Soji Dedicated to the Study of Soto Zen Buddhism Inc

Analysis

Soji Dedicated to the Study of Soto Zen Buddhism Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansdowne, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Soji Dedicated to the Study of Soto Zen Buddhism Inc reported income of $115k and spending of $72k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $115k (+38%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Soji Dedicated to the Study of Soto Zen Buddhism Inc sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma Inc ($115k), Illinois Center for Jewish Studies Inc ($115k) and Pure Land Foundation ($115k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $128k.