Samanta Bhadra Buddhist Center Inc

Analysis

Samanta Bhadra Buddhist Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Braintree, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 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, Samanta Bhadra Buddhist Center Inc reported income of $79k and spending of $86k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $79k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Samanta Bhadra Buddhist Center Inc sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 38th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Universal Christian Church of Christ ($79k), D O Echarge Inc ($79k) and Faith Ministry Evangelistic Association ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $502, net assets of $1.7m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.