 | $48,468 | $588,622 | $565,068 | $195,378 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $231,340 | $34,814 | $443,305 | $418,158 | $230,340 | $0 | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $157,002 | $7,810 | $243,632 | $221,632 | $157,002 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $696,819 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | $376,997 | 5 | $60,000 | 2025 | 2019, 2022-2025 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND | $290,822 | 3 | $11,550 | 2023 | 2021-2023 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE | $28,000 | 1 | $28,000 | 2019 | 2019 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 | 2025 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC” | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $71,784 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | EQUIPMENT RENT & MAINTE | $30,479 | $30,479 | - | - | 42.5% |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $17,574 | $17,574 | - | - | 24.5% |
| Office expenses | $10,801 | $10,801 | - | - | 15.0% | |
| Other (as described) | BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, R | $4,457 | $4,457 | - | - | 6.2% |
| Fees: other services | $3,547 | $3,547 | - | - | 4.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,122 | - | $3,122 | - | 4.3% | |
| Interest | $1,432 | $1,432 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $240 | $240 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | BUSINESS REGISTRATION | $125 | $125 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $7 | $7 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $71,784 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $48,468 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $138
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | EQUIPMENT RENT & MAINTE | $22,450 | $22,450 | - | - | 46.3% |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $6,781 | $6,781 | - | - | 14.0% |
| Information technology | $6,440 | $6,440 | - | - | 13.3% | |
| Other (as described) | BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, R | $4,246 | $4,246 | - | - | 8.8% |
| Office expenses | $3,869 | $3,869 | - | - | 8.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $3,176 | $3,176 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| Interest | $1,080 | - | $1,080 | - | 2.2% | |
| Other (as described) | TELEPHONE | $154 | $154 | - | - | 0.3% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $138 | $138 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $101 | $101 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $33 | - | $33 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $48,468 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $34,814 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | EQUIP RENTAL & MAINT | $16,360 | $16,360 | - | - | 47.0% |
| Fees: other services | $3,675 | $3,675 | - | - | 10.6% | |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $3,314 | $3,314 | - | - | 9.5% |
| Other (as described) | FEES & CHARGES | $3,188 | - | $3,188 | - | 9.2% |
| Information technology | $3,007 | $3,007 | - | - | 8.6% | |
| Travel | $2,338 | $2,338 | - | - | 6.7% | |
| All other expenses | $1,608 | - | $1,608 | - | 4.6% | |
| Other (as described) | BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $1,234 | $1,234 | - | - | 3.5% |
| Interest | $90 | - | $90 | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $34,814 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $7,810 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,341 | 94.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $469 | 6.0% | |
| Total | $7,810 | 100% |
Federal grants and contracts
Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.
| Fiscal year | Grants and other assistance | Contracts | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,000 | $0 | 2 |
Largest awards · 1 shown
| Year | Agency | Kind | Program | Description | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Small Business Administration | Grant or other assistance | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072 | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT | $1,000 |
State business registration
- DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2018-09-12
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
Also on this site Fuzzy
| Record | Name as filed | Where | Dataset | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business registration | DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC. | NY | State business registries | name and state |
Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.
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In other datasets, the same topic (Arts) in NY:
- Lobbying client: ACTORS EQUITY (Federal lobbying (LDA))
Interests: Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose · Arts
The area Census
County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).
In Census Tract 1291.02, Queens County, New York, county Queens County, NY, state New York; placed by its ZIP code. The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).
- Revenue of $109,585 is $0 per resident of Queens County, NY (population 2,323,052).
- That revenue equals 0.00% of all household income in Queens County, NY (841,003 households at the median $86,136, about $72,440,634,408).
| Measure | Census tract Census Tract 1291.02, Queens County, New York | County Queens County, NY | State New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population B01003 | 3,807 | 2,323,052 | 19,852,366 |
| Population, 2020 census P1 | 3,561 | 2,405,464 | 20,201,249 |
| Median age B01002 | 40.8 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| Under 18 B01001 | 26.1% | 19.5% | 20.5% |
| 65 and over B01001 | 26.1% | 17.8% | 17.9% |
| Households B11001 | 1,208 | 841,003 | 7,722,646 |
| Foreign born B05002 | 42.2% | 47.6% | 22.8% |
| Median household income B19013 | $150,263 | $86,136 | $85,974 |
| Median family income B19113 | $171,136 | $97,003 | $106,873 |
| Per capita income B19301 | $55,841 | $42,146 | $50,712 |
| Poverty rate B17001 | 7.5% | 12.9% | 14.0% |
| Unemployment rate B23025 | 3.8% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Civilian labor force B23025 | 1,766 | 1,211,336 | 10,171,766 |
| Mean commute (minutes) B08013 | 42.6 | 42.9 | 32.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher B15003 | 67.1% | 36.1% | 40.2% |
| Housing units B25001 | 1,247 | 910,206 | 8,585,241 |
| Owner-occupied B25003 | 96.9% | 44.9% | 54.3% |
| Renters B25003 | 3.1% | 55.1% | 45.7% |
| Median home value B25077 | $1,063,200 | $723,800 | $423,800 |
| Median gross rent B25064 | $-666,666,666 | $1,956 | $1,621 |
| White, not Hispanic B03002 | 54.8% | 23.2% | 52.8% |
| Black B03002 | 0.5% | 16.3% | 13.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino B03002 | 8.2% | 28.1% | 19.8% |
| Asian B03002 | 31.3% | 25.9% | 9.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native B03002 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 1291.02, Queens County, New York.
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