Sanatana Dharma Foundation

Analysis

Sanatana Dharma Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Skillman, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sanatana Dharma Foundation reported income of $3.9m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.9m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sanatana Dharma Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pathway Study Center Inc ($3.9m), Pronto of Long Island Inc ($3.9m) and Isralight South Florida Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $120k. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $13.1m. It reported 9 employees.