Nonprofit · EIN 46-3246105
STANDING STRAIGHT
Tax-exempt · ORINDA, CA 94563
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $190,241 | $102,574 | $87,667 | $360,814 | $0 | $360,814 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $148,993 | $114,403 | $34,590 | $273,147 | $0 | $273,147 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $183,443
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,798
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Printing, publications and postage
- $900
- Other expenses
- $101,674
- Program services (functional)
- $99,681
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $273,147
- Total assets, end of year
- $360,814
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $360,814
- Cash, savings and investments
- $360,814
- Gross receipts
- $190,241
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravinder Bains MD | CEO, Chief Spine Mission Surgeon | 5 | $0 |
| Kanwaljit Gill MD | Vice President, Chief Orthopedic Lead Surgeon | 2 | $0 |
| Gina Turner PMB | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Nirmal Singh | Chief Neuromonitor and Mission Lead | 8 | $0 |
| Jackie Cummings RN | OR Mission Coordinator | 2 | $0 |
| Diane Bautista RN | RN PICU Misson Coordinator | 2 | $0 |
| Ricardo Charles CRN | Chief OR and Surgical Care Medical Advisor | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Bains MBA PhD | CFO Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravinder Bains MD | CEO, Chief Spine Mission Surgeon | 4 | $0 |
| Kanwaljit Gill MD | Vice President, Chief Orthopedic Lead Surgeon | 1 | $0 |
| Gina Turner PMB | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Nirmal Singh | Chief Neuromonitor and Mission Lead | 3 | $0 |
| Jackie Cummings RN | OR Mission Coordinator | 0.5 | $0 |
| Diane Bautista RN | RN PICU Misson Coordinator | 1 | $0 |
| Ricardo Charles CRN | Chief OR and Surgical Care Medical Advisor | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Bains MBA PhD | CFO Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 21 ORINDA WAY STE C PMB 267, ORINDA, CA 94563-2534
- In care of
- % ERICA BAINS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 24 Hilldale Court, Orinda CA 94563
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Ravinder Bains, 24 Hilldale Court, Orinda CA 94563
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Erica Bains, CFO
- Phone
- (925) 922-1677
- Website
- standingstraight.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-3246105 or by the name STANDING STRAIGHT.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Provide spine deformity surgical and medical services to extremely deformed impoverished children in areas without access to medical care and to train the local medical and surgical staff in these regions for early diagnosis and unnecessary severe deformities and death in young adults.
Program accomplishments
- In 2024 the organization was able to successfully complete 2 in person medical mission. More than 30 highly skilled surgical and medical staff volunteered and provided their expertise. The mission's accomplishment included 19 extremely complex lifesaving spine surgeries for a group of extremely impoverished children with no other access to medical care. The service saved a few children from paralysis, gave a child a chance to get out of a wheelchair and walk, relieved all children from severe daily pains and difficulty in taking care of their basic necessities. After the surgical care all children were able to get up, stand straight, and most are either back to or getting ready to get back to school. The surgeries of the children also freed more than 50 family members from daily and routine care giving duties for the patients and has enabled them to get more rest and have more time to earn money to assist with their extreme impoverished living conditions. Other services delivered by the organization was online screening of MRI and X-ray of patients who needed emergency care and virtually assisted and guided local surgeons to save a child from paralysis and allowed our team of surgeons to plan and arrive at the best plan of action before arrival at the service delivery site which saved a lot of planning time and allowed maximum time for the volunteers to give the medical care and recovery services. All these services were provided by extremely skilled US Surgeons for Free.Expenses $95,097
- Ability to virtually help with surgical interventions by allowing remote posting of x-rays and MRI's of children in desperate need of surgical intervention on our website and through the internet access of our volunteers. Through virtual guidance our team of surgical and neuromonitoring volunteers have been able to guide the lesser trained surgical staff in remote areas to help reduce further damage and serious negative medical consequences during 2023 and for future years thereby reducing serious complications of surgery.Expenses $3,392
- One of our accomplishments for the program service has been to move away from collecting funds via mails and tracking detail donor information by volunteers. We use a lot of social media to promote and get donation from our current donors and mainly all the medical staff who are and have been participating in these Medical Missions. Also, by using Paypal services and asking most of our donors to donate using our donate button it has saved the organization's volunteers time to focus on medical mission planning and other services that allow the organization to improve our services. We do have donors who like mailed documents showing our progress and services provided so in 2023 we did mailing of documents as well but we plan on doing that just every few years.Expenses $1,192
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-3246105
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $360,814
- Income (IRS master file)
- $190,241
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $190,241 | $102,574 | $360,814 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $148,993 | $114,403 | $273,147 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Ravinder Bains | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-3246105).
Questions about STANDING STRAIGHT
- What is the EIN of STANDING STRAIGHT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STANDING STRAIGHT is 46-3246105.
- Is STANDING STRAIGHT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to STANDING STRAIGHT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STANDING STRAIGHT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STANDING STRAIGHT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STANDING STRAIGHT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of STANDING STRAIGHT?
- The 990-N for 2014 names Ravinder Bains.
- Who are the officers and directors of STANDING STRAIGHT?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does STANDING STRAIGHT have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $190,241, expenses of $102,574 and total assets of $360,814 at year end.
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