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Lotus Petal USA

Glendale, CA   |  http://lotuspetalusa.org/

Mission

The mission of Lotus Petal USA is to provide opportunities to individuals who are looking towards utilizing their skills and time for creating a better life for the underserved. We fulfill the quest for looking beyond work and finding novel ways to mobilize the community, friends, family, and network to garner support in multiple ways to create educational & livelihood opportunities that enable people to live a life of dignity.

Ruling year info

2019

Chairperson

Mr. Pankaj Kumar

Secretary

Samir Pradhan

Main address

3583 Pheasant ST, Glendale

Glendale, CA 91206 USA

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EIN

83-3230113

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (S12)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The primary purpose is to raise funds that go towards the education of underprivileged children across the world. In addition, the organization may raise funds that help the parents of these children with financial aid.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Vidyananda School

Lotus Petal USA works diligently to support the work of Lotus Petal Foundation, India. The team at Lotus Petal USA is constantly looking at resourceful & sustainable ways to provide meaningful, long term engagement for individuals who are looking towards making a significant impact towards the life of the underserved.

The organization is focused at building awareness and raising funds to contribute towards the multiple programs run by the parent organization in India.

Vidyananda School is an English Medium, Nursery to Grade 10+2 school of Lotus Petal Foundation, providing age appropriate learning to the children from the underprivileged background. The special attention is given to spelling and handwriting skills.We use the theatre, library and performing arts to develop language and interpersonal skills among the children. Regular interaction with parents through Parent Teacher Meetings (PTM) and counseling help motivate the parents to keep the child in the education system

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Lotus Petal USA works diligently to support the work of Lotus Petal Foundation, India. The team at Lotus Petal USA is constantly looking at resourceful & sustainable ways to provide meaningful, long term engagement for individuals who are looking towards making a significant impact towards the life of the underserved.The organization is focused at building awareness and raising funds to contribute towards the multiple programs run by the parent organization in India.

Pratishthan Learning Center is for those students who have fractured education, enables them to complete from Grade 6 to Grade 10 in 3 years, so that they can complete their Grade 10 in the right age. It’s an English medium school.We train students in various fields right from supporting them incomputer learning through the nReach Program run by NIIT Foundation, career counselling through personality tests to enable focused career assessment for the students, life skill training and communication classes.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Lotus Petal USA works diligently to support the work of Lotus Petal Foundation, India. The team at Lotus Petal USA is constantly looking at resourceful & sustainable ways to provide meaningful, long term engagement for individuals who are looking towards making a significant impact towards the life of the underserved.The organization is focused at building awareness and raising funds to contribute towards the multiple programs run by the parent organization in India.
Aarogya Wellness is a healthcare program that provides free food & medical access to Lotus Petal students. In this program, weekly OPDs & monthly health camp is held at Lotus Petal Foundation, India. The meal planning is closely monitored by calculating the average daily protein and kilocalorie intake per child. Fitness is an integral part of Aarogya Wellness and all children undergo focused exercise regime which include strengthening exercises, toning and posture building.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of educators who have opportunities to attend programs offered by professional organizations

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

This indicates professional exposure for our educators so that they are better equipped to educate the students and beneficiaries.

Number of students per teacher during the reporting period

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

This indicates the number of students per teacher. Initially, as optimal class size is reached this figure may increase thereafter this must hold steady.

Numbered of staff who are satisfied to be an employee of the institution

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

This ensures uninterrupted education for the students by steady retention of the teachers. It indicate that the school is a great place to work and offers fair opportunity for growth, and expressions.

Number of students enrolled

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This indicates the number of beneficiaries who are directly impacted by enrolling in the school.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The mission of Lotus Petal USA is to provide opportunities to individuals who are looking towards utilizing their skills and time for creating a better life for the underserved. We fulfill the quest for looking beyond work and finding novel ways to mobilize the community, friends, family, and network to garner support in multiple ways to create educational & livelihood opportunities that enable people to live a life of dignity.

The team at Lotus Petal USA volunteers time to organize events & engagement opportunities that help in creating awareness & in turn raise funds that go towards the education of low-income children across the world.

We have a very accomplished, passionate, and resourceful team of governing body. Individually they have done very well as an entrepreneur or in their respective career. They are keen on utilizing their skills and time for creating a better life for the underserved. Therefore to achieve this they have joined Lotus Petal USA and volunteering their time for achieving its purpose and goals.

The Covid19 pandemic has been a difficult time for all of us but more so for the underprivileged community. With our support, we ensured that students of Lotus Petal Foundation, India initiated online schooling at the earliest. With the funds provided by us, they were able to purchase tabs, laptops, desktops, and data cards for the students to undertake online schooling.
We are supporting and encouraging multiple organizations to provide near-free education, food, support the livelihood of the needy parents of underprivileged children. We wish to achieve the maximum possible number of beneficiaries.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Lotus Petal USA

Board of directors
as of 06/14/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr Pankaj Kumar

Lotus Petal USA

Term: 2020 - 2022

Pankaj Kumar

Lotus Petal USA

Ravinder Singh

Lotus Petal USA

Samir Pradhan

Lotus Petal USA

Yogesh Kasat

Lotus Petal USA

Arun Sharma

Lotus Petal USA

Mukesh Gupta

Lotus Petal USA

Navneet S Chugh

Lotus Petal USA

Shanti Ganeshan

Lotus Petal USA

Monisha Gupta

Lotus Petal USA

Ami Amin

Lotus Petal USA

Nicole Jain

Lotus Petal USA

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/1/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

No data

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/30/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.